Dear Carbondale: Cheers, sweetheart, on our ten year anniversary! Last month marks a decade since I spent my first night on the floor in our new townhome. As you may recall, at the time the economy was puttering along and I was months away from becoming a first-time mom. And, even though my husband and […]
November 2019
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A Latino mother’s perspective
There has been a lot of conversation around the word “equity” within our district these past few months. As a Latino mother, I find it particularly odd that Latino families, which make up more than 55 percent of our school district, are often left in the shadows of this usually well-intentioned dialogue. Cambridge Dictionary defines […]
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Former Redstonian writes about love and war
As a Vietnam veteran who lost his leg in combat and still has shrapnel in his body, Infantry Captain Ron Sorter, knows about pain — emotional as well as physical. He’s suffered both. Veterans Day, Nov. 11, has always been a somber yet special day for him. And what will Sorter do? “I’ve visited a […]
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Talking trees with the Town Arborist
Ask Mike Callas about his favorite trees in town, and he won’t show you the biggest or most beautiful specimens. Instead, the Town Arborist has a special affection for those with deep historical roots or new varieties he’s gone out on a limb to bring to Carbondale. Take, for instance, the ponderosa in front of […]
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Enough war for a lifetime
I’ve had enough. I’m sick and tired of having to pony up more money to support things like libraries, schools, libraries in schools… I pay taxes and that is where I want the money to go, not to the military industrial complex. “Today in Capitalism” by Iraq Veterans Against the War “Hey Siri, what is […]
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Pages Past: Please don’t shoot the telephone lines
From the archives of the Valley Journal and Sopris Sun Nov. 8, 1979 There had been several cases of hunters shooting out telephone wires and cables, according to Mountain Bell. Mostly only single users had been affected, but on at least one occasion an entire community had had its communications severed. Some damage would likely […]
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Virgili and Hartzell win CMC trustee, Salida a slam dunk
The results of the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Board of Trustee elections, as of 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, show the overwhelming passage of ballot questions 7A and 5A to annex the Salida School District into the CMC district. This will be the first time CMC has officially expanded its district in over 35 […]
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Library referendum squeaks through
According to unofficial results, Garfield County voters approved by a narrow margin Ballot Initiative 6A on Nov. 5. As of 10:26 p.m., the count was 6,147 for and 5,638 against. The measure will provide additional funding for the county library district by adding a 1.5 mill levy on property tax bills. (ambien price in pharmacy) […]
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Ramirez leapfrogs Larson for school board
Even when Jasmin Ramirez was trailing incumbent Shane Larson in the race for Roaring Fork Schools’ District D, she was simply pleased to be in the running. “I’m just a mom who cares,” she said. “I feel proud that enough people heard and related to my dreams for a better representative district for our kids […]