It’s early in the morning, well not as early as I’d hoped, and my first press day as editor of The Sopris Sun. The temperature has cooled and I hear rain drops splattering the gutters outside our window — as good of a sign one can hope for right about now. I know many of […]
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Scuttlebutt: April 2, 2026
Carbondale wildfireAn 8-10 acre fire spread from what began as an agricultural burn about 5 miles south of Carbondale along Colorado Highway 133 on the afternoon of Thursday, March 26. The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District reported on Facebook that crews had “knocked down the fire and are working to extinguish hot spots” at […]
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Curated Calendar: April 2-11
THURSDAY, APRIL 2 ‘ANYTHING GOES’The Glenwood Springs Library hosts an opening for “Anything Goes,” an art exhibit consisting of works by members of the Glenwood Springs Art Guild, from 4 to 6pm. The show will be up through May 15. Visitors can vote for their favorite pieces, and awards will be doled out once the […]
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‘Hasta que nos volvamos a encontrar’
Carta de editor a editor En los últimos años me han encargado escribir varias cartas de recomendación. Se me facilita—hablar de lo que hace excepcional a un colega o a un pasante. Sin embargo, conlleva una gran presión. ¿Estarán estas palabras a la altura de la persona que describen? La respuesta casi siempre es no. […]
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Happy trails, Raleigh
I’ve been tasked with a handful of recommendation letters over the past few years. It comes easier to me— speaking to what makes a colleague or intern exceptional. Yet it carries a sense of immense pressure. Will these words hold a candle to the person they describe? The answer is mostly no. With all of […]
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Curated Calendar – March 26 to April 5
THURSDAY, MARCH 26 CLIMATE WEEKRocky Mountain Institute is kicking off the second annual state-wide Colorado Climate Week, hosting two panel discussions from 3 to 5pm followed by happy hour at the Tipsy Trout. Register at luma.com/eav0x6ej MEMORIALThane Lincicome’s memorial celebration will be held at 5:30pm at the Calaway Room in Carbondale’s Third Street Center. A […]
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Ace reporter seeks housingAmy Hadden Marsh, one of the Valley’s top reporters, and her indoor cat (Dizzy) are in need of a place to live. Marsh lost her housing of 27 years due to circumstances beyond her control and hopes to remain local. If you know of a reasonably-priced place, please email amy@soprissun.com Ski and […]
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Drought Task ForceGovernor Jared Polis activated Colorado’s Drought Task Force and Phase 2 of the state’s Drought Response Plan on March 17 given record-breaking warm temperatures and low snowpack. As reported by Aspen Journalism, snowpack in the Roaring Fork River Basin is at 65% of normal as of March 13 and 75% of days from […]
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Apple Tree ‘welfare’ water quality concerns linger
After handwashing at her kitchen sink, Brenda Ramos loads water-stained dishes into a dishwasher that’s solely used as a drying rack. Her husband, Oscar Ramos, saunters into the kitchen with a blue casing, unsealing the cap and pouring out dark-brown water before removing a filter caked with sediment. “It’s like pure gasoline,” Brenda said of […]
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Curated Calendar – March 12 to March 21
THURSDAY, MARCH 12 NONFICTION BOOK CLUBThe Carbondale Library invites you to a monthly book club discussing nonfiction books from 2 to 3:30pm. This month’s theme is “any nonfiction book about a recipient of the Nobel Prize.” FLUFFY STUFFFluffy Stuff Co. celebrates the opening of its new studio at 802 Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs from […]