Champion the Enemy’s Needby Kim Stafford, former poet Laureate of OregonAsk about your enemy’s wounds and scars/Seek his hidden cause of trouble.Feed your enemy’s children.Learn their word for home.Repair their well.Learn their sorrow’s history.Trace their lineage of the good.Ask them for a song.Make tea. Break bread.Illène PevecCarbondale Shared responsibilityDear Carbondale friends, neighbors, business owners and […]
December 2023
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VOICES Radio Hour: Un-Comfort Zone: Taking the leap
By Kami Miranda Like most huge transformations, I was only able to take notice of what was happening to me after enough time had passed for some rear-view perspective. What started out as a simple desire to lose a few pounds and gain some tools to survive menopause as gracefully as possible ended up altering […]
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Basalt Report: Midland underground construction wrapped up for 2023
This week, Basalt Town Council discussed potential affordable housing developments over the next several years, provided a final update on Midland’s construction for the year and signed agreements for updates coming to the town’s trails and parks.Prior to their regular meeting, Town Council convened for a work session with Basalt Affordable Community Housing (BACH) to […]
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Some Marble history available at the Carbondale Library
As a Depression-era kid growing up in Marble, George Baumli had a pretty-good gig. There were only two telephones in town; one at the Yule Colorado Marble Company and one at Milt Campbell’s drug store on Main Street.Young George would hang around the drug store waiting for the phone to ring. The call was usually […]
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Alguien tiene que pagar el viaje al jale
Considera por un momento la vida laboral de un trabajador de construcción en Rifle, Colorado. Cada día comienza y termina con un viaje de ida y vuelta hasta Aspen, su lugar de trabajo. En teoría, su salario indica que ganan x por hora. Pero a lo largo del mes, sin que sea culpa del trabajador, […]
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Al no artista: No eres tan original como crees
Hay tanto que consumir en el internet que nos podemos pasar horas, que se convierten en días, navegando y nunca encontrar la orilla. Consumimos tanto pero saboreamos muy poco. No es nada nuevo analizar la sociedad y concluir que estamos todos sobreestimulados. Más que eso, parece ser que todos somos una réplica el uno del […]
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Carta a la editora
Conduje un autobús para RFTA durante poco más de un año, a partir de noviembre de 2021. Le escribo para expresar mi actitud ante la dirección de RFTA, así como a los pasajeros, y a la mayoría de los empleados de RFTA, por hacer que la experiencia sea placentera. RFTA capacita a los conductores para […]
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Chisme del Pueblo
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Concurso de dibujo ¡Es esa época del año otra vez! The Sopris Sun invita a todos los jóvenes a entregar ilustraciones para su concurso anual Spruce Up The Sun. La imagen ganadora (o varias) será destacada en la portada de la edición festiva del 21 de diciembre. Los concursantes, o sus […]
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Anderson Ranch redefines art residencies with family pilot program
In a bold departure from conventional artist residencies, the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass introduced the Family Residency Pilot Program, reshaping the traditional artist retreat experience. This innovative initiative seeks to provide artists and their families with an opportunity to immerse themselves in a creative sanctuary, fostering inclusivity and a sense of community. Three […]
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Ps&Qs: Good vibrations
On my mom’s fourth deathday (like a birthday without the gifts), I went by the Third Street Center to drop off winter coats I had collected the night before at Ladies Wine Night. As I walked into Third Street with a big pile of Glamour Do’s, I wasn’t sure what I would find. All I […]