Traducción por Dolores Duarte El 1 de febrero, el superintendente del distrito escolar de Roaring Fork (RFSD) Dr. Jesús Rodríguez llegó a la cuenta de siete meses desde que se mudó de Dallas al valle de Roaring Fork con su esposa y su pequeño hijo. El Sopris Sun charló con Rodríguez sobre la aclimatación al […]
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Dr. Jesús Rodríguez reaches seven-month milestone
On Feb. 1, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Superintendent Dr. Jesús Rodríguez hit the seven-month mark since moving from Dallas to the Roaring Fork Valley with his wife and young son. The Sopris Sun chatted with Rodríguez about acclimating to the new job and surroundings. He began by talking about housing. In October, he held […]
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NPR’s Ailsa Chang to speak at Aspen event
Making a shift in careers is never an easy endeavor. Ask Ailsa Chang, an award-winning journalist and host of National Public Radio’s (NPR) All Things Considered. She left a prestigious law career to begin another in radio, starting with an internship at KQED public radio in San Francisco. Aspen Public Radio (APR) Executive Director Breeze […]
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Asamblea General de Colorado hace historia
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Cuando la 74ª Asamblea General de Colorado se reunió el 9 de enero, hizo historia con la mayor clase de legisladoras que ha existido. Cincuenta y uno de los 100 asientos en el senado y la cámara de representantes de Colorado están ocupados por mujeres – 44 de las cuales son […]
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History is made as Colorado General Assembly convenes
When the 74th Colorado General Assembly convened on Jan. 9, it made history with the largest-ever class of female legislators. Fifty-one of the 100 seats in Colorado’s Senate and House are held by women — 44 of whom are Democrats and seven Republicans. Nevada is the only other state to hold a female legislator majority. […]
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Local film editor tells David versus Goliath story
An upcoming feature-length documentary, “Stolen Dough”, looks at the origins of Pizza Hut’s stuffed crust pizza and the $1 billion patent infringement suit brought against them. The film is the seventh filmmaking collaboration for director Stefano Da Frè and Carbondale resident and Emmy-Award-winning editor Krysia Carter-Giez. The lawsuit is the largest patent infringement case in […]
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Making magic with The Art Base’s new director
Taking the executive director role at The Art Base is a full-circle moment for Lisa DeLosso. After moving to the Roaring Fork Valley in 2017, she became “intimately involved” with the Basalt nonprofit community arts center by attending exhibitions, workshops and the annual fundraising gala. She added, “Art is really important to me, and supporting […]
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Aspen Writers’ Network speaks a writer’s language
Ernest Hemingway, arguably one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, once said of his craft: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” It’s not quite as melodramatic as Hemingway suggests, but you get the gist of his message. Being a writer can, at times, […]
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Largest COLA for Social Security recipients since 1981
In 2023, Social Security recipients will see a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 8.7%, the most significant increase since 1981 and the fourth largest COLA in the history of the Social Security program. While the Social Security Act of 1935 created the Social Security Administration (SSA) as an independent agency of the U.S. government to administer […]
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Roaring Fork Schools faced with meal account debts
At the Nov. 30 Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education meeting, RFSD Chief Financial Officer Nathan Markham said the district has, since the beginning of this school year, incurred a deficit of more than $40,000 in student meal debt. During Markham’s presentation of the quarterly financial report, he cited that the district’s food […]