Correction: Antoinette Brasier’s last name was misspelled in the byline for her piece in last week’s paper, “Swatting mocks a very real problem.” Donate Life Month April is the 20th Anniversary of National Donate Life Month (NDLM). This month honors and celebrates current and past organ, eye, tissue donors and welcomes and encourages new ones. This […]
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Letters – March 30, 2023
Corrections: In the GarCo Report, Lift-Up Development Director Sheila Maurer’s last name was misspelled. In “Carbondale prepares to spray at Nature Park,” the word “half-life” was mistakenly written as “life-life.” Access vs. wildlife Living in a county where 83% of the land is public is incredibly wonderful. But some groups are advocating for more access. […]
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Letters – March 23, 2023
Democracy in peril It’s beyond offensive to see a failed, twice-impeached former president, Donald Trump, campaigning again for an office he so thoroughly disgraced. It’s shameful he’s even allowed to seek the presidency again considering his attempt to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, by lying about nonexistent massive voter fraud and orchestrating […]
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Letters – March 16, 2023
Not so icy Several places in Carbondale improved this winter, especially the Promenade and sidewalks near the Recreation Center. Thank you to those whose efforts were put forth. And, flowers to the road crew who worked during those warm, melting February afternoons followed by deep-freezes overnights that create the tire-shredding ice knives of road ruts […]
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Letters – March 9,2023
Charles Wicker Moses II The shockwaves from Wick’s passing generated a tsunami of emotions and memories for me. Wick and I were married in 1975, and we split up four years later. Wick was too young; I was way too young. While I now refer to this as my starter marriage, he loomed large in […]
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Letters – March 2, 2023
Re: ReEnergize Last week’s paper included a press release from Garfield Clean Energy (GCE) asking residents to apply for “ReEnergize” and other programs which subsidize home energy use reduction measures. It noted that the program has limited funds. Another article reported that last year the funds ran out after 50 retrofits countywide. So, if you […]
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Letters – Feb. 23, 3023
Thanks Alicia, Paul and Jason! Feb. 15 was National School Resource Officer (SRO) Appreciation Day, and the Roaring Fork School District would like to thank our amazing SROs: Alicia Hampton in Glenwood Springs, Paul Lazo in Carbondale and Jason Hegberg in Basalt. Our SROs not only provide critical support services for our schools, but work […]
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Letters – Feb. 16, 2023
Dog manners The human population explosion in Carbondale has also created a dog population explosion. Truth be told, many of us prefer dogs to humans. After all, it’s the irresponsible humans who are now causing almost daily altercations at both the Nature Park and Hendrick Ranch dog parks. Both areas have signs outlining the laws […]
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Letters – Feb. 9, 2023
Re: Thoughts to share In a recent letter to The Sopris Sun, a writer shared her observations that school-aged children use the library computers to play violent video games, implying that shooting games lead to school shootings, and suggesting that library staff should prohibit access to these games in the library. As the writer […]
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Letters – Feb. 1, 2023
Colorado water Here’s some noteworthy pieces of local news about the Colorado River and the start of dry-up: 1. The Colorado River District has $125 million (federal funds) to pay ranchers and farmers to dry up land to put as much as 833,000 acre-feet in the Colorado River. 2. This is a short-term solution, over […]