“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 in one another’s company is a blessing.
The cause of Mason’s discouragement… read more →
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 Attorney Angela Roff asked Carbondale resident Beth Klein to make it happen.
Beth… read more →
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 guns, slashing tires, throwing rocks and even threatening a driverless van’s attendant with a chunk… read more →
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 material goods I need, and it’s hard to shop for things like good health or replacements… read more →
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 best medicine, and TRTC is providing a healthy dose of just that.
Written in 2000… read more →
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 so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all… read more →
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 rare for me to go to a First Friday, an art opening or a fundraiser without… read more →
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 in which disturbed 17-year-old Alan Strang squares off against middle-aged psychiatrist Martin Dysart.
The discomfort… read more →
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, Jefferson wouldn’t have that choice; due to economics, electronic media and the internet, newspapers face… read more →
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 make it easy to do.
My affection for recycled goods predates my life… read more →
