If you tell a bully to stop bullying, it’s not going to work. Let me put this a different way; if you tell a hurt individual to stop externalizing their pain and taking it out on others, it’s not going to work. Plain and simple, current anti-bullying strategies are non-effective and redundant. We must find […]
March 2022
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If you’re leaving footprints, turn around
It’s March again, which means it’s time for our annual reminder that it’s not great to use muddy trails. With current trail counts for Red Hill coming in between 65,000 and 70,000 uses per year, it’s more important than ever for trail users to be aware of best practices. “If it’s muddy, turn around,” says […]
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Syringe services and more, sans judgment
Maggie Seldeen started High Rockies Harm Reduction (HRHR), not on a whim, not because she thought it would be edgy, but because there was a need. A need she’s observed, and felt the impact of, within our community. Overcoming addiction is a convoluted path, with lots of twists and turns and ups and downs. HRHR […]
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Soup’s on: Breakfast at the Calf-ateria
It’s early morning just outside of Carbondale and the Cowboy Calf-eteria is bustling. Chefs Tim and Ted Nieslanik, along with the help of their sous chefs, William Steindler and Clayton Skinner, prepare breakfast for about 300 customers who eagerly await to be served. Calving season is in full swing for the local Nieslanik families. In […]
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Letters – March 17, 2022
Replace the pool On April 5, Carbondale voters will decide whether the town should replace our aging pool with a new aquatics facility, without raising taxes. Here’s why I’m voting YES on Ballot Issue A, supporting a new aquatics facility financed by existing revenue sources: 1. Our existing pool is about 45 years old and […]
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Celebrating 50 years and new contract: Garfield County Senior Nutrition Program
Come for the food, and stay for the company — the Department of Human Services’s (DHS) senior lunches are back on in eastern Garfield County. Since 1972, the DHS’s Senior Nutrition Program (SNP) has focused on creating meaningful connections and healthy meals for seniors around the nation by way of congregate meals. After a brief […]
