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 […]
