The Ides of March, 2020, will be a date long remembered in Carbondale lore. After that fateful day, the town would never be the same. COVID-19 has hit America hard – from two deaths at a Seattle nursing home on Jan. 26 – to 2,597 deaths and 144,280 infected one month later. It got the […]
April 2020
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Roaring Fork Family Physicians plans for pandemic
Dr. Chad Knaus wrapped up his tour of critical access hospitals and disaster zones and rejoined his Roaring Fork Family Practice just in time to apply some of those same skills right here in Carbondale. “I had about three weeks of getting back into the rhythm before we had sort of had to shift how […]
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Retired pulmonologist answers the COVID-19 call
“The pneumonia vaccine, although it won’t reduce the risk of getting coronavirus, could lessen the incidence of bacterial pneumonia, a critical complication.” That is the professional opinion of Dr. Clifford Zwillich, a pulmonary disease and internal medicine specialist who lives in Missouri Heights with his wife, Judith. He retired three years ago from the University […]
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School board grants superintendent emergency powers
On March 18, Governor Polis signed an executive order suspending in-person learning in all schools starting March 23, and administrators of the Roaring Fork Schools found themselves in uncharted territories, trying to figure out how to provide instruction without classrooms, serve school lunches without lunchrooms, and respond to a host of employees, such as custodians, […]
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The end of the party
Turns out I am an introvert. I like staying home, and there’s nothing like a little self-quarantine to get that spring cleaning started. I’ve been busy: clearing out drawers and closets, sorting through old photographs and papers, binge watching classics like Knight Rider. Best of all, I’ve worn nothing but loungewear for weeks! When this […]
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The new way the ball bounces
Minor case verdicts in Colorado’s 9th Judicial District just got easier. To limit crowded jury boxes, District Attorney JoJo Careless has instituted a verdict by ping pong policy pitting plaintiff and defendant attorneys against each other in a winner take all game. “And besides,” said Careless, “Long jury deliberations cut into our time on the […]
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Rocket ship discovered in The Launchpad
As an astronomical aficionado, Brian Colley knew the origins of his workplace’s name — but never anticipated it might conceal an actual spacecraft. Before it housed Carbondale Arts and Dance Initiative, the building was home to Gordon Cooper Branch Library, and it appears the astronaut gave it more than its name. The swept roofline and […]