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When you eat matters

by Raleigh Burleigh April 21, 2021November 17, 2023

By Maria Judith Alvarez Quiroz Translation by Jacquelinne Castro Editor’s note: On April 5, Maria Judith Alvarez Quiroz was featured in a New York Times article called “Emerging From the Coronavirus.” We are proud to share an English translation of her latest column for el Sol del Valle. Obesity and related health problems (diabetes, hypertension, […]

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Celebrando el Día Internacional de la Tierra

by Raleigh Burleigh April 21, 2021November 30, 2023

Por Beatriz Soto El jueves 22 de abril marca el 51 aniversario del Día de la Tierra, este día fue creado para crear una conciencia común a los problemas de sobrepoblación y sobre desarrollo, la producción de contaminación, la conservación de la biodiversidad y otras preocupaciones ambientales para proteger el equilibrio ecológico de nuestro planeta. […]

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Help us be the people’s paper

by Raleigh Burleigh April 14, 2021November 17, 2023

For over 13 years, The Sopris Sun has delivered on our mission to inform, inspire, and build community. In 2020, the board and staff rose to extraordinary challenges and didn’t miss a beat. With great sacrifice, editor Will Grandbois, artistic director Ylice Golden, and ad manager Todd Chamberlin — along with our dedicated contributors, board […]

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This Is Your Backyard

by Raleigh Burleigh April 14, 2021November 17, 2023

By Alex Menard The Upper Crystal River Valley, from Marble to Schofield Pass, is the finest backyard anyone could wish for. Mostly spectacular wilderness, it also contains the town of Crystal with the famous mill and other historic mining sites. It is home to majestic mountains from the rugged granite ridges of Capitol and Snowmass […]

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Remembering Coal Basin tragedy

by Raleigh Burleigh April 14, 2021November 17, 2023

By Bill Jochems Special to The Sopris Sun It was forty years ago, but feels like yesterday. Thwap, thwap, thwap and echoes of helicopters woke Redstone at dawn. Then Tom Brokaw’s voice came through: “and this morning, in Redstone, Colorado…” National news, but a locally intense and tragic story. There was a massive explosion deep […]

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Desde la Clínica: Cuando comes importa

by Maria Judith Alvarez Quiroz April 14, 2021October 16, 2025

La obesidad y los problemas de salud asociados (diabetes, hipertensión, enfermedades del corazón, colesterol y triglicéridos altos, etc.) se han convertido en un problema mayor en los EEUU. Esta es una columna basada en el libro del Dr. Michael Greger. Lo que comes es el factor más importante que causa y revierte la obesidad. Sin […]

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The Why and The What of historic preservation

by Raleigh Burleigh April 7, 2021November 17, 2023

By Eric Doud Carbondale’s Historic Preservation Commission The Why Carbondale’s age and location provides an opportunity to develop as a destination for heritage tourism, one of the strongest areas of growth in Colorado’s economy. Studies have shown that the strength of local historic preservation can be directly linked with the number of tourist visits in […]

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The world’s largest migration

by Raleigh Burleigh April 7, 2021November 17, 2023

By Mary Harris Roaring Fork Audubon The world’s largest animal migration is coming to North America! A portion of this migration will pass right through the Roaring Fork Valley; and, lucky for us, many will remain to breed, most of them returning to the very same habitat patch where they were born! Bird migration is […]

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Esquina Legal: Las historias que contamos

by Tony Mendez April 7, 2021November 30, 2023

Mientras pensaba en escribir esta columna, seguía escuchando varias historias sobre las historias que contamos, y las que nos contamos. Las historias que escuche esta semana incluyen historias de parte de: Ryan Kalamaya, el presidente de la junta directiva de Alpine Legal Services, contando historias de divorcio en Colorado por medio del podcast “Divorce at […]

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Mature Content: Michael and Karla

by Raleigh Burleigh April 7, 2021November 17, 2023

By Ron Kokish It was 1970. We had professional degrees, a house, beginning careers and a three-year-old son, The Great Society, weed and Beatles music. A bright future seemed certain for us and our country. The only thing missing was a daughter. As weekend hippies, we easily fixed that by adopting a child who needed […]