Straight from the Heart: Colorado's former first lady shares her insights on family, friends, feminism, politics, and the fine art of growing older through 25 years of her newspaper columns

Dottie Lamm's vibrant, engaged, and passionate personality shines through in this third collection drawn from her popular newspaper columns, covering a span of 25 years. For this volume, she has specifically chosen those essays that elicited emotional, often deeply personal responses from her audience. The result is a thought-provoking compilation of pieces that will pull at heartstrings and elicit "Aha!" moments for readers old and new.

Lamm was the first lady of Colorado for more than a de...