From the Publisher’s Desk

Welcome to the paper.

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Main Street on Madam Lou Bunch Day — Central City, June 2025. [Caption pending publisher confirmation — see note below.]

Thank you for joining us. We’re a mountain paper with a long memory and a soft spot for this town’s stubborn, colorful character — the kind of place that throws a festival for its last madam and races wheeled beds down Main Street with a straight face.

That’s our promise to you as a reader: cover this corridor honestly, celebrate what’s worth celebrating, and reserve judgment until the facts are in. Expect local news, the occasional strong opinion clearly labeled as one, and a fair shake for every side of a story.

Glad to have you with us.

— Patrick Henry Sweeney, Publisher

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Publisher note (delete before send): Confirm the exact names/spelling of the people shown before captioning the photo. The RCI chief executive’s name appears in court filings as “Eric Langan.” Do not caption any individual in a way that ties them to the New York case unless intended and reviewed — an active criminal matter raises identity/defamation sensitivity.