Why do representatives sometimes vote in favor of big money instead of protecting the community? A couple of decades ago, I wrote a letter to the editor comparing Aspen to the seven deadly sins. My mother was worried, fearing the resulting community ire. The letter mostly garnered praise except for one woman who told me […]
October 2022
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Our Town: wIntroducing the real Scotty Gaine$
By Myki Jones Sopris Sun Correspondent Local hip-hop artist Scotty Gaines, who goes by the stage name of Scotty Gaine$, has been releasing music for the past three years right here from the Roaring Fork Valley. Gaines, along with his wife and acting manager, Erika, runs an independent record label called “Infinite Records.” He recently […]
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VOICES highlights queer voices at TACAW
VOICES theater company premiers “A Green Bird on Orange Trees,” at The Arts Campus at Willits (better known as TACAW) on Oct. 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. This production brings stories from seven local queer artists to the stage with live music, spoken word and movement. According to […]
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Letters – Oct. 20, 2022
Water plan As a 19-year-old who grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley and deeply appreciates the importance of water in all of our lives, I couldn’t help but notice that Colorado is revising the state’s water plan. While the Colorado Water Conservation Board recognizes the dire importance of water in our lives — their […]
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Basalt se une a la colaboración para reducir los incendios forestales, y una demanda envía al consejo a una sesión ejecutiva
Traducción por Dolores Duarte En el único asunto que requería una votación en la reunión ordinaria del ayuntamiento de Basalt el martes 11 de octubre, los concejales aprobaron por unanimidad la participación en un memorando de entendimiento para formar la Roaring Fork Valley Wildfire Collaborative (RFVWC por su siglas en inglés). Se trata de la […]
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Junta administrativa de Carbondale aprueba el plan del dispensario en West Main
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El martes 11 de octubre, la junta administrativa de Carbondale se reunió para discutir tanto una solicitud de uso de la tierra para un potencial dispensario recreativo en la calle West Main, así como el presupuesto de la junta de 2023. La reunión se abrió presentando la primera ronda de “estudiantes […]
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Branching Out: Call it out
Scanning the shelves at Lowes, I was already overwhelmed —parts, shapes, sizes, prices; the big box fluorescent lighting; high, industrial ceilings made for raucous acoustics. Through it all, I could hear kids giggling, and then, their dad. “That’s it! You [f-ing] kids, if I have to tell you one more time! You never behave! You […]