Re: GarCo ReportIt is easy for folks to criticize elected officials as they conduct the business of local government, but it is uncommon that we recognize our local leaders for doing the right thing. Therefore, I am writing to thank the Garfield County Commissioners for working to protect the Shoshone water rights by urging the […]
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Dreams from the energy field
Natalia Snider is a certified dream practitioner living in Carbondale. She works with people’s dreams and imaginations to facilitate self-healing. Every month, she will analyze someone’s dream in The Sopris Sun. Anyone can submit a dream for personal analysis or inclusion in this column by visiting: www.dreamhealings.com Dream I’ve had this dream many times. It’s a […]
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CVEPA Views: You can’t get there from here
How long does it take to get to Marble? Gus Darien told me that when he was a young man he could hop on the train to Carbondale. The train stopped at his Marble ranch to take on water or maybe coal from Camp Genter Mine and cabbages and raspberries from Clotan Moore’s place above […]
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Copper Creek pack devastating local cattle ranchers
By Marj Perry The Copper Creek pack was removed from Grand County for chronic depredation and translocated to Pitkin County — an act going against the Colorado wolf plan. Within a month several heifers were killed on Capitol Creek, presumably by the Copper Creek pack. They have continued to kill calves and been seen in […]
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Literate Life: Spotlight on Glenwood Springs Branch Library
One of the standard segments of our library board meetings is the Branch Manager Report. In July, our director of branches, Nancy Barnes, filled in for vacationing Abraham Korah. Their comments were so good I thought them worthy of wider dissemination. I have lightly edited them, adding my own intro and conclusions. IntroOur board meetings […]
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Letter from Michigan: Community and Garth Taylor
Greetings, Bonedale and Valley folks, from (so far) a pretty steamy summer here on the southeastern shore of what Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker recently proclaimed as “Lake Illinois” (humorously responding to Donald Trump’s renaming the Gulf of Mexico). Nomenclature issues aside, our beach is vast, the water is beautiful and the blueberries are ripe. These […]
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Mature Content: My billionaire chatbot
Cynics say that Donald Trump gets financial support from billionaires because they think a Trump presidency will make them even richer. But I’m pretty sure that Republican billionaires, like most of us, believe their actions help society. I’d love to interview some of them but what are my chances? So, I had ChatGPT create John […]
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Letters – July 17, 2025
Correction: An extra “e” snuck into Pam Zentmyer’s name in last week’s Carbondale Report. Also, in “Pollinator Conservancy abuzz with intention,” Carbondale’s Pollinator Protection Resolution was mistakenly referred to as a “plan.” Re: Ps&QsCongratulations to Jeannie Perry on 20 years of reminding us to mind our Ps and Qs. And thanks to the Sopris Sun […]
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A writing initiation: Awestruck steps into the world of [Aspen] Words
Editor’s Note: Annalise Grueter is a member of the Aspen Writers Network. This column details her recent experience at the Aspen Summer Words juried workshops. If you’ve been reading The Sopris Sun for at least a couple of weeks, you already know that this valley harbors an impressive roster of passionate writers. From local journalists […]
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From diagnosis to dreaming: How community, art and connection have shaped my path through illness
Six years ago, I joined The Sopris Sun as a part-time employee, not knowing this place — and community — would become a lifeline and family during some of my darkest days. What began as a job soon became a calling, deeply woven with stories of resilience, strength and the transformative power of connection. My […]