The second 2025 Aspen Winter Words event sold out weeks in advance, and it wasn’t a surprise. The Feb. 5 event at The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) featured outdoor writer Kevin Fedarko. His second narrative about the Grand Canyon, “A Walk in the Park,” came out in May 2024 and, just a few weeks […]
February 2025
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‘Typewriter heaven’ holds steadfast in Glenwood Springs
Tucked away in one of the alleyways of Glenwood Springs is a “typewriter heaven,” where hundreds of machines are refurbished by one of the few remaining typewriter specialists in the state, or even the country, and his 57-year old cockatoo, JJ. Darwin Raymond of Raymond’s Office Machines and Supplies goes through countless typewriters every year, […]
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Scratching the surface at the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry
The Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry on federal land outside of Glenwood Springs has operated since 1982 and is governed by the 1872 Mining Law. The reigning 19th century law permits companies to mine on federal lands without having to pay royalties back to the people, so long as the mineral being mined is deemed of critical […]
Posted inFiction
Works in Progress
EarthboundBy Katie Brimm For Casey, and all farmers lost to suicide. Rootless he leaves The earth bound Now to another Dimension. Gone Where we cannot follow, cannot Feast upon the earthly delights He has always grown For us, he bred Tomatoes that survive frostThat grow Above six thousand feet His feet will never touch The ground where His hands Plunged into the rich loam Whose […]
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Wildfire preparedness top of mind in Colorado emergency management
Western Colorado communities are working to establish proactive emergency management plans conducive with the arid landscape. In recent years, significant wildfires have changed the conversation around both forest management and the risk fires pose to communities. In-town residents have seen fire breaks cut into the brush and forests on hillsides near their neighborhoods. Emergency managers […]
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Lift-Up faces rising demand, declining donations, leadership gaps
Grappling with a triad of challenges, from surging demand and declining donations (putting crippling pressure on finances) to critical leadership gaps, Lift-Up is appealing for increased support from the communities it is committed to serving in Roaring Fork Valley. Lift-Up sounded the alarm during an online press conference on Jan. 29, stating they need more […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
El Jebel improvementMidvalley residents are invited to a stakeholder meeting to review and discuss reconstruction of the south side of the El Jebel Road and Highway 82 intersection. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 3 to 7pm at the Eagle County Building, 0020 Eagle County Drive, in El Jebel. Any questions […]
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Letters
Protect public mediaMy wife and I are regular listeners to Carbondale’s KDNK Community Access Radio via streaming here in Lincoln, Nebraska. Streaming enables us to enjoy KDNK, your local community radio station that is a gift for us all.I spent my 45-year working career in commercial and public broadcast media.We recently received a disturbing email […]
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VOICES Radio Hour: Love endures
By Gary Gleason Love is in the air! This month, we celebrate the enduring power of love to overcome any obstacle. So often, romantic love gets the focus, but what about the stories of how love can carry us through difficult times, challenges and all that life has to throw at us? The following story […]
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Garfield Re-2 quiere notificar a los padres si un estudiante transgénero solicita un cambio de nombre elegido
El distrito escolar Garfield Re-2 quiere exigir a su personal que notifique a los padres si un estudiante solicita un nombre elegido que afirme su género en la escuela, una medida que algunos miembros de la comunidad apoyan, mientras que a otros les preocupa que pueda aislar aún más a los niños transgénero e incluso ponerlos en riesgo.