Historias contadas con dibujos, arte por Leonardo Occhipinti
January 2025
Posted inRincón de la Creatividad
Krampus: El guardián oscuro de la Navidad
El nombre de Krampus proviene del vocablo alemán antiguo krampem, que se puede traducir como garra. El nombre rinde honor a su apariencia demoníaca, con patas y pezuñas como de caballo o mula,
Posted inCalendario
Eventos en el valle Roaring Fork enero 2025
¿No sabes que hacer durante los días de año nuevo? Explora el calendario de eventos para, Aspen, Glenwood Springs o Rifle, CO
Posted inRegional
Padres en Colorado: aquí está lo que deben saber para participar en el preescolar gratis en 2025
Las familias en Colorado pueden empezar a enviar su solicitud para el programa preescolar estatal gratis del año escolar 2025-26.
Posted inNews
Remembering President Carter
This week, America mourned the loss of its 39th president, James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, who passed away on Dec. 29 at 100 years of age. During his presidency, Carter spearheaded energy conservation and pardoned Americans who evaded the Vietnam draft. After serving a single term, the former president spent decades continuing to be of service […]
Posted inLetters
Letters
Holiday gratitudeOn Friday (the 13th!), a wonderful happening took place. As I was checking out a large order at City Market in Carbondale, the gentleman behind me paid for my groceries. I learned that he is a retired member of the Carbondale Fire Department. When I thanked him, he said, “We care about our seniors.” […]
Posted inColumns
Ps & Qs: Confusing net worth with self-worth
We are living a truth stranger than fiction. I didn’t even question it when I saw a man dressed like Ignatius J. Reilly crossing Highway 82 the other day, complete with matching plaid pants, jacket and hunting cap — ear flaps down. He carried himself with an ignorant level of confidence, crossing as the signal […]
Posted inNews
‘A Jewish community without walls’
Chanukah is celebrated every year by the worldwide Jewish community to commemorate the strength of its people, culture and religion withstanding the siege and persecution of the Syrian ruler Antiochus Epiphanes and the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 168 BCE . A Jewish resistance, led by the Maccabee family, took back the Temple, […]
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‘Speakeasy’ cracks open public speaking
Lynn Aliya is known in the Valley for her work as a Colorado Mountain College (CMC) professor and as the drive-home gal on KMTS. Recently, she released her first book, “Speakeasy: A Radically New Approach to Public Speaking (Less Fear, More Fun),” in October of 2024. It’s an interactive, fill-in-the-blank and step-by-step breakdown of her […]
Posted inNonprofits
Habitat RFV President Gail Schwartz ready to pass the baton
It’s been perhaps the busiest five years in the history of the local Habitat for Humanity organization, full of challenges, innovations, adaptations and unique opportunities to address the region’s housing crisis. Several projects are on track, including groundbreaking in the new year for a new, 66,000-square-foot modular construction plant in Rifle, conversion of 88 Glenwood […]