By Keep Missouri Heights Rural This is in response to Amy Hadden Marsh’s article, “Missouri Heights residents fear losing rural Colorado lifestyle.” The article, published July 19, 2024, expressed concerns about the potential impact of a proposed equestrian facility called Twin Acres. The Eagle County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) subsequently denied the Twin Acres […]
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Pitkin County’s bike path through the Crystal River Corridor to Crested Butte: An ecological perspective
By Roaring Fork Audubon and Colorado Sierra Club The Redstone to McClure Pass section of the Carbondale to Crested Butte trail development project will pass through some of the most ecologically important and beautiful breeding bird habitats remaining in the Crystal River Valley. While this is exciting for bikers, it is an ecological tragedy for […]
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133, Dangerous as Designed:Our paved futon
By Age-Friendly Carbondale We conclude our review of crossings along 133 with Snowmass and Meadowood Drive, the only two where survey respondents did not report perceiving unsafe conditions. That said, let’s take this week to examine the nature of 133. Roads move people from point A to point B quickly, efficiently and, usually, safely. In […]
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VOICES Radio Hour: Teaching the funny
By Ryan Honey There are many things you hope to teach your children as a parent. After we knock off the basics like eating, speaking and using the potty, we keep adding to the list. There are the obvious ones like manners, kindness and a strong work ethic that every parent hopes their kids pick […]
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VOICES Radio Hour: Motherhood
By Lindsay Gurley Motherhood has been, and continues to be, a journey that started for me well before Finn arrived — with a shift in my expectations when coming to terms with my new reality. After Finn’s birth, I was thrown into new growth, transformation, shifting priorities, fresh new perspectives and delving into my own […]
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One phone call and 15 years later…
By Elizabeth PhillipsFounding and Current Board Member A brief phone call from Rebecca Young was all it took. The Valley Journal of 34 years was closing. It was 2009, one year into a worldwide financial crisis. Small, local newspapers were rapidly folding as advertising revenues dropped. Even large newspapers were closing or merging. Rebecca knew […]
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Estudiantes locales reconocen a sus restaurantes favoritos
Nota del editor: Estas críticas de restaurantes locales fueron escritas por estudiantes del 8o grado en Carbondale Middle School con la maestra Krista Lasko. La tarea fue hecha al final de su unidad de los restaurantes. Que les disfrutes… ¡Fridas! Por Annelise Bumgarner Frida’s es un restaurante mexicana que está en Glenwood. ¡No sólo es […]
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GCPLD Book Review: ‘How Can I Help You’
Review by Amy KrakowCarbondale Branch Library I’ve always been afraid of the dark, but not of things that go bump in the night or scary monsters under my bed. It’s more like aliens beaming down to abduct me and my dog. That’s traditionally why I’ve steered clear of darker literature. However, I couldn’t resist the […]
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The Climate in Carbondale
By Patrick HunterGuest Column Hello Carbondale! Can you believe the beautiful weather we are having this year? What a place to live! But, what a name. “Carbon”dale? I wrote a piece for a national magazine on environmental issues that talked about caps and fees on carbon fuels like gasoline and natural gas. A reader sent […]
