Editor's column

ABRA Auto Body & Glass in Highlands Ranch did fail to impress us on a second occasion to give them our business. Here is a business review that explains why we will not be return customers to ABRA Highlands Ranch.

It’s that time of the year again. Things are are finally slowing down and the year 2007 comes to an end with the Christmas Holiday as well as you can almost start counting the remaining days of the year on hand (almost there). I’d like to take the opportunity and to wish you very happy holidays no matter if you are celebrating a religious holiday or if you are just using this time of the year to bring the family together for some quality time.

No, at the time of this writing it is not raining in Highlands Ranch. I am sitting in Seattle, Washington and it rains cats and dogs. It is actually raining non-stop since last night and yesterday it was raining most time of the day – with just a few interruptions. I don’t mind rain occasionally, but this constant rain – I cannot understand how people can live here.

How do you feel about the (bad) trend of putting houses onto lots with almost no room for a backyard and the neighboring house so close - you can touch it by leaning out of the window? Are you willing to pay half a million dollars and more for no privacy?

Last week we were made aware of the name "Highlands Ranch" being trademarked by Shea Homes - the main developer of the unofficial town/city of Highlands Ranch. Our basic understanding before was that a geographical area or name cannot be trademarked, but apparently a trademark was granted initially when the planning and development of Highlands Ranch began back in 1978.

Bigger is better - at least that's what a certain industry is trying to make us believe. Homebuilders in Highlands Ranch are going the opposite route: "Smaller is better".

Spring is the busy time for many people - including us here at "Abouthighlandsranch.com". We have worked hard and are expanding our services.

Are you annoyed by the bad traffic flow in Highlands Ranch due to traffic light inflation? Read our take on this topic.

What better time can there be to declare our editorial column for open. Happy Easter.