On June 2, Aspen Public Radio, Healing Advocacy Center and the Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center will present the inaugural Aspen Psychedelic Symposium at Aspen’s historic Wheeler Opera House. The day-long event follows on the heels of the passage of the Natural Medicine Health Act (Proposition 122) ballot initiative in Colorado last November. The Act decriminalizes […]
May 2023
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Forest Service prepares to redo Carbondale office
Sitting across from Carbondale’s post office is a familiar brown building with yellow trim. The Aspen-Sopris Ranger District office was built in 1939 to serve as a residence, rather than a visitor center with offices. Touring the building, it’s clear that the space is creatively utilized to make the most of its design, with uniforms […]
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The sinking of Highway 133
Nature is coming for Colorado drivers from all sides during springtime in the Rockies. Commuting in the mountains is like Chicken Little’s version of Russian Roulette with rock slides, mudslides and sinkholes. Coloradans may not have to slalom alligators and roll over Burmese python speed bumps, as they do in Florida, but I contend driving […]
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CORE Act reintroduced (again)
In a press call, timed just ahead of Colorado Public Lands Day, Democrat U.S. Senators Michael Bennett and John Hickenlooper and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CD2) were joined by Eagle County Commissioner Kathy Chandler-Henry, Gunnison County Commissioner John Houck, and Carbondale rancher Bill Fales to announce the reintroduction of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) Act. […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – May 25, 2023
COO Bohmfalk Ben Bohmfalk, Carbondale’s mayor, has been hired by Roaring Fork Schools as the new chief operating officer, a position currently held by Jeff Gatlin who accepted a similar role with the Jefferson County School District. Bohmfalk has worked for over 20 years with the district, initially as a high school social studies teacher […]
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CVEPA Views: John Osgood, Pitkin County and the Battle at Red Wind Point
The first whites in the Crystal Valley traveled on the Ute Trail, as well documented by the Hayden surveys in 1873. Whites brought with them the wheel, and no sooner than the first homesteads were staked, petitions began flowing into the nascent Pitkin County clerk’s office requesting a wagon road. The 1886 petitioners included Myron […]
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Letters – May 25, 2023
Tax woes As a resident and contributing member of the Roaring Fork Valley for over 25 years, I am writing out of concern for long-term residents and low income members in our community. The land tax hike across the board is untenable for many. As a teacher and curator of storytelling events throughout the Valley […]
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El Sopris Sun te necesita
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Es un honor para nosotros en el Sopris Sun informar, inspirar y conectar a la comunidad cada semana, al mismo tiempo que además alentamos a nuevos periodistas a través de nuestro programa de periodismo juvenil, el Sol del Valle y abrimos la puerta a futuros escritores, fotógrafos e ilustradores de todas las […]
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Chisme del Pueblo- 18 de mayo, 2023
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Simposio de Equidad MANAUS organiza The Equity Symposium, Simposio de Equidad, el 19 de mayo de 8:30 a.m. a las 3:30 p.m. en Third Street Center. Las inscripciones son gratuitas e incluyen un almuerzo. Para más detalles visite www.bit.ly/MANAUSevent Observación de aves En celebración del Día de Tierras Públicas de Colorado, […]
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La conexión alimenta la conservación ambiental
Cuando los estudiantes de Basalt High School entraron al edificio de la escuela de vuelo en Aspen después del tour del Valle Roaring Fork, sus rostros eran visiblemente diferentes. Los estudiantes inicialmente salieron del edificio algo temerosos e inquietos anticipando subir a la pequeña avioneta con el piloto Gary Kraft para participar en el programa […]