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I’m an introvert, and so are you By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff It seems to be in vogue to be introverted, but I’m not sure it’s quite that simple. My suspicions were first aroused my senior year of high school, when I invited one of the most confident people I know to join me […]

Back in the ‘60s, I lived on a cramped back porch on The Hill in Boulder. Two mattresses were jammed side by side — one for my high school buddy, Milo, and one for me. At the end of the mattresses was a hotplate to cook on, and that’s all the space there was. Milo […]

On my way to Denver for the weekend, my last stop was the Little Free Library on Eighth Street. I don’t know how long it’s been there. I noticed when I was helping members of my congregation purchase a parsonage on Cleveland Place. At first I thought it was a birdhouse on a pole, but […]

I have ordered an uber ride twice in my life, and I believe I’ve experienced the spectrum of Uber. The first time, I needed a ride from downtown Denver to Longmont (approximately 40 miles) and I became fast friends with the woman who gave me a ride. I sat in the front seat and we […]

While driving Highway 82 either in the morning or evening hours and seeing the Denver-like traffic I am astounded by the way our local valleys have changed. My parents described the drive from Glenwood up valley in the 1930s on a simple gravel/dirt road. Even more primitive was the county road up the Crystal Valley […]

Spring is a time of transition, and this year that is proving particularly true for The Sopris Sun. Since I took the helm January 2016, we’ve replaced most of our staff and all of our board. Terri Ritchie and Barbara Dills were the last holdouts and it’s strange to imagine going forward without them, but […]

I recently heard the term “market failure” on an NPR interview. Pundits Elaine Weiss and Gina Adams were commenting on a $1 million childcare investment proposed by the Trump administration’s budget. Ivanka Trump, who advanced the proposal, characterized the childcare market this way: “You have care providers who are working at below-poverty wages, you have […]

When I was ten years old my best friend, Allie, and I would wake up early on Sunday mornings to watch FMTV on Channel 12. It was a local show featuring music videos from artists like David Byrne and Blondie. Then Channel 12 sold the name to a company in New York for something like […]

As winter fades away and spring beckons, some of our thoughts turn to April 15 and our tax deadline. We have spoken before about RSVP and the services they offer. One of those services is free tax preparation and free electronic filing (e-filing). Your income must be less than $50,000 annually to qualify for this […]