Comp plan redux Carbondale Trustees agreed during a work session on Jan. 19 to move forward with a process to update the Town’s comprehensive plan. By the estimations of town staff, this could take around nine months and will involve multiple opportunities for balanced input. Proposed areas of focus include the north side of downtown, […]
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Scuttlebutt, January 14, 2021
PitCo moves into Level Red Beginning Sunday, Jan. 17, Pitkin County will implement a new public health order, eliminating indoor dining at all restaurants and improving enforcement of social distancing at ski resorts. The move was prompted by Pitkin County reporting the second highest incidence rate of COVID-19 in the state, with one in 35 […]
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A cause for pause
The “boop boop” of the key fob was all good but the car was so iced over that I had to narf on the front door to crack the shell and get in. Inside my leaky, ancient Subaru, every window was also covered in a film of hard frost. We were on the brink of […]
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Scuttlebutt – January 7, 2021
GarCo vaccinations People 70 and older, plus high-risk health care workers and persons that have direct contact with COVID patients, are eligible to be vaccinated through Valley View and Grand River Health hospitals. Appointments will be made as vaccine supplies become available. For Valley View Hospital, call 970-384-7632. For Grand River Health, call 970-625-1100. Additionally, […]
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My Hunter S. Thompson story
Wow– 2021! So much to look forward to: a new year, a new president, a new car … My beloved Volvo traveled over 200,000 miles before it finally kicked the bucket and while I look for a new set of wheels, I’m borrowing my uncle’s car. It’s a beast from 1999 with a CD and […]
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Branching Out: Revelling in magnificence
The hardest part is knowing which to do – the hustle to get in there, or the walk — so silent, you can hear the pulse in your own body. The former is spiked with adrenaline; with an anxious wanting and hope. The latter, drenched in adrenaline; an anxious wanting and hope! Hunting is such […]
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Having enough is the new ‘having it all’
Recently, my friend Jessi Hempel, a nationally-known journalist, asked Facebook friends how they felt about “having it all” in this time of COVID-19. Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown used that phrase to title her 1982 memoire, and at the height of my career, it seemed something to strive for. But even then, my girlfriends had […]
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Ps&Qs: Ghosts of Christmas past
All I want this Christmas is joy, prosperity, and a collective sense of harmony. But, like the jaded characters in every Hallmark Christmas movie, I mostly just feel anxious and worried as I count down the days… And I have serious doubts about Santa’s ability to fix this by Christmas. Apparently, I’m not the only […]
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Grateful to CDOT
CVEPA Views By John Armstrong So often in environmental defense it is necessary to be critical or take the offensive. The Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) is so pleased to pen a letter of thanks and commendation. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is responsible for the day to day safety of highway travel in […]