On my mom’s fourth deathday (like a birthday without the gifts), I went by the Third Street Center to drop off winter coats I had collected the night before at […]
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Sponsorships help CO nonprofit gift bikes to local second graders
Promotion by Lori Davis Wish for Wheels Wish for Wheels began partnering with companies and organizations in 2004 to empower second graders at Title I elementary schools with the gift of […]
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Truckin’ through the racial climate
A couple of local occurrences in recent months have demonstrated a difference in how people perceive race relations in rural America. Both involved truck drivers landing their big rigs in […]
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Works in Progress – Dec. 7, 2023
Approaching Avalon, Part 2By Amy Hadden Marsh, Carbondale Charlie and Maddie were long gone and I was once again cast adrift in the night on strange English roadways, panic stricken […]
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Letters to the Editor – Dec. 7, 2023
Gracias RFTA I drove a bus for RFTA for a little over a year, starting in November 2021. I am writing to express my gratitude towards the management of RFTA, […]
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It takes a village, and what a village!
Editor’s note: Clarke is the co-chair of The Sopris Sun’s board of directors. There are so many great reasons to be proud of the publication you are holding in your […]
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CVEPA Views: Nuts! An American Tragedy
I found myself giggling with the exhilaration of each steep, sinuous turn. We descended rapidly down a perfect ribbon of asphalt as if on a roller coaster. We had driven […]
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The Climate in Carbondale
By Patrick HunterGuest Column Hello Carbondale! Can you believe the beautiful weather we are having this year? What a place to live! But, what a name. “Carbon”dale? I wrote a […]
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Letters – Nov. 30, 2023
Authenticity vs audacityOur longtime locals are constantly finding themselves criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. And, we unapologetically take responsibility for all we have […]
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Works in Progress – Nov. 30, 2023
Approaching Avalon, Part IAmy Hadden MarshCarbondale Legend has it that the ancient, mystical isle of Avalon is tricky to find, that in ages past pilgrims often got lost in the […]