By Dave Marston During his 50 years in rural western Colorado, Jamie Jacobson has seen a lot of flooding. While caretaking a farm in 1974, Jacobson watched three acres of its riverfront float away. More recently, it’s been drought, and then worse drought. Jacobson farms on Lamborn Mesa, perched above Paonia, population 1,500. He keeps […]
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Branching Out: Rooted in (her)story
How do we sink roots in a new place? I came to Carbondale before the “Best Places to Live” lists. Mad about fly fishing, hunting for a place “to grow up” and sink my own roots, our watershed drew me in. Volunteering is a win-win, so I jumped in with the Carbondale Tree Board. New, […]
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La importancia de representación legal
Incorporado en las reglas de profesionalismo para abogados existe una parte que promueve filantropía de abogados por donación de su tiempo, habilidad, recursos e influencias sociales hacia ayuda a los más necesitados. Las Reglas de Colorado en relación a la Conducta Profesional (“C.R.C.P.”) son un grupo de reglas que gobiernan como los abogados deben conducirse. […]
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Ps & Qs: Death is like a piñata
On Nov. 1, 1955, a young boy was riding his bike home in Denver, Colorado. He blew through a stop sign and crossed the street in front of a bus that was stopped at the bus stop. He was struck by a car passing the bus in the next lane and both of his legs […]
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¿El 911 es solo para emergencias?
¿Por qué o para qué dar mi información a la hora de hacer una queja? Algunas de las inquietudes expresadas por las personas a la hora de tomar la decisión de hacer una queja al 911. Por eso me di a la tarea de charlar con el sargento Carlos Cornejo del Departamento de Policía de […]