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• Locations: News By Jon Nicolodi Published Jan. 23, 2019

  The yellow ribbon, one month in

  

  Now in the thirty-third day of the partial government shutdown, the impacts are only becoming more magnified as furloughed workers are bracing to miss a second paycheck and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, runs out of funding in February. Impacts of the shutdown… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Jan. 23, 2019

  Trustee summoned for drinking and driving

  

  When Carbondale Police Officer Brandyn Rupp stopped a gray Subaru Forester near the intersection of Second Street and Snowmass Avenue for allegedly speeding just after midnight on Jan. 12, the driver turned out to be Luis Yllanes, a member of the Carbondale Board of Trustees.

  In addition to a citation… read more →

• Locations: Columns By Stan Badgett Published Jan. 23, 2019

  Mutt & Jeff: It’s like…

  

  Ask my students — I’m a stickler when it comes to using the word “like.”

  Generally, it’s prohibited in my classroom. At least when it’s meant to stand for veritably — in other words, as an intensifier. If a person wants to intensify a statement, it doesn’t help… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Jan. 16, 2019

  FootSteps Marketing making strides in wellness consciousness

  

  First, it was a mindfulness and self-compassion workshop. Financial wellness is next on the docket at FootSteps Marketing.

  Sydney Schalit, general manager turned FootSteps CEO, lights up when she talks about it.

  “We were all just sitting in a sweet little circle… read more →

• Locations: Letters Published Jan. 16, 2019

  Gaining the world; losing the self

  Dear Editor:

  My name is Sandra Lopez, the person who took sanctuary in Carbondale for 10 months. Thank you very much to my community, and to the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist congregation.  Thanks to all of you, I kept my family together and was protected… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Jan. 16, 2019

  Survey seeks to help folks keep their furry friends

  

  As Executive Director of Colorado Animal Rescue, Wes Boyd has watched renters struggle with the choice between their pets and a place to live.

  “We noticed that there are a large number of animals that come into the shelter that are displaced from their homes… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Jan. 16, 2019

  Basalt Regional Library offers a great escape

  

  Apparently, the best way to get 20- and 30-somethings into the library is to “lock” them in a room and give them puzzles.

  At least, that’s what the Basalt Regional Library is trying with a series of “escape room” events, among other programming. Escape rooms… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Jan. 16, 2019

  Worlds collide onstage in cabaret performance that keeps the planet in mind

  

  When Sonya Meyer moved to Breckenridge from New York City, going from a concrete jungle to a ski resort was a seductive change in scenery — so much so that her next move took her to the Roaring Fork Valley instead of back to the Big Apple. … read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Jan. 16, 2019

  CVEPA looks ahead while remembering the past

  
  Darrell Munsell didn’t set out to write an entire book about the Crystal Valley’s history. The newly retired history professor intended to stay just that: retired.

  “I didn’t know anything about Colorado history, but I fell in love with Redstone and decided to do…

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• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Jan. 16, 2019

  Growth crowds elk, deer in more ways than one

  

  Before Aspen Glen was built, hundreds of elk used to graze between Carbondale and Glenwood — but the fact that the herd has since declined isn’t just a function of development.

  “You’re seeing a direct loss of habitat and also extra people that are recreating… read more →