The Sopris Sun is proud to present the Future of Journalism Youth Incubation Program, free to all local high schoolers with interest in the industry. From ethics, to interviewing, to photography, cartooning and more. The course will run on Wednesdays in Carbondale from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. from Sept. 15 through Dec. 15. with […]
August 2021
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Letters – August 5, 2021
Lights on but nobody home I’m an insomniac who frequently drives from my home in Ironbridge to the 7-Eleven in Carbondale for coffee at all hours of the night. I’ve noticed that ever since City Market moved, the lights have remained on 24 hours a day in the old store. There has been no activity […]
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School’s back (and so are masks)
Correction, Aug . 9: The Roaring Fork School District will not decidedly be practicing serial testing as an additional precautionary COVID measure at the beginning of the upcoming school year. In accordance with a new program announced by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, this option is being explored as a possibility. The […]
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Lift-Up emerges stronger
“Lift-Up is a treasure,” said Interim Executive Director John Dougherty in a recent interview. “It has been one of the most robust and rapid evolutions of an organization that has really been about hearing what the community needs, engaging with our partners and figuring out the best strategy to move forward.” Dougherty would know. He’s […]
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Planta flores y no cortes los dientes de león
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Tras 28 años de practicar la apicultura, los movimientos de Ed Colby alrededor de sus colmenas son constantes y tranquilos. En lugar de un traje completo de apicultor, lleva unos jeans, una camisa de manga corta y un velo para protegerse la cara. El zumbido constante de las abejas llena el […]
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Semillas de cambio sembradas en Silt
Traducción por Dolores Duarte En una calurosa tarde de verano en Silt, una de las muchas con temperaturas por encima de los 100 grados, seis estudiantes de high school trabajaron diligentemente para completar una cosecha antes de tomar su almuerzo bajo un gran álamo en el borde de la granja Highwater. “Es el mejor trabajo […]
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Se expande el Sol
Ya han pasado cinco meses desde que arranquemos con el Sol del Valle. ¡Cómo vuela el tiempo! Me agrada mucho que — hasta ahora — haya sido tan bien recibido. Tampoco estamos terminades de gestionar el proyecto. Estoy feliz en reportar que ya están transcurriendo conversaciones para amplificar el trabajo de este nuevo recurso comunitario. […]
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Chisme del Pueblo – 5 de agosto, 2021
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Toma conciencia La autora y entrenadora de ciencia Jessica Barnum enseña “alineación energética” a través de yoga apacible, técnicas de respiración, meditación, consejos de bienestar y registros. La serie es gratis y continuará hasta agosto y septiembre en la biblioteca de Glenwood Springs los lunes y en la biblioteca de Carbondale […]
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Reflecting on balance
I was told that, to the north, the mountain lupines fill meadows and appear as lakes. At once, we traveled there. Before we departed, I asked whether I should take my camera. My heart said, “No.” I knew then that this would be a sacred journey, not one of freezing images for family and friends. […]