Summers Moore is finally ready to talk about her husband’s suicide, and she’s doing so the only way she knows how: through her art. “I was just slapped,” she said of her husband’s 2007 death. For the next decade, she went into “mommy mode,” focusing on raising her two daughters, then five and eight. While […]
April 2018
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Trustees consider raising tobacco age
In his final meeting as a Carbondale trustee, Frosty Merriott had no trouble speaking his mind as the board discussed ways to address teens smoking and vaping. “At this stage I would be for anything that would keep tobacco out of the hands of anyone,” he said, citing the loss of his parents to related […]
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A year of firsts
It completely snuck up on me — Shortsfest, that is. In addition to being one of the myriad film fests that help make the Valley’s arts scene so vibrant, it represents a sort of anniversary for me: covering Shortsfest 2017 was my first “special to The Sopris Sun.” Since then, of course, my byline has […]
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Local officials are concerned about teenagers and vaping
“Juuling,” “ghosting,” “vape pen,” “e-juice…” You’re not alone if you have no idea what these terms mean. However, the Carbondale Police Department and local county health departments are urging adults to pay close attention to this lingo as it relates to a growing epidemic of nicotine addiction among youth. It all comes down to the […]
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Pages of the Past: Seeds of the new City Market sown
April 14, 1988: Carbondale’s Circle Super unveiled a half-million dollar expansion at the Crystal Village Shopping Center. In addition to new coolers, freezers and digital registers, Circle Super added a salad bar, full-service deli with hot foods run by Therese Obridgewitch and bakery headed by Tim Lewis of Pour la France.
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A biologist’s perspective on wolf restoration
Recently I spoke in Carbondale and Aspen about restoring the gray wolf to the public wildlands of western Colorado. Some have claimed that my presentations were misleading. They were not. I stuck to reliable facts and concluded with an important truth: coexisting with wolves is a straightforward affair. This is hard for some to accept. […]
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Response to responses
Dear Editor: The interest and comments on my op-ed have been great! Hearing people’s view so well expressed has rekindled the conversation about Carbondale’s past, present and future. I hope it actively continues for the betterment of us all! My tally so far is that we have a draw on pros and cons. That said, […]
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Seeing the future
Dear Editor: Anybody know what the future of Carbondale is? Got a crystal ball or a Ouija board? I checked the list of Town of Carbondale departments. We have no “Department of the Future”. We do have a planning department. They list a “comprehensive plan”. It says: “Citizens use comprehensive plans to protect the qualities […]
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Humpty to remain at library
Dear Editor: We did it! What started with a little boy donating three quarters of his “safety money” and the Garbarini’s gift of $200, ended with a collection of over $5200 from the Carbondale community to purchase the Humpty Dumpty bronze sculpture that resides outside the Carbondale Branch Library. This was truly a community effort […]