2025 fue un año marcado por una ola de altibajos en el ámbito personal, comunitario, nacional, internacional y hasta mundial. A través de las dificultades y los logros, los Valles del Río Colorado y Roaring Fork demostraron una vez más el verdadero significado de la palabra comunidad. Como región, enfrentamos despidos federales, recortes de financiamiento […]
December 2025
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Sol del Valle wishes you a very happy and prosperous 2026
Editor’s note: Pick up a copy of Sol del Valle’s Year in Review at a newsstand near you, or find it online at www.soprissun.com/soldelvalle The past year brought many changes and much growth to Sol del Valle. It was, without a doubt, our most challenging year to date but, at the same time, the year […]
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Curated Calendar – Jan. 1 to Jan. 10
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 NEW YEAR’S CLOSURESAll six Garfield County library branches will be closed New Year’s Day, along with Carbondale and Basalt municipal offices. Garfield County administrative offices will be closed Jan. 1 and 2. Happy New Year! NEW YEAR RITUALAspen Shakti welcomes the new year with elixirs, yoga, meditation and more from 2 to […]
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Works in Progress, New Year’s wrap
The Works in Progress page has become so popular, it wasn’t possible to print every submission in 2025. These are but a few of the poems received which haven’t, until now, met the page. Going on four years, it’s been a pleasure to share creative works by talented poets and artists sprinkled throughout the Valley […]
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Toasting in 2026
As we reflect on 2025, a difficult year by many measures, I wish to raise a cheers to every conscious effort made to share kindness and understanding. Here at The Sopris Sun, we strive to be a bridge to many places and, most importantly, between people. This isn’t achieved by casting judgement, but honoring each […]
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Scuttlebutt
Drought reliefThe new snow stake at Sunlight Mountain Resort reported six inches on Sunday morning, Dec. 28. The Mt Sopris Nordic Council said this could restore some access to Finlandia at Spring Gulch. The Marion lot remains open, but grooming has halted, snowpack is thin and many hazards are present. “Rock skis only,” recommended a […]
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Ps & Qs: Trump steals your candy, baby
Happy New Year! Dear gods, please let us turn it around in 2026… I think we can all agree that when Trumpty Dumpty finally falls off the wall, it’s going to take all of us to put this country back together again. I used to think that there was a basement level standard for U.S. […]
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Year in Review 2025
For many, 2025 was a challenging year. Institutions, identities, entire industries were foundationally rocked. Notably, the list of obituaries was exceptionally long and included many community staples. For months, there were protests nearly every week. From outer instability, we were challenged to draw on inner strength and the Roaring Fork Valley rose to the occasion. […]
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Letters – New Years Day, 2026
Compassion for self & othersKurt Vonnegut, in his iconic novel “Breakfast of Champions,” tells of how the protagonist of the story, car salesman Dwayne Hoover, becomes increasingly detached from his life and ends up having a mental breakdown due to the influence of what Vonnegut describes as “bad brain chemicals.” We are all subject to […]
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Humor del mercado inmobiliario y compradores primerizos
Una viñeta de humor gráfico que expone, con ironía, los retos del mercado inmobiliario para compradores primerizos y las realidades ocultas de algunas viviendas en venta. Más de Sergio Manto Instagram: @mantoilustra