By Chuck Ogilby My river is about to die. The once-mighty Colorado River has been dying a slow death by a thousand cuts for years, but now it is going for good. I am a small irrigator and water user with good rights. Because of this, I am on the Division 5 — Colorado River […]
April 2026
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Works in Progress
A dog’s storyBy Tom MercerCarbondale-ish It was a rainy August morning when Alan first heard the scratching on his front door. Initially, Alan simply ignored the sound, assuming it was a tree branch that had broken off of the tree in his front yard. But for a half-hour the sound persisted, so Alan stood up […]
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Letters – April 2, 2026
No Kings, BonedaleI wanted to save the mileage to drive to Glenwood for their No Kings gathering. Why not bring the message to Carbondale, and be comfortable at the same time? Many drivers were happy to see the message. Many honks, waves and thumbs up. Most had no reaction. I wonder how many people are […]
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Seeking Haystacks: Edwin Silas Wells Kerr
I moved to Aspen in the summer of 1958, and that fall began second grade. My childhood and schooling were idyllic, but my mother had always told me that when ninth grade came around, I was heading “back east” to boarding school, to be, as she put it, “polished.” When I reached that scary age, […]
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Anchors Aweigh: Autism and the square wheel
April is Autism Awareness Month, also known as Autism Acceptance Month. Although the official day is April 2, it is observed throughout the entire month. These observances are relatively recent: only not long ago did we feel the need to designate a day to accept difference. Perhaps because our social cognition — our collective brain […]
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Aspen Film’s Shortfest offers a time for reflection
Flashback to 1979 in the Roaring Fork Valley. I had been living here a short time, having moved in January of 1974. The Rocky Mountains called out to me. And the major attractions for me as a professional dancer were the Aspen Music Festival and ballet classes with Ballet West in a miraculous outdoor tent […]