For My Senior Valentine By Deborah Holt WilliamsGlenwood Springs So many ways to say “I love you” now that we’re old and grey. Will you help me find my glasses? Did you take your pills today? We go to appointments together. Stay with me forever, please. Got your hearing aids? “My WHAT?” Hey look! I […]
February 2026
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Small town, small crime … most of the time
In mid-January, The Sopris Sun received an anonymous tip from a resident at the Crystal Meadows retirement community describing that a neighbor’s truck had been broken into. Several days later, a Carbondale Police press release detailed multiple break-ins of vehicles and residences at River Valley Ranch. This followed another press release from mid-December about the […]
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Scuttlebutt
Basalt electionsThere are four candidates vying for three Basalt Town Council seats this spring: Angela Anderson, Benjamin Fierstein, Elyse Hottel, Greg Shaffran. Registered voters will receive a mail-in ballot due back by April 7. Do you have a question for these candidates? Please email raleigh@soprissun.com with “Basalt election” in the subject line. Red Hill alertAccording […]
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Letters – Feb. 12, 2026
Correction: The Sun mistakenly reported last week that Patricia Savoy’s name was drawn for the top line for mayor on April’s ballot. In fact, Erica Sparhawk’s name was drawn first. Keep writing, PatIn 1969, 23-year-old U.S. Army Specialist Patrick Hunter took issue with his officer’s declaration that a moustache was “a sign of dissent,” and, […]
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Letter from the Editor: It takes a community…
Today we turn a leaf, beginning Volume 18 of The Sopris Sun. For 17 years, we’ve delivered a vibrant weekly newspaper with many changes along the way. We hope you’ll celebrate our continued growth and evolution at the Thompson Barn in Carbondale on Feb. 19. There you can catch the official announcement of our next […]
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Los maestros faltan al trabajo por enfermedad y los estudiantes salen a la calle para protestar contra el ICE
Manifestantes de todo Estados Unidos y del Valle de Roaring Fork celebraron manifestaciones el 30 de enero para condenar la violencia perpetrada por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos en Minneapolis. Varios maestros de la escuela Glenwood Springs High School faltaron al trabajo por enfermedad la noche del 29 de […]
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Amor eterno en San Valentín
Carlos, y el amor eterno Más de Sergio Manto Instagram: @mantoilustra
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Sin dañarnos
Entre el juego y la vida sin dañarnos Más de Lenorado Occhipinti
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Una puerta abierta para las familias del Valle
Nota del editor: Por motivos de transparencia, se informa que la autora colabora profesionalmente con The Arc of the Central Mountains Si vives en el Valle del Roaring Fork, probablemente has escuchado hablar de programas, formularios, beneficios y siglas que suenan como otro idioma: Medicaid, IEP, CCB, Social Security. Para muchas familias, el reto no […]
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Los beneficios del yoga y los mitos que lo rodean
Todos hemos escuchado hablar del yoga. Lo vemos en las redes sociales con personas de cuerpos “perfectos”, que parecieran hechos de goma.Sin embargo, pocos saben realmente qué es y, sobre todo, qué puede aportar una práctica regular en la vida cotidiana. Alrededor del yoga también existen muchos mitos que, lejos de acercarnos, terminan alejando a […]