Mabel Macdonald passed away peacefully on Feb. 20, 2020 at her home in Carbondale. She was born May 9, 1935 in New York City. Mabel moved to Aspen with her […]
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Mutt & Jeff: The logic of phobe
A reasonable person is able and willing to reason. Such a person is respectful of logic, not suspicious of it, and is willing to follow the argument wherever it leads. […]
Basketball season wrapping up
With just one game left in the girls and boys RFHS basketball regular seasons, both teams are looking to the future. The girls soared to a 61-50 win over Coal […]
CRMS Interim breaks the standard for holistic student development
If you happened to have meandered through Colorado Rocky Mountain School’s campus in recent weeks, chances are you were able to witness students deeply immersed in academic pursuits beyond the […]
Continuing Curtis’s legacy
John Graybill chokes up a bit when he talks about Chief Henry Red Cloud. Addressing a small crowd at Valley Fine Arts in Aspen on Feb. 15, the Buena Vista […]
Carbon emissions billboard art on display throughout valley
As part of its month-long Imagine Climate initiative, the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) will be hosting two Climate Billboard Community Kick-offs, unveiling four new black-and-white bilingual public art […]
A brief history of the ‘dog park’
Contrary to the article in the Jan. 9 edition of The Sopris Sun, the Carbondale Nature Preserve was purchased outright from the previous owners, the Delaney family. A clarification was […]
Seeking Higher Ground: Hey, RFTA, don’t leave us outta circulation in Carbondale!
Having experienced several big-city transit systems — San Francisco, Chicago, Denver — I can testify that RFTA is a gem. When I moved here, I was astonished to learn that […]
Bits & Pieces: Eight ways it’s weird to be Mexican
I don’t care what culture you identify with the most, or how amazing or superior you may think your culture is to others. Every single group has its eyebrow-raising, kooky, […]