Update: A sentence was added to specify that Trustee Marty Silverstein voted against appointing Erica Sparhawk and Colin Laird to serve as trustees on the selection committee for a partner on Town Center. Together, all seven Carbondale Trustees tackled a “mammoth marathon” of an agenda, concluded Ben Bohmfalk by the time it adjourned, slightly after […]
September 2022
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Basalt Report: Council moves ahead with solar and sustainability codes
Installing five separate solar panel arrays to generate renewable energy is worth the investment; spending money on backup battery storage, not so much. That was a key finding Town Engineer Catherine Christoff reported in the Basalt Forward 2030 Solar Project Update at the Basalt Town Council’s regular meeting Tuesday night. Cristoff told council members that […]
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Local musician delves into scifi with “Ed Pinley Paranormal Investigator”
I have known Lester Rogers as a local Western Colorado musician for many years, but I was genuinely surprised to discover that he had recently authored a book. The title of the book is “Ed Pinley Paranormal Investigator”, and it takes the reader on a wild ride, featuring aliens, entities from other dimensions, human villains, […]
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‘No Big Deal’ author, Torey Ivanic, broaches tough topics
Trigger warning: This article touches upon topics of child sexual abuse, grooming, suicide and other forms of trauma. On Sept. 1, River Bridge Regional Center hosted a presentation on child abuse and child “grooming” at the Roaring Fork School District building in Carbondale. Guest speaker Torey Ivanic, author of the memoir “No Big Deal”, spoke […]
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A consistent place for recovery community
Oftentimes, people may assume they have to fight their personal battles alone, but that doesn’t have to be the case. The Meeting Place (TMP) in Carbondale brings people together to confront addiction, in its many forms. TMP was founded in 2010 and became a nonprofit in 2015. It’s been nestled on Cowen Drive, beneath the […]
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Bison lead the way with “A Call to Rewild”
In October 1871, U.S. Cavalry 1st Lt. George Smith Anderson, riding across the Kansas tallgrass prairie on his way to serve at Fort Lyon in Colorado, stopped to write a letter to his sweetheart, declaring, “I am safe in calling this a single herd [of bison], but it is impossible to approximate the millions that […]
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Chisme del Pueblo – 8 de septiembre, 2022
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Herencia hispana Anderson Ranch presenta su segunda celebración anual de Patrimonio Nacional Hispano con comida, actividades y presentaciones en vivo el sábado 17 de septiembre de 1 p.m. a 5 p.m. Las bibliotecas del condado de Garfield celebrarán el Mes de Herencia Hispana con actividades, arte y presentaciones en la biblioteca […]
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Esquina legal: Fundamentos de la ley
Hay mucho que platicar de la ley. Alguna vez se ha puesto a pensar de dónde vienen las leyes? ¿Cuáles son las características de la ley? Y para qué, o porque, las tenemos? Hoy repasaremos los fundamentos de la ley dentro de los Estados Unidos. Las leyes son simplemente un cuerpo de reglas sobre acción […]
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¿Te crees muy salsa?
En chilangolandia cuando decimos “te crees muy salsa”, quiere decir, que tienes mucha personalidad o que te sientes más que los demás. Es una expresión amistosa que la podemos asociar con dos elementos muy populares y esenciales entre los latinos: La Salsa en las comidas y la Salsa para bailar. Las salsas en las comidas […]