What can you learn from Holocast survivor and clinical psychologist Edith Eva Eger, Ph.D.? Plenty. You can hear her talk about her memoir “The Choice: Embrace the Possible” 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.10, at the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Spring Valley campus. The presentation is free, open to the public and will be live streamed. Her […]
October 2019
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Take a stand for two valleys
The Roaring Fork and North Fork Valleys have more in common than simply being neighbors. Each includes public lands under threat of oil and gas development near Huntsman’s Ridge. Also, the Wilderness Workshop (WW) insists that protection is urgently needed for Thompson Divide and also for a sensible Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan. You can “Stand […]
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Mister Kitty and Mushu go out on the town
When Eloise Clark moved into town after living in a rural section of County Road 115, she worried a bit about how her cat, Mister Kitty, might adapt. She needn’t have. Clark and her sister got the stub-tailed tabby as a kitten from Brett Varr, one of two men who drowned in Ruedi Reservoir last […]
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Our Town: Anna Ramirez, a fixture at the Carbondale PD
he Sopris Sun is conducting a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before — a sort of introduction to your neighbors. This week we sat down with Anna Ramirez, a native of the town and a graduate of the local schools who, at 25 is a working mom […]
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Our green grocer
Dear Editor: What’s all this fuss about a plastic bag ban? All plastic isn’t evil, just like all cars aren’t. It’s only petroleum-based plastic that wads up into a black ball when burned and never goes away. Plastic made of soybean, rape, or hemp oil is biodegradable. It’s just that Big Oil has done such […]
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A civil debate
Dear Editor: As I write this missive, I am looking at the front cover of this week’s issue of The Sopris Sun (Sept. 26). As I ponder what was written on the sign I am trying to discern what message is being sent. I realize that “Climate Control” is a sensitive issue and there are […]
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Honoring someone’s story
Dear Editor: My name is Estefania Acosta and I was one of the people interviewed for the article “The Silent Trauma of Immigration” published on Sept. 4, 2019. When I was given the opportunity to share my story as an immigrant, I wasn’t aware of how it would be used in the article. I was […]
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Ps&Qs: You can afford to share the pie
These days people say to me, “It’s too bad you can’t write about the president anymore, what with the political climate being so volatile.” While it is my dream to be the Ann Coulter of the Left, the truth is, it isn’t the volatile political climate that keeps me from writing about our pussy-grabber-in-chief. Because […]