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There has been a lot of conversation around the word “equity” within our district these past few months. As a Latino mother, I find it particularly odd that Latino families, which make up more than 55 percent of our school district, are often left in the shadows of this usually well-intentioned dialogue. Cambridge Dictionary defines […]

I’ve had enough. I’m sick and tired of having to pony up more money to support things like libraries, schools, libraries in schools… I pay taxes and that is where I want the money to go, not to the military industrial complex. “Today in Capitalism” by Iraq Veterans Against the War “Hey Siri, what is […]

The school year is in full swing, and while many high school students have begun submitting college applications, I’ve been putting the final touches on the next issue of the high school publication my friends and I started. Our publication started as an offhand suggestion. We’ve since forgotten who first offered the idea, but our […]

We sometimes ask:  “Have you read anything good lately?” A wise piece of advice I read lately in a magazine’s book review section suggested that for every modern book we read we should also read an old one. The reason? Because in the old days they had time to think about what they wrote. In […]

“Is this the house you’re giving to the church?” my friend asked. After I nodded, he commented, “That’s a very generous gift.” Generous – or worthless?  As I told Larry, everything in this valley depends on snow in its various forms. It’s not just that Aspen tourism provides the cornerstone for the local economy, it’s […]

These days people say to me, “It’s too bad you can’t write about the president anymore, what with the political climate being so volatile.” While it is my dream to be the Ann Coulter of the Left, the truth is, it isn’t the volatile political climate that keeps me from writing about our pussy-grabber-in-chief. Because […]

When the curtain rises, all is hushed. The conductor lifts his arms, signals to the orchestra, and the symphony begins. He is in control of the ebb and flow of tempo, of heightened tensions and frenzied crescendos, until audience and orchestra arrive safely at the denouement. With a gentle downward undulation of his hand, the […]

Sound and fury at a Carbondale Bike, Pedestrian and Trails Commission meeting? Who’da thunk it? The topic was 8th Street. The fury came from John Hoffmann, former Carbondale trustee and current Senior Matters board member. “For heaven’s sake,” he fumed, “This town has been kicking the can down the road for the last 40 years […]

This new book I have assures me that, “fermenting vegetables is a simple, inexpensive process that was used reliably for a few thousand years.”  Okay, so if it’s so simple why am I so scared to venture into the world of lacto-fermentation? I assure you I know my way around a kitchen. I slice, dice, […]

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Director Jeff Robbins came to the Aug. 21 COGCC meeting in Glenwood Springs looking for a partnership with the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners on the enforcement of the health and safety provisions of Senate Bill 181. All I can say is don’t show your back to those […]