In the Roaring Fork Valley, one need only go for coffee to encounter an acquaintance who participates at a high level in outdoor sports. Each year, countless local residents podium at trail races and in various snow sport competitions. The Sopris Sun receives more tips lauding sports accomplishments of siblings, children, parents and friends than […]
Annalise Grueter
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A conversation with author, activist Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson has done many different kinds of work over the years, including authoring 15 books since 1992 on facets of faith and spirituality — selling more than three million copies. In recent years, she has twice run as a Democratic presidential candidate, championing progressive positions with an emphasis on centering love within political action.Williamson […]
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Challenge Aspen Sole Mates put the racing in ‘fundraising’
It began 21 years ago — this branch of fundraising, anyway. Challenge Aspen was founded as an organization 29 years ago. The original focus was supporting adaptive ski programs for people with visual impairments. However, the mission quickly expanded to creating and supporting adaptive sports opportunities for people with many forms of physical and cognitive […]
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Experiential Education: CMC backs outdoor skill development for adults
This summer and autumn, I explored the history of U.S. and Roaring Fork Valley experiential education and shared about some of the many programs available for local youth through school and private organizations. In this winter feature the series turns to outdoor education opportunities for adults of all ages. For this iteration I spoke to […]
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Wilderness Workshop comments on BLM plans
Last month, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced finalized resource management plans (RMPs) for the state of Colorado. Two of the plans announced are for lands managed by the Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction field offices and will affect roughly two million acres on the Western Slope for the next 15 to 20 […]
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¿Conoces la atención para la fertilidad a la que puedes acceder en el valle de Roaring Fork?
Para muchos adultos jóvenes, las conversaciones sobre fertilidad inician y terminan con: si tienen acceso a anticonceptivos o al Plan B y a pruebas de enfermedades de transmisión sexual (STD por sus siglas en inglés) y su tratamiento. Algo de esto viene como parte de la educación escolar, la cual hace hincapié en estos temas. […]
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GORP Act aims to protect watersheds and ecosystems
In late September, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet officially introduced the Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection (GORP) Act to Congress. Per Bennet’s office, the proposed legislation is the largest public lands bill introduced in Colorado since the early 1990s. It proposes increased protections of over 730,000 acres of public land via designation changes and wilderness classification additions. […]
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Colorado public lands perspectives: Rick Knight on remembering humans in the equation
A reader response to the Sept. 11 article on Western Watersheds Project’s stance on public lands recommended discussing the topic with Dr. Rick Knight. This article takes that advice, presenting Knight’s academic perspectives as a conservation biologist. Knight is a professor emeritus at Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources. He started teaching there […]
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Do you know what fertility support you can access in the Roaring Fork Valley?
For many young adults, conversations around fertility begin and end with whether they have access to contraception or Plan B and STI testing and treatment. Some of this comes from school-provided education, which puts the emphasis on those topics. Some adults find, when they do start to seriously consider family planning, that they don’t know […]
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RFTA Report: 2025 budget talks continue
The Oct. 10 Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) board of directors meeting focused on the 2025 proposed budget and strategic planning. Before heading into the agenda, Vice Chair Greg Poschman and others commented on the significant upvalley traffic they noticed while traveling downvalley for the meeting in Carbondale. Others noted that daily traffic extends onto […]