Dear Editor: Ran into Dr. Greg Feinsinger at the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist church’s chili cookoff. “I want you to write a letter,” Feinsinger said,”about what’s happened to Valley View Hospital.” “You mean since the Mennonites gave up control?” I asked. “Yeah,” Feinsinger replied,”Back when they weren’t so focused on making money.” Sorry Greg, I […]
March 2018
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No need to change
Dear Editor: I love Carbondale and the Roaring Fork Valley. It’s one of the greatest towns on the Western Slope, filled with intelligent, engaged people from all walks of life. The super wealthy to the dirtbag climbers. Anglos to Hispanic, Tall and short people. We have it all. Our downtown seems to be thriving. Where […]
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Thompson Park concerns
Dear Editor: On March 8, a new Thompson Park development plan from Cerise Park, LLC, was presented to Carbondale’s Planning and Zoning Commission. The submission now comprises 45 dwelling units (priced between $600 and 800K) instead of 16 units (the first phase of an anticipated 27 units), which were permitted by the Board of Trustees […]
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Ram athletes swing into spring
There’s no shortage of athletic opportunity at Roaring Fork High School in the spring, and students are taking advantage of it. More than 100 students — roughly a third of the school — are enrolled in baseball, track and field, girls’ soccer or junior varsity girls’ lacrosse. “It’s a lot,” said Athletic Director Jade Bath. […]
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Pages of the Past: The box
From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal March 23, 1978 Carbondale Middle School Principal Everett Knutson defended the use of a plywood box as a discipline tool even as Superintendent Nick Massaro ordered the device destroyed. Knutson had reportedly asked janitor Bill Bartrem to build the device in response to the behavior of […]
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Sun Signs: Capricorn cornucopia
There’s big energy on the move. In mid-March, Mars ingresses into Capricorn, joining Saturn in the Goat’s sign. The copresence of these two planets in this sign will not go unnoticed, and Mars’ two-month transit will only invigorate the already heavy tenor. Capricorn is an earth sign, and perhaps more accurately, an earthmover. Capricorn’s strengths […]
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Seeking Higher Ground: What I didn't know
“Financial planning would be far simpler if we came stamped with an expiration date on the bottom.” Thus saith my financial planner. True, that. I have planned for my “golden years” with the goal of living until 90. But recently, I learned that I have a rare, fatal and untreatable ailment. It means that my […]
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Skiing a year-round sport for local teen
Spring has arrived and ski season is just about over in the Roaring Fork Valley. Temperatures are on the rise and snow levels (what little there was this year) are on the wane. Ski enthusiasts are packing up and putting their skis in storage until next winter. Not 15-year-old Kate Oldham. Born and raised in […]