Why haven't I been able to connect with the community this year?

Here is your most recent post, with a response by Jeff:

https://accountants.intuit.com/community/lacerte-tax-discussions/discussion/why-hasn-t-one-of-my-returns-been-transmitted-to-colorado/00/315762

And from last Tuesday, with 2 responses:

https://accountants.intuit.com/community/proseries-tax-discussions/discussion/how-do-i-stop-the-blank-amended-letter-from-printing-along-with/00/315366.

The threads are still there/active - even if you aren't getting the 'notifications'.   You may need to check your settings under your profile.

Do you use a browser, or do you wait until you see the forum sent an email? For the email function, go into your preferences/settings, from your profile to confirm you have selected by default to be notified when someone replies to your topic.

For example, right now, on the right of the Reply box, there is a checkmark in a box for "Email me when someone replies" but in my profile, I turned off that function and I don't get email notifications. I come to the forum with a browser and see the indicator count on the little bell for notifications, top right corner.

Finally, I am now able to connect with all of you.  I have no idea what the heck I was doing wrong before but cheers to all of you.