Por John Stroud Corresponsal de Sopris Sun Traducción por Dolores Duarte La educación bilingüe es cada vez más importante para los estudiantes de Roaring Fork High School (RFHS), como lo pone de manifiesto el mayor número de graduados que han obtenido el codiciado Sello de Bialfabetización. Entre los 28 alumnos del último año de la […]
May 2024
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Holy Cross electionHoly Cross Energy, our rural electric cooperative, has announced two candidates running for a seat in the Northern District on the board of directors: Matt Solomon and incumbent Keith Klesner. This district represents Vail and the Eagle River Valley. Members may vote by mail, online or in-person at the annual meeting on June […]
Posted inLocal Government
Affordable senior housing coming to Glenwood Springs
Glenwood Springs is set to expand its affordable senior housing options by the latter part of 2025 with the construction of the Benedict Project, a four-story building with 34 one-bedroom apartments for seniors 55 and older. The Colorado State Housing Board recently awarded $1.7 million in funding toward the project as part of the larger […]
Posted inOpinion
Why I support nonprofit journalism
My family’s journalism roots trace back two centuries to the National Intelligencer in Washington, D.C. and, more recently, to a multi-generational family enterprise encompassing local papers across five Midwestern and Western states. While I take great pride in my family’s legacy, our business has provided a front-row seat to the unprecedented challenges the digital age […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Q&A with Carbondale’s Creative Writing Club
Izzy Stringham, the owner of White River Books, and Jessica Amber Barnum, a teacher and author, are pairing up to offer free workshops for community members seeking a group setting to explore creative writing. Stringham has worked with Barnum before to do a memoir writing workshop. With Barnum’s teaching experience, White River Books will host […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters – May 23, 2024
GarCo leadershipI’m glad to see the vacancy on the Garfield County libraries board filled, and congratulations are due to Myrna Fletchall who appears to be a wonderful candidate. But to the GarCo Commissioners: your use of selective over-reach in this process isn’t fooling anyone in the electorate. That partisan politics, and your need for control, […]
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Seeking Haystacks: An Introduction
As a child, I longed to be a hero, to be seen not just as Arthur, but as King Arthur, bringing chivalry to an unchivalrous world. I had a wicked crush on my third-grade classmate, Susie Wirth, and during recess, we would ride around on the back of her broom — she was a good […]
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Natalie Spears to debut first solo album
On June 7, Natalie Spears, an acclaimed local musician known for Pearl & Wood and other collaborations, will celebrate the launch of her debut solo album, “Hymn of Wild Things,” at The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW). Those in attendance will get early access to the album’s tracks in tandem with a live performance from […]
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133, Dangerous as Designed: Excessive speed
By Age-Friendly Carbondale Imagine driving into Carbondale from Highway 82. Just past the Cowen intersection a large, attractive sign arching overhead reads, “Welcome to Carbondale’s Bonedale Boulevard. Speed Limit – 25 mph.” Narrowing lanes, central planters, shrubbery along the curbs, pedestrian refuge islands, roundabouts and signalized, raised crosswalks every 600 feet (two city blocks) make […]
Posted inFiction
Works in Progress
Scene OneBy Don Marlin My body ached along my right side and kept bleeding through the bandages. My right shin and knee had six-inch gashes that bore markings like a bear paw being slowly drawn down along my flesh. My right thigh was almost twice as big as my left, turning blue, and bore the […]