By Cathy HeyligerVOICES Radio Hour Have you ever had a serendipitous moment when you suddenly feel you are exactly where you’re supposed to be — where the air shifts, the world quiets and something inside you says pay attention? I had one of those moments, and it changed the entire course of my life. It […]
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The compass in our bones: cultivating aliveness on a changing planet
Here in the Roaring Fork Valley, our physical and internal maps are breaking. As we watch our winters shift, our rivers run low, and our forests dry, we feel this ecological disruption deeply. The climate crisis is our lived, daily context. Yet, as we traverse this new reality, our internal maps are failing us too […]
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To screen, or not to screen
The last few weeks have been a busy time for students and families. A lot of firsts for students, whether it’s going to kindergarten or college. One question that is a constant for all families and students is the use of technology, at home and school. Screens are everywhere. I am using a screen to […]
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Stopping the extermination of our wild horses
On Aug. 11, I woke before dawn from a night of fitful sleep in my pickup out by Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area west of Meeker. It was the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) designated meet-up spot for the day’s wild horse roundup nearby. I was one of four observers at that Piceance/East Douglas […]
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What is public charge?
Editor’s note: Alexis Katsiaficas is an immigration attorney who works for Alpine Legal Services. The Alpine Legal Services Immigration Department provides direct representation exclusively to victims of crime at this time. As an immigration attorney, all of the clients I meet want to become lawful permanent residents. But it has become harder to qualify, in […]
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Placing trust in local news
Scroll down for our list of awards! What sets local news apart from the mass-information digital wormhole? Trust. This was one takeaway from the keynote speaker of the 147th Annual Colorado Press Association (CPA) Convention, Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder of the New York-based Haitian Times. As many of you know, and at the risk of starting […]
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For the cowboys who still remain
A few weeks ago, a cowboy died. Not the kind manufactured by movies, always flawless beneath a hat. He was a real cowboy: one who learned to read the sky, respect a horse’s spirit and understand that mountains are not conquered; they simply allow us to live near them. I did not know him for […]
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The best little pour house in Colorado
Let me just start by saying that credit for the clever title of this column goes to Joanne Teeple, who ran for town council. Ironically, Joanne was the only one at the recent council meeting to point out the issue of the bus stop, or rather lack thereof, at the sparkling new Carbondale Aquatic Center. […]
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Historiography: What’s in a name?
The Rocky Mountain News “Colorado Q & A,” Jan. 20, 1957: Q: Often, as I traveled the road between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, I have been impressed by the beauty of that solitary peak called Mt. Sopris. How did this lovely mountain get its name? A: That beautiful mountain was named for an interesting Colorado […]
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Take us to the river
Under the elegant rusticity of the hand hewn logs and mortise and tenon beamery of the 1879 Thompson Barn, the tiny but mighty Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) held its 54th annual meeting and gathering. The beams had been crafted by Myron Thompson and family years before the founding of Carbondale (or even Satank!). […]