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Ps&Qs: Peace over profit
“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” – Nietzsche These days, I start my day with a cup of coffee, a little good intention and, inevitably, uncontrolled sobbing. It’s the humans that get […]
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GCPLD Book Review: ‘How Can I Help You’
Review by Amy KrakowCarbondale Branch Library I’ve always been afraid of the dark, but not of things that go bump in the night or scary monsters under my bed. It’s more like aliens beaming down to abduct me and my dog. That’s traditionally why I’ve steered clear of darker literature. However, I couldn’t resist the […]
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El Sol del Valle, a magical newspaper
I remember when el Sol del Valle was just an idea. Before we were co-workers, Raleigh Burleigh was already a great friend. We had arranged to meet at Spring Gulch for Nordic skiing in early 2021. After a tough and isolated pandemic, I longed to be able to connect with friends in the great outdoors. […]
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Mature Content: Carbondale makes room at the inn
About 21,000 people live on Martha’s Vineyard, and median home prices are almost identical to Carbondale. In September of 2022, when 50 refugees suddenly arrived courtesy of Ron DeSantis, the island’s population increased by 0.002%. Volunteers cared for them at a temporary church shelter for 44 hours, at which point Massachusetts’ governor helped move the […]
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Two wrongs don’t make a right
A few days after Hamas’ Oct. 7 atrocious attacks on Israel, I wrote a letter to the Aspen Daily News arguing that the world was about to witness Israel punish the 2.3 million people of Gaza. Collective punishment is a war crime under the Geneva Conventions, as is denying food, water and medicine. I argued […]
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VOICES Radio Hour: Un-Comfort Zone: Taking the leap
By Kami Miranda Like most huge transformations, I was only able to take notice of what was happening to me after enough time had passed for some rear-view perspective. What started out as a simple desire to lose a few pounds and gain some tools to survive menopause as gracefully as possible ended up altering […]
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Ps&Qs: Good vibrations
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 Ladies Wine Night. As I walked into Third Street with a big pile of Glamour Do’s, I wasn’t sure what I would find. All I […]
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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 a new bike and helmet. Beginning with 68 children in 2004, the Denver-based nonprofit, Wish for Wheels (WFW), has been part of building and giving […]
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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 precarious situations in Colorado mountain towns. The first incident occurred just outside of Marble last summer and was reported in this newspaper and elsewhere. The […]