On March 20, 2024, Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, along with other Colorado lawmakers, called for oversight of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) concerning delays in employment authorization for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA. “The over 13,000 Dreamers located throughout Colorado are actively […]
May 2024
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Works in Progress
Double Bubble TroubleBy Nancy Bo Flood I chewedAnd chewedThenBlew and blew.My bubble grew… And Grew … and … GREW until POP! Oh, No.It’s on my noseIt’s in my hairDouble Bubble everywhere. Piece by pieceI peel off pink. Ooops DROPPED D […]
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RFOV unveils its 2024 project season
Carbondale-based nonprofit Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) is gearing up for one of its biggest seasons to date. With the help of business partnerships and a state grant awarded earlier this year, RFOV has planned a whole slew of volunteer stewardship opportunities, training events and more. Sign-up is now open for everyone looking to lend […]
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Dandy Day grows greener
“I want Dandelion Day to feel really interactive, like you come to cocreate the day,” pronounced event coordinator Kat Hardy. In line with the ethos of sustainability and collaboration, and thanks to a local screen printing company, this year’s commemorative t-shirts will be printed on-site in Sopris Park. The seed for this innovation was planted […]
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Youth Art Park on the horizon as Chacos trails behind
Carbondale is a friendly place where people like to bask in the sun or shelter in the shade in the company of others. So it’s no surprise that one park is about to open and plans for another are in the works. The Sopris Sun caught up with Nicholas DiFrank of re:LAND, the local urban […]
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Letters
No double votingThe Carbondale Historical Society received an email from local octogenarian Pauline Bowles who wished to explain the reason Martha Witchey was holding a needle in the 1974 election photo printed on page 24 of the April 11th issue of The Sopris Sun. Bowles said she was a Basalt election official around that time […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Voter VoicesThe Sopris Sun is partnering with multiple news outlets across the state to understand what is driving Coloradans this election year. What issues do you care about most as we head into the 2024 election? Find a survey at www.soprissun.com and help inform our coverage! It’s official!Dr. Matt Gianneschi has been formally appointed as […]
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Ps & Qs: Where have all the plumbers gone?
There’s a time and a place for everything; it’s called college. I loved college. Well, what I remember of it anyway … Even though I never graduated, I owe quite a bit of my ken to those formative years. Like many college students, I had to work to pay my bills while I was in […]
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Bill looks to boost support to kinship foster caregivers
Senate Bill 24-008, currently under consideration in the Colorado General Assembly, would increase support for children living in kinship foster care households if passed. According to the General Assembly’s current definition, a kinship home is one that has been certified by a county department of human or social services or a child placement agency to […]