Ian Neligh has won many state and national journalism awards for his writing and reporting, including first place for online in-depth reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists and first place for investigative reporting from the Colorado Press Association. He has also won numerous awards for his humorous writing. As a journalist, Neligh has flown […]
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Ian Neligh rode his childhood fascination with heroes and artifacts of the Old West to a year-long project
Ian Neligh has won many state and national journalism awards for his writing and reporting, including first place for online in-depth reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists and first place for investigative reporting from the Colorado Press Association. He has also won numerous awards for his humorous writing. As a journalist, Neligh has flown […]
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The legacy of Colorado’s historic abandoned mines includes new, and critical, habitat for opportunistic bats
A 2018 finalist for Colorado Authors League award for General Non-fiction Chapter 18 Bat Country “So what can you tell me about the boots?” I asked the room full of clothing-optional enthusiasts. It was late afternoon, I’d been driving for hours, and I had to know. There was a moment where several volunteers at the […]
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Working in Colorado mining region gave author urge to seek origins of “gold fever”
Ian Neligh has won many state and national journalism awards for his writing and reporting including first place for online in-depth reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists and first place for investigative reporting from the Colorado Press Association. He developed his passion for storytelling growing up in Colorado, where around the family dinner table […]