Empresas como Oveja Negra y Badfish en Colorado enfrentan cierres, despidos y caídas en ventas por la guerra comercial de Trump. Fabricantes locales advierten que los aranceles están destruyendo negocios sostenibles.
April 2025
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Huérfanos de Colorado no deberían tener que pagar por su cuidado tutelar, según los legisladores
Un proyecto de ley en Colorado busca que los huérfanos bajo cuidado tutelar no tengan que pagar por su cuidado usando los beneficios de Seguro Social de sus padres fallecidos. El debate enfrenta la moral contra los costos.
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Carbondale Report: Earth Day meeting posits drought resiliency planning
All trustees were present for the regular meeting on April 22, Earth Day, which began with a proclamation declaring May 3, 2025 as Carbondale’s Arbor Day. The proclamation included many beautiful statements about the role of trees. The consent agenda was approved including meeting minutes, seasonal deck licenses for Allegria and Bodegón, Dandelion Day permits, […]
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Basalt Report: BPD seeks to match population growth
This week’s Town Council meeting opened with a status update from the Basalt Police Department (BPD) provided by Chief Greg Knott. He presented on some of the staffing and space strains the small department has been facing as the Basalt community continues to expand. Currently, BPD operates with 14 staff members. Two patrol officer positions […]
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House Bill 25-1178 foundered in Colorado Capitol, student seclusion remains legal
Over the past two months, Colorado legislators entertained a bill to end student seclusion in schools. On Feb. 10, Colorado Springs representative Dr. Regina English introduced bill 25-1178 to the Colorado House, aiming to ban seclusion as a behavioral mitigation tactic. English introduced a similar bill in 2024, which was suspended when it became clear […]
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Environmental and social advocates converge for Earth Justice Dinner
The evening of Thursday, April 17, a group of folks came together at the Third Street Center for Roaring Fork Methodist Churches’ third event in its Justice Dinner series, this time discussing Earth Justice. After some White House Pizza and socializing, organizer John Stroud introduced the discussion and the panel. He read an excerpt that […]
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Dream Well: Just be and we are free
Natalia Snider is a certified dream practitioner living in Carbondale. She works with people’s dreams and imaginations to facilitate self-healing. Every month, she will analyze someone’s dream in The Sopris Sun. Anyone can submit a dream for personal analysis or inclusion in this column by visiting: www.dreamhealings.com DreamI find myself standing on a cliff overlooking […]
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Locals take action!
Dozens of protestors gathered at the Carbondale roundabout on April 19, rallying against the Trump administration. The demonstration was coordinated with Mountain Action Indivisible, a new volunteer-led group organizing people from Parachute to Aspen in favor of justice, equality and democracy. On April 16, Mountain Action Indivisible held its official kick-off meeting with in-person gatherings […]
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‘subject/matr/mother’ — Carbondale Arts pays tribute to motherhood
the way i split open like a fruit and from my center delivered an entire forest of dreams. tell me that’s not magic. — “womb work” by Emory Hall As described in the pamphlet which accompanies an exhibit currently on display at The Launchpad, “matr” is the Latin root for “material,” “matter” and “maternity.” In […]
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VOICES: Keeping the arts alive on many fronts
The VOICES nonprofit continues to evolve while offering a variety of diverse programs with events and workshops happening on the mainstage, in the community and at local schools. Part of the change includes staff turnover and the expansion of several programs within Garfield County schools. “There are lots of really exciting things with a new […]