Whether colonizer or colonized, oppressor or oppressed, we all are wounded from the illusion of separation between Mother Earth, ourselves and each other. Indigenous peoples who live in tribes connected with their roots are perhaps closer than the rest of us to our Mother. Woody Morrison, a Haida elder who passed away in 2021, wrote […]
February 2023
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Works by local women highlighted in Clay Center show
The Carbondale Clay Center opened its current exhibition, “The Way We Are: Women of The Roaring Fork Valley”, on Jan. 16 and it will remain on display until Feb. 24 with a First Friday reception on Feb. 3 from 6pm to 8pm. As the name implies, the exhibition features diverse works from local women. Materials […]
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Dr. Jesús Rodríguez reaches seven-month milestone
On Feb. 1, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Superintendent Dr. Jesús Rodríguez hit the seven-month mark since moving from Dallas to the Roaring Fork Valley with his wife and young son. The Sopris Sun chatted with Rodríguez about acclimating to the new job and surroundings. He began by talking about housing. In October, he held […]
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EPA awards CO businesses for environmental work
Early in January, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded two Colorado-based small businesses $100,000 each in a series of nationwide awards to support research into technologies for improving the environment. Sporian Microsystems Inc. of Lafayette and J-Tech LLC of Lakewood were among 25 small businesses to receive a grant through the EPA’s Small Business […]
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Flying blind: ‘Nicky News’ and The Tactile Traveler
In my role as program director at KDNK, I answered the phone on a day like no other. “I’m blind, mostly deaf, and I’d like to do a show about travel,” the voice proposed, wasting no time. The year was 2019, a simpler time, and Nick Isenberg had recently graduated from the Colorado Center for […]
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CSQ strikes ‘gold’ in Marble
In the fall of 2022, Colorado Stone Quarries, Inc. (CSQ) announced in a newsletter the discovery of a special type of gold-veined white marble at its Pride of America Quarry (formerly Colorado Yule Marble Quarry) just south of the town of Marble. It was the latest in a series of developments at the quarry since […]
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Colorado Mountain College considers expanding into Moffat
The Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Board of Trustees met Dec. 12-13 in Glenwood Springs. Among the topics of discussion was a request from the Moffat County Affiliated Junior College District Board to conduct a study regarding the feasibility of Moffat County’s annexation into the CMC district. After completion of this feasibility study, CMC will decide […]
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Chisme del Pueblo, 2 de febrero, 2023
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Lotería KDNK presenta “Noche de Lotería” en la estación (76 2nd Street, Carbondale) a las 6:30 p.m. el 8 de febrero. Inscripciones no son necesarias, ¡solamente participe! Reparaciones de bicicletas La clase de tecnología de bicicletas de Bridges High School está ofreciendo clases de reparamiento y afinamiento básicos de bicicletas a […]
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En Movimiento: Ser feminista, la practica v. la teoría
Recientemente en una plática de la familia, le hice una pregunta directa a las mujeres de mi núcleo. Les pregunté si ellas se consideraban feministas y qué entendían por feminismo. Teniendo en cuenta que la mayoría de ellas están entre los 55 años en adelante, vi muchas ideas similares a lo que interpretan que es […]
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Críticas: La lucha del inmigrante nunca termina
Una vez, estoy seguro que como algo casual, mi madre me dijo esto: “Si tuviera que trabajar como quitacaca. Sería la mejor quitacaca”. Cuando era niño, recuerdo que mi papá estaba fuera de casa durante la semana por cuestiones de trabajo. Finalmente, volvía a casa el viernes para pasar el fin de semana. Polvoriento. Aceitoso. […]