April is Autism Awareness Month, also known as Autism Acceptance Month. Although the official day is April 2, it is observed throughout the entire month. These observances are relatively recent: only not long ago did we feel the need to designate a day to accept difference. Perhaps because our social cognition — our collective brain […]
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Aspen Film’s Shortfest offers a time for reflection
Flashback to 1979 in the Roaring Fork Valley. I had been living here a short time, having moved in January of 1974. The Rocky Mountains called out to me. And the major attractions for me as a professional dancer were the Aspen Music Festival and ballet classes with Ballet West in a miraculous outdoor tent […]
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Happy trails, Raleigh
I’ve been tasked with a handful of recommendation letters over the past few years. It comes easier to me— speaking to what makes a colleague or intern exceptional. Yet it carries a sense of immense pressure. Will these words hold a candle to the person they describe? The answer is mostly no. With all of […]
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Historiography: Tragedy at Coal Basin
On Highway 133, near Redstone, Colorado, a memorial plaque reads: This monument stands in tribute to the miners of Coal Basin, who confronted adversity and proved themselves resourceful, innovative and intrepid. We honor their achievements and their sacrifices, remembering in particular those brave, good men whose lives were lost in the mines … Placed with […]
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Restaurant reviews, en español
We are Mrs. Lasko’s seventh grade Spanish class from Carbondale Middle School. As a way to demonstrate our language abilities, and wrap up our most recent unit, we wrote reviews of our favorite restaurants in the Roaring Fork Valley. We hope you enjoy testing out your Spanish and perhaps visit one of our favorite restaurants! […]
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Guest Opinion: Singing for change
Editor’s note: The author of this piece sings with the Joyful Resistance Choir. Amidst the chaos of political discourse and everyday life, people in Minneapolis gathered to use their voice for hope, peace, and to bring some joy back into the world. Led by women, the Minneapolis Resistance Choir grew and news spread about their […]
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The dichotomy of identity and role confusion
The teen years are such an important time of self discovery and the formation of identity. However, this is simultaneously contradicted by the desire to fit in and conform to the role that others have set for them. In psychology, this dichotomy is referred to as “identity versus role confusion.” This term was coined by […]
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Dream Well: Why you don’t remember your dreams
Natalia Snider is a certified dream practitioner living in Carbondale. She works with people’s dreams and imaginations to facilitate self-healing. Every month, she will analyze someone’s dream in The Sopris Sun. Anyone can submit a dream for personal analysis or inclusion in this column by visiting: www.dreamhealings.com The number one, most-asked question I get as […]
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Kids for No Kings
I’m writing this because I want to see more teenagers at the No Kings protest on March 28. We should be at these protests because we are all affected by what the Trump administration and Congress have been doing, whether you know it yet or not. Countless masked Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have […]
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The school yard scaries
“Where do I sit?” A question every student asks themselves at one point or another. It’s the choice that defines your status, the power you hold and the involvement you have. Choose wisely. Every educational institution I have ever seen preaches the importance of connection among students. However, after speaking to both students and staff […]