Safety tip When building your go-kit, think about if there are any special items you may need such as prescription medication, infant diapers and formula or pet supplies. Other items to think about can be found at www.ready.gov/build-a-kit Penny Hot Springs Pitkin County is requesting public input on two alternatives for access improvements at Penny […]
August 2022
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Boogying mindfully with Lipbone Redding
Lipbone Redding looks forward to his humble return to the Roaring Fork Valley and is ready to make shoes groove and minds soothe. He has a list of shows and meditation sessions lined up between Basalt and Carbondale, beginning Aug. 19 at True Nature, as part of its Peace Garden Summer Concert Series, and finishing […]
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Scientists have to prove it
A certain segment of our society repeatedly rejects science and the guidance it gives us on how to conduct our lives. The existence of evolution, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic are ignored as figments of some egghead’s imagination. When I took a beginning science class early in my high school years, the teachers taught […]
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Letters – Aug. 18, 2022
Chacos memorial The memorial for Chris and Terry Chacos was such a beautiful event filled with so many wonderful stories filled with love and laughter. It was a walk back to the years even before their lives in Carbondale began with the establishment of the Village Smithy. Years of their lives were represented in hundreds […]
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En este Valle cabemos todos, hasta los chongos zamoranos
Quién hubiera creído que ese delicioso postre casero llamado “chongos zamoranos” fuera producto de una distracción de una monja del virreinato que hervía leche mientras se le iba “el santo al cielo”, dejándonos como legado este postre de abuelitas, que ahora llega enlatado a este Valle. El virreinato de la Nueva España (ahora México) duró […]
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New mental health legislation aims to improve patient outcomes
By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent Mental Health Colorado (MHC) President and CEO Dr. Vincent Atchity declared, “2022 may be the biggest year in Colorado history in terms of the significance for mental health legislation passed.” What began in March 2021, with Congress passing the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), would result in Colorado being […]
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Judge Paul Metzger sets precedent of fairness
Judge Paul Metzger has served as the county court judge for the Ninth Judicial District since 2003 and is preparing to step down Oct. 1. Metzger was born on a naval base in Whidbey Island, Washington, where his father was a flier with the Navy. He grew up in Littleton, Colorado where he graduated from […]