Once upon a time, experiential education was the pedagogy. Many high-ranking nations for education today heavily center primary education around experience and play. Once academia became established in the U.S. as the primary method of learning for young people, however, desire arose to offer alternative means for learning skills inadequately covered in memorization-based classrooms. Some […]
July 2024
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Money Juice: Three fast tips to grow your money
Money Juice is all about getting people on a path to sustainable wealth while having fun in the process. Does money stress you out? If you think developing wealth is a pie-in-the-sky goal for people who already have money, you are sadly mistaken. Growing money is for all of us. Money likes to grow. It’s […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
The rest is historyThe Carbondale Historical Society’s Log Cabin Museum (499 Weant Boulevard) is open from 10am to 2pm on Saturdays this summer. But they need your help to keep it that way! A volunteer training session is slated for 10am Saturday, July 13 at the Museum. Email info@carbondalehistory.org with questions. RFTA fundingRoaring Fork Transportation […]
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133, Dangerous as Designed: Designated crossings
By Age-Friendly Carbondale The next intersection in the 133, Dangerous as Designed series is Hendrick Drive and Sopris Avenue. This is an oddly configured intersection because Hendrick and Sopris are not aligned, adding to its complexity and making it more difficult to negotiate safely. Several factors make this intersection unsafe. The first is speed. Leaving […]
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Sheryl Bogatz
September 20, 1954 – June 29, 2024 Sheryl was born to Dorene and Marty Smith. She had one younger sister, Diane, who she doted on and guided fiercely with her love. Sheryl attended Wilbur Avenue Elementary School after her family moved from Sherman Oaks to Tarzana, Los Angeles. This was followed by Portola Junior High […]
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VOICES Radio Hour: ‘Where I’m from’
By Henri Oziel Andrade Machado Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) students share personal narratives based on the prompt, “Where I’m From.” Their stories take place in lush gardens in Mexico, volcanic lakes of Guatemala, quaint parks in Honduras and olive orchards in El Salvador, as well as right here […]
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David “Stretch” Piccione
July 3, 1950 – June 23, 2024 For Dave, every day was a “beach day.” Time spent with family and friends he considered, “live entertainment.” Dave was the proud father of two boys and a loving husband for 55 years. In addition to his love of family, he loved music, architecture and fast cars. He […]
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Works in Progress
Scene Seven By Don Marlin Richard and Sally didn’t return the phone call for over an hour. It was probably a good time to have more coffee, lunch, sugar and a circling of each respective wagon train in the two states. I continued to ponder the problem of why this one-way portal was present, and […]
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Letters – July 11, 2024
Sign of the times?I was broken-hearted driving through downtown Carbondale today expecting to see the gloriously big American flag proudly displayed like years past on the Fourth of July. I hope this was by mistake and is not a sign of the times. Kirk WebbCarbondale A tale of two townsJust returning from my yearly trek […]
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Carne en su jugo
Sabores del Sol Por Maria Barajas Club de Abuelitos Ingredientes Preparación Dora el tocino en un sartén grande a fuego medio-alto hasta que esté crujiente. Después retira el tocino del sartén y reserva. En el mismo sartén con la grasa del tocino, añade la carne de res cortada en trozos. Cocina la carne hasta que […]