Traducción por Dolores Duarte El asunto sobre lo adecuado de ciertos monumentos y estatuas lleva décadas latente. Finalmente estalló tras el asesinato de George Floyd en Minneapolis el 25 de mayo de 2020. A medida que los disturbios civiles se extendieron por todo el país, muchas estatuas y monumentos fueron vandalizados, destruidos o retirados. En […]
August 2021
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Chisme del Pueblo – 19 de agosto, 2021
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro ¡A batear! La jaula de bateo pública de North Face/Bill Hanks Ballfield en Carbondale ya está completada, gracias a la visión de Malcolm McMichael, asociaciones comunitarias y donaciones sobrepasaron $4,000 para ayudar a cubrir los costos de los materiales. El túnel de la jaula de bateo está disponible durante las horas […]
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Commuting made interesting
With pervasive road work and more cars on the road, comes more idling and waiting for traffic to move, with the vehicle’s AC blowing (or windows down). Commuting is a daily necessity on the Western Slope for many, if not most, of the people here. Whether heading back from work through the Crystal Valley on […]
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La lucha contra COVID continua
Se ha dicho que si los seres humanos no comienzan a basar sus decisiones en los hechos en lugar de las creencias, nuestra especie está condenada. Un ejemplo de ello es lo que está sucediendo en los EE. UU. con la pandemia de COVID-19. La pandemia sigue provocando enfermedades agudas y crónicas y la muerte […]
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Coalition grapples with climate pollution at local defunct mine
Redstone used to be a coal mining town. From the 1950s until the early nineties, Mid-Continent Resources extracted coal from several mines in Coal Basin. Some reports say the company produced in excess of 21 million tons of coal. These days, the Crystal River valley boasts a scenic drive, a clear river, hot springs, mountain […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – Aug. 18, 2021
Batter up! Carbondale’s North Face/Bill Hanks Ballfield public batting cage is now complete, thanks to a vision by Malcolm McMichael, community partnerships and donations surpassing $4,000 to help cover material costs. The tunnel net batting cage is available during daylight hours except when the adjoining baseball field is reserved. Prepare for bears Black bears are […]
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Opinion: Town update from Carbondale mayor
Summer is typically the busiest season in town, but wow – has this summer been off the charts. As a father of two high schoolers, our summer officially ended this week, so I thought it was an opportune time to update readers on what’s happened and what’s to come for the Town. One of the […]
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There’s a train a’coming
The Rocky Mountaineer (RM) passenger train made its debut arrival at the Union Station in Glenwood Springs around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15. Passengers were greeted by hundreds of onlookers and media outlets and the scene resembled the days of old when townspeople gathered to welcome their loved ones and celebrate the arrival of […]
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Classism and ceramics
Kyle and Kelly Phelps have been figuratively connected at the hip since birth. “How?” you ask. Well, they’re twins, devoted brothers and share a common life pursuit of spreading socio-economic awareness through art. Their exhibit, “Race, Class, & the Blue Collar,” has been on display at the Carbondale Clay Center (CCC) since July and it […]