Lynn Bartels, a respected political journalist, died Thursday at 69 after a storied career with the Rocky Mountain News, Denver Post, and Colorado Secretary of State’s office (she earned awards including a Pulitzer Prize); a memorial service will be announced at the Denver Press Club.
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Lynn Bartels, known as Colorado’s most respected political journalist, died Thursday at 69 — she worked at the Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post and the Secretary of State’s office. A memorial service at the Denver Press Club will be announced soon.
Local historian Steve Plutt and the Ute Pass Historical Society share a story about the 1895 Victor train robbery (when Bob Taylor’s gang stopped Engine No. 6 at the Victor Depot and held passengers at gunpoint), marking a dramatic moment in the region’s mining history.
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