Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor: Ran into Dr. Greg Feinsinger at the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist church’s chili cookoff. “I want you to write a letter,” Feinsinger said,”about what’s happened to Valley View Hospital.” “You mean since the Mennonites gave up control?” I asked. “Yeah,” Feinsinger replied,”Back when they weren’t so focused on making money.” Sorry Greg, I […]

Dear Editor: I love Carbondale and the Roaring Fork Valley. It’s one of the greatest towns on the Western Slope, filled with intelligent, engaged people from all walks of life. The super wealthy to the dirtbag climbers. Anglos to Hispanic, Tall and short people. We have it all. Our downtown seems to be thriving. Where […]

Dear Editor: On March 8, a new Thompson Park development plan from Cerise Park, LLC, was presented to Carbondale’s Planning and Zoning Commission. The submission now comprises 45 dwelling units (priced between $600 and 800K) instead of 16 units (the first phase of an anticipated 27 units), which were permitted by the Board of Trustees […]

Dear Editor: I ask myself, would I fire my single shot .22 handgun over the heads of my students if I knew the bad guy with a bump-stocked AR15 was ready to unleash 100 rounds in my direction, over the heads of the 30 children that have been crammed into my classroom? That is the […]

Dear Editor: It’s been just about three years since I moved to Carbondale after 16 years in Glenwood Springs. Never made a better move in my life. The biggest reason I left Glenwood Springs was the traffic. It was frustrating trying to get anywhere between the hours of 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 […]

Dear Editor: Yes, I have had enough of people in the newspaper getting a lot of gun shootings wrong. Yes, there are terrible tragedies and yes the FBI should have taken Cruz into custody. Yes, the law officer who was a coward decided that he wanted to wait until officers showed up. Big time dereliction […]

Dear Editor: There is a time and a season for all things and it’s time to recognize a long-time local business.

Dear Editor: Affordable higher education is a service essential to the lives of many young Americans like me, and to the economy; local and as a whole.

Dear Editor: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Ascendigo Autism Services in Carbondale would like to draw attention to a very serious but often overlooked economic disparity that affects us all.

Dear Editor: I’m deeply concerned about the Open Space and Trails proposed trail through the Crystal River Valley. It has been my home for thirty years and I still thrill at its beauty as I drive Highway 133.