Abraham Korah is the executive director of the Garfield County Public Library District. Every Friday over the past six weeks, I have been discussing poems, essays and other readings from luminaries, including Audre Lorde, Joy Harjo, George Orwell and Ursula K. Le Guin. I didn’t enroll in a Colorado Mountain College course or participate in […]
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Consensual Improv celebrates 10 years of ‘yes, and’
Hit comedy troupe Consensual Improv returned on Friday, Nov. 6,to the stage of Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC), the venue where their shenanigans began a decade ago, to celebrate the growth of the players and the audiences that have grown around them. The show was sold out and those in attendance left the black box […]
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The pirate
By Olivia NiosiVOICES Radio Hour “If you see the pirate-looking man with dazzling blue eyes, give him my number.” A bold text I sent to my hiking friends group chat after seeing the black-bearded, musty-smelling man out in the woods for the third time. I saw him paddling down the river at North Star in […]
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Third time’s a charm
Wow! Not since the most racist nation in the world elected a Black president in 2008 have I been so inspired by an election. During the midterm campaign, President Trump pleaded with his acolytes to “Vote like I’m on the ballot.” Afterward he said, “I was not on the ballot. If I was, we would’ve […]
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Ps & Qs: Drug of choice
For the record, my column was due two days before Election Day. Instead of trying to predict the unpredictable, I pivoted and chose another topic. The burnout is real for this little political junkie. When I was a kid we lived in Woody Creek, at the very end of Twining Flats Road. Well, maybe there […]
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Seeking Haystacks: Sweet deal
My father took me to see the movie “Lawrence of Arabia” in New Bedford, Massachusetts, when I was 12 years old. Just the two of us, for three hours of a great movie. Lawrence is caught between being a self-described savior of the Arab people and being a secret agent for the British Army; two […]
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I’m an oncologist. Here are 6 things I do to lower my risk of cancer
As a radiation oncologist at Valley View’s Calaway-Young Cancer Center, I see how cancer shapes the lives of people across our region — patients, families, friends and neighbors. It touches nearly everyone in some way. We have more advanced tools than ever to treat cancer and support patients through treatment and recovery. But prevention remains […]
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Cosmic Chatter: Global and personal shifts
How are we doing out there? I ask genuinely in effort to prompt sincere reflection. Astrologically, we haven’t had stability or ease for at least two years. Arguably, six. Even 2026’s most auspicious days, when Jupiter met Venus in Cancer in June, were marked by a hot-headed Moon in Aries. In the midst of August’s […]
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The scary movie that made me say ‘never again’
When my parents were young marrieds, they saw “Psycho.” My mother liked — still likes — buzzy films from talented directors, and it was revolutionary. Movies in 1960 didn’t just dispose of their main characters in the first 47 minutes. The now-iconic moody, brutal shower scene takes only 45 seconds, with 78 camera angles and […]
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The newly rising Stars
The Sopris Stars is back for its second year of youth-led news in the Roaring Fork Valley. I am thrilled to continue this newspaper allowing more youth than ever to have the opportunity to gain hands-on learning experience in journalism. This year we have seen an influx of interns leading to more content than ever! […]