Una organización sin fines de lucro de Colorado que apoya a personas inmigrantes en comunidades de montaña informó que, después de que varios hombres fueran detenidos por ICE durante “falsas paradas de tráfico” la semana pasada en el condado de Eagle, se dejaron cartas amenazantes del as de espadas dentro de los vehículos vacíos. Familiares […]
January 2026
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Works in Progress – Jan. 29, 2026
Cookie SheetBy Deborah Holt WilliamsGlenwood Springs The day was cold, I thought I’d bake. Not a pie, not a cake, just a little something sweet. Cookies! I pulled out the sheet. The oven was warm, the dough was cold. I realized my sheet’s more than fifty years old! A wedding gift, back in ‘73. Well […]
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The Art Commons: A new community-centered space for connection
With the goal of encouraging creativity and bringing art closer to the local community, The Art Base in Basalt recently announced the opening of a new space called the Art Commons. Located in the front window of The Art Base’s main building and highly visible from Basalt’s main street, this space has been designed as […]
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Palestinians’ sumud, a lesson Americans urgently need
Editor’s note: Robyn McBurney is a Roaring Fork Valley local who recently visited Palestine. In October and November of 2025, she spent 40 days in the occupied West Bank with the International Solidarity Movement, witnessing and documenting the conditions Palestinians face. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern and North African studies and shared […]
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The Green Eyeshade: A few words about embezzlement
This is my first installment of The Green Eyeshade, a periodic column for the Sopris Sun, broadly covering issues of interest to small businesses and nonprofits. The name refers to the caricature of old-time bookkeepers who, according to the internet, wore cellophane visors to protect themselves from eye strain. I’m an old-time accountant myself, having […]
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Cosmic Chatter: Spring transits placing you in community
Bringing astrology to the people of Carbondale and beyond is the passion of Crystal City Astrology, founded by Susanna Kitchen. Offerings include the Cosmic Chatter podcast (also periodically live on KDNK), planetary transit articles, birth chart readings and workshops. Join on Substack @crystalcityastrology or visit www.crystalcityastrology.com to learn more. Throughout January, the Sun, Venus, Mars […]
Posted inLocal Government
Carbondale Report: Trustees embrace fire risk mapping
The most notable item on Tuesday’s agenda was a conversation with the Roaring Fork Valley Wildfire Collaborative to get the ball rolling on a wildfire risk modeling project. But first, all trustees were present and received a new ball cap with the Town’s logo. A consent agenda was approved including meeting minutes, a resolution with […]
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Basalt Report: Town finds its footing in regional housing needs
This week, the Basalt Town Council was provided with a decades-long look at housing needs across the Roaring Fork Valley and where Basalt stands among trending rises in home vacancy rates, median home prices and rental costs with an assessment that projects the Town may have to construct over 600 units in the next 10 […]
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Rams Report: Roaring Fork basketball splits slate at Meeker in key league games
Roaring Fork High School’s boys basketball team secured its spot atop the 3A Western Slope League with a big win at Meeker on Jan. 24, while the girls suffered their first loss of the season but remain in the hunt for a league title. The boys team opened a 29-17 halftime lead and never looked […]
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Big brother or the e-hall pass?
There is a new epidemic sweeping across local schools, and it isn’t the flu, a new variant of COVID or any type of sickness. It is the e-hall pass. As a senior at Basalt High School, I have a few thoughts on the matter. The e-hall pass system was first introduced at Glenwood Spring High […]