Dear Amy: Have I been gaslighted? My mother was a difficult person. She was often not nice to my sister-in-law. I admired my SIL for taking the high road and for being respectful toward my mother, and I told her so many times. I bumped heads big time with my mother, too, but had a good last six years when she moved near me and dementia mellowed her out. My mother died five years ago and my sister-in-law reminds me often of how awful she was (my brother has no fond memories of childhood, and lets his wife do the talking). The last time my SIL brought this up, I stopped her and said that al ..read more

Your Daily Horoscope: April 25, 2024 BIRTHDAY STAR: Actor Meghann Fahy was born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, on this day in 1990. This birthday star earned a 2023 Emmy nomination for her role as Daphne Sullivan on “The White Lotus.” She also played Sutton Brady on “The Bold Type” and she’s appeared on episodes of “Deception,” “Blue Bloods,” and “Law & Order: SVU.” Fahy’s film resume includes roles in “Your Monster,” “Miss Sloane,” and “Our Time.” ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may inspire trust and admiration from others but might need to be proactive to experience any benefits. Keep goin ..read more

ERIE — Sixth-seeded Erie’s rise in the girls tennis scene has been years in the making, and it all culminated in a 5-2 victory over No. 11 Niwot during the first round of the Class 4A dual state tournament on Wednesday afternoon. The shift toward a better future began when head coach Matt Chavez first joined the staff four seasons ago. Since then, he’s helped transform the Tigers into a competitive program rather than a leisurely one. “For the past 15 to 20 years, Erie has been one of the bottom (programs) in the state,” Chavez said. “But the past like three, four years, things have changed an ..read more

WINNIPEG — The Colorado Avalanche desperately needed a save, and Alexandar Georgiev delivered the biggest one of his season to date. Colorado trailed 2-1 in Game 2 at Canada Life Centre. The Avs had just squandered a four-minute power play, missed on a Grade-A scoring chance and allowed the go-ahead goal on a fantastic one-handed tip-in by Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele. Given the way Game 1 had gone, it’s not that much of a stretch to say that Game 2 and clear control of the series hung breathlessly in the balance Tuesday night when Josh Manson and Jack Johnson had a miscommunication, an ..read more

Every game presents a challenge for the Rockies’ floundering offense. Wednesday night’s 5-2 loss to the Padres presented a unique puzzle the Rockies couldn’t solve. San Diego started knuckleball right-hander Matt Waldron, who had no problems making his pitch dance in the mile-high atmosphere at Coors Field. Over six innings, he gave up one run on four hits and struck out five in his first trip to LoDo. Waldron said the baseball behaved “weird.” “Definitely. I think my knuckleball wasn’t as affected, but I threw (some other pitches) that really just cut and did some weird things,” he said. “So ..read more

Michael Malone’s individual film reviews this week keep encountering a distraction at the end. His eyes wander from what’s transpiring on the court and focus instead on his team’s sideline, where the Nuggets are about to erupt into a celebration they’ll someday tell their grandchildren about. His objective, of course, is to leave Jamal Murray’s Game 2 buzzer-beater in the rearview mirror for the time being. Denver still needs to win twice more to eliminate the Lakers. But Malone is only human. “I go through the film probably five times. And every time I watch it, I get just as excited,” he sai ..read more

The 15 high school students in “Los Coyotes,” an award-winning mariachi band from Uvalde, Texas, paired up with students playing the same instruments at Longmont’s Skyline High School on Wednesday. Clustered in groups on Skyline’s stage, the Texas students helped teach the Longmont students a musical piece, “Trenecito,” or “Little Train,” so they could play it together. As the students practiced, Uvalde director Albert Martinez bounced from the trumpets to the strings to the bass to the guitars and guitarron, a large bass guitar. He provided instruction, corrected missed notes and offered enco ..read more

As growing numbers of Boulder County residents experience housing insecurity and seek emergency help, some Boulder community members are calling on the City Council to increase a local tax on landlords that helps fund eviction prevention services. Currently, Boulder landlords must pay a $75 annual excise tax per rental property they own that requires a long-term rental license. That tax is the main source of funding for the city’s Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Services (EPRAS) program, which provides rental assistance, legal aid and mediation to people facing a possible eviction. V ..read more

U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., will commemorate Vietnam War-era veterans with a pinning ceremony in Longmont on Saturday. The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Post 32, 315 S. Bowen St. Refreshments and light appetizers will be served. If attending, RSVP to Chloe Nicklas at chloe.nicklas@mail.house.gov with the number of guests and any dietary restrictions ..read more

LONGMONT Monday • 6:50 a.m. Police received a theft report from a man who said he had two motorcycles stolen. The reported theft happened at 1340 Dry Creek Drive. Tuesday • 7:42 a.m. Officers investigated a report of criminal trespassing in the 100 block of Bowen Street involving an unknown suspect. • 7:47 a.m. Police responded to a report of a burglary in the 800 block of Coffman Street. • 8:57 a.m. Officers were called to the Boulder County Courthouse,1035 Kimbark St., to pick up a man who had three warrants for his arrest. The man was taken to the Boulder County Jail. • 12:57 p.m. Longmont ..read more