Dan England
Dan England has worked for Colorado media for nearly 25 years, including 20 at the Greeley Tribune. During his time at the Tribune he won more than 100 state and national awards, including Best of Show from the Colorado Press Association in 2015. Dan loves to write about the outdoors, as they are not just a job but an adventure: He has completed more than 20 marathons and 15 ultramarathons in addition to climbing more than 200 peaks, including all the 14ers in Colorado and Mount Rainier in Washington. Dan also plays trombone, but his wife, Valerie Vampola, deserves the spotlight more, as she sings for living, doing gigs as a solo artist and with Katie Quick in addition to guest appearances with bands across Colorado and teaching with the Loveland Academy of Music. Dan has three children, Jayden and his twin girls, Andie and Allie, and a heeler, Pepper, who in addition to training with him ran her first trail marathon last year in western Kansas.

Selected works by the author:

Back to School… but Different

Back to School… but Different

Local school districts are proud of their teachers and the effort it took to go virtual on what was effectively a week or two of notice. But they also acknowledge many of their students suffered as a result.

The Anxiety Pandemic

The Anxiety Pandemic

The pandemic’s impacts have been more than just physical and economic; our mental health has taken a beating as well. Here’s what the experts say you can do to lessen your anxiety.