1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (255+ words) The United States has now been around for a quarter of a millennium, a respectable lifespan for a country. But exactly how long is that? Let's take a closer look." The French needed 11 years to build the Statue of Liberty…...

23+ hour, 5+ min ago  (300+ words) We are taught sometime in grade school about the original 13 colonies " and that Montana was not one of them. As our great country turns 250 years old this month, I've been pondering how our state fits within the story of the…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago  (1032+ words) Growing up, I always thought "In God We Trust" was a humorous adaptation of a traditional phrase that had been embedded in our culture. I'd see it behind the counter of varied establishments " coffee shops, liquor stores and the now…...

23+ hour, 14+ min ago  (418+ words) A few months ago, when I won the state competition for Montana's National History Day, I was ecstatic. It meant I was able to travel to the national contest in Washington, D. C. , in mid-June to present my one-man play about a…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (731+ words) The Heritage Center, crammed into the old Bank of Boulder building on Main Street, is a loving, rambling, somewhat eccentric shrine to our past. Look " here are uniforms and artifacts of local men and women who have served in the…...

22+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1011+ words) The number of times I've been asked, "How did you end up here?" in the nearly five years I've lived in Boulder has been rather entertaining. My answer is usually the same: "When you've lived in as many places as…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (213+ words) Two hundred and fifty years ago the Continental Congress voted in favor of declaring independence, and the United States of America commenced. The primary author of that proclamation we celebrate on the 4th of July happens to be the namesake of…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (844+ words) As America's 250th birthday neared, Rhea Crelin, one of Jefferson County's oldest residents, sat down with The Monitor at the Boulder library to share some memories and reflections from nearly a century of life in these United States. Born in Youngstown,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (428+ words) One way to celebrate America's 250th birthday is with a lot of big, colorful explosions, and Boulder's Kiwanis Club is happy to oblige." Maybe due to the inclement weather, the community-focused nonprofit has seen slow sales since opening its Fourth of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (623+ words) Standing beside his smoker preparing 60 of his "elk shots" " ground elk and cream cheese meatballs wrapped in bacon and topped with jalapeno " Mark Heims pointed out that he'd harvested the game himself." "I know where it came from," said the…...