“I’m kinda discouraged.” Today, that was how Mason responded to my daily “How are you?” question. My query isn’t just a routine. Every morning we both awaken to find ourselves […]
Nicolette Toussaint
Carbondale attorney makes change and history in fight against human trafficking
More than 125 local cops, doctors, teachers, philanthropists and citizens recently gathered for the biggest anti-human-trafficking conference ever held on Colorado’s Western Slope. That one-day summit happened because Glenwood Springs […]
Seeking Higher Ground: Rage at the (driverless) machine
Although I’m seriously opposed to armed insurrection, I empathize with the folks who have assaulted driverless cars in Arizona. In Glendale, there have been least 21 attacks: by assailants wielding […]
Seeking Higher Ground: Santa in cyberland
I’m over 60; that’s much too old to be asking Santa to bring me gifts from the North Pole. At my age, Christmas gets awkward. I have all the […]
‘Akimbo’ a wickedly funny visit with a family more dysfunctional than yours
If you’re feeling off-kilter about holiday family visits, Thunder River Theatre Company’s production of Kimberly Akimbo might be the tonic you need. The old adage says that laughter is the […]
Seeking Higher Ground: Debunking Trump’s mean and mindless jab at our Forest Service firefighters
This morning, I’m flaming over the president’s callous, clueless, cruel tweet: “There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is […]
Seeker Higher Ground: Some sober reflections on Carbondale culture
Even though it’s home to Jaywalker Lodge, I suspect it isn’t easy to get or to stay sober in Carbondale. Although I have been darn-near dry for 30-plus years, it’s […]
Thunder River Theatre’s Equus – a galloping hit
The small stage positioned in the cavernous darkness of Thunder River’s black box theatre can barely contain the unbridled passions loosed by Equus. This stage is an emotional boxing ring […]
Seeking Higher Ground: Dangerous days for journalism
Asked to choose “whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government,” Thomas Jefferson stated, “I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Today, […]
Seeking Higher Ground: A secondhand rose in a great, green town
When Barbra Streisand sang about being a secondhand rose in Funny Girl, she sounded a little blue. But I think it’s something to celebrate, and Carbondale’s clutch of secondhand stores […]