Replace the pool On April 5, Carbondale voters will decide whether the town should replace our aging pool with a new aquatics facility, without raising taxes. Here’s why I’m voting YES on Ballot Issue A, supporting a new aquatics facility financed by existing revenue sources: 1. Our existing pool is about 45 years old and […]
Opinion
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El Zacate no está más verde con el desacato
El desacato, o desobediencia a la corte, es un tema el cual sorprendentemente ocurre a menudo. En seguida, voy a definir qué significa estar en desacato, qué tipos de desacato existen, y cuáles sanciones se pueden pedir. Las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil de Colorado definen cuando alguien está en desacato al tribunal. Incluyen, por ejemplo, […]
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Estableciendo valores familiares
Soy Trini, nací en Sinaloa, México. Estoy felizmente casada. Mi esposo y yo somos afortunados de tener una hija, un hijo, un yerno y una hermosa nietecita. Hemos vivido en este valle por 22 años. Actualmente soy estudiante de teología y disfruto servir como voluntaria en diferentes ministerios y organizaciones. Es un privilegio para mi […]
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Ukraine, through Zaslowsky eyes
Between pogroms, my grandfather, David Zaslowsky, and two of his brothers immigrated to New York City from their village south of Kiev called “Bohuslav” in Ukrainian, “Boguslav” in Russian and “Boslov” in Yiddish, which was the language the Zaslowskys spoke. Zaslowsky, also spelled in several different ways, was a common surname of the people in […]
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Letters – March 10, 2022
To the people of Carbondale Reading The Sun’s spotlight on each of the candidates running for town trustee and Mayor, I was really impressed. Carbondale is blessed to have SO many smart, experienced, thoughtful, community-focused people who have stepped up to run for local office to lead and serve their community. Voting for only three […]
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Branching Out: Striving and stretching
Grunting, I doubled into the fence stretcher, pulling barb wire taut again. Mouth full of galvanized staples, I spit one out, both hands occupied. Didn’t know how others did it, so I did it my way and may have looked foolish. Working alone for days on end, I could care less. The work felt purposeful, […]
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A transplant’s tale from Florida-land
Last autumn, my partner and I said goodbye to Carbondale. We packed our belongings into a rental trailer and began the long drive to Florida. We left Carbondale at 3 a.m. Glenwood Canyon had just been cleared of fallen rock and the pavement was still a broken mess, but there was virtually no traffic on […]
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¡Feliz cumpleaños al Sol del Valle!
En estos días celebramos el nacimiento del Sol del Valle, y un año de éxito. Lo que parecía un sueño descabellado y sin valor, hoy se levanta con cuerpo y con sueños. Un año de planeación, esfuerzo, cambios, pero sobre todo de victoria, ya que pese a todas las adversidades, el Sol salió para el […]
