Columns – The Sopris Sun

Locations: Columns, Opinion Published Feb. 1, 2023

Mending the Hoop

Photo by Beth White

By Melina Laroza
Special to The Sopris Sun

Whether colonizer or colonized, oppressor or oppressed, we all are wounded from the illusion of separation between Mother Earth, ourselves and each other. Indigenous peoples who live in tribes connected with their roots are perhaps closer than the rest of us… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By Jeannie Perry Published Feb. 1, 2023

Ps&Qs: We can’t jump ship

Here’s what I know for sure: water is life, life is fragile, and we are lucky ducks to live on this little frickin’ miracle of existence — the SS Earth.

I had a dream recently where I was traveling across the ocean on a steamer when I realized that I… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By Ben Bohmfalk Published Jan. 25, 2023

Looking ahead in 2023

Mayor Bohmfalk posts up at Dos Gringos for “Coffee with the Mayor” on Fridays from 8 to 9 a.m.

2023 is set to be a historic year of progress for the town of Carbondale, as multiple major projects that have been years in the making come to fruition. Our Board of Trustees and staff plan to stay focused on getting these projects done this year. Naturally, unforeseen issues will… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By Dale Will Published Jan. 25, 2023

Land conservation as an act of philanthropy

CVEPA Views : Dale Will

On Dec. 20, 2022, Jeff and Janette Bier donated 8.5 acres adjacent to the Marble Wetlands to the Trust for Land Restoration (TLR). The 55-acre Marble Wetlands was donated to TLR a year earlier by an anonymous individual. These properties lie between lands already owned by the Division of Colorado… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion Published Jan. 18, 2023

Mature Content: To plan or not to plan, that is the question

Ron Kokish - Mature Content

By Ron Kokish

I met Niki when I was 21. She was 19. She enjoyed our first date, so when I asked her to a toga party the following week, she said yes. Then she had second thoughts. “A toga party? At a frat house? Ugh!”

She decided to back… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By Geneviève Villamizar Published Jan. 11, 2023

Branching Out: What is it with winter?

Geneviève Villamizar - Branching Out

All the other other seasons are linked together by bearable, warmer temperatures, tethered to things that are “alive.” We play, we gather, we grow. Days are longer, more sensual. Winter is different, almost separate, in a way.

It’s here, truly, and I don’t hate it.

The white stuff is sticking… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By Omar Sarabia Published Jan. 11, 2023

Looking forward with Defiende Nuestra Tierra in 2023

Omar Sarabia - Defiende Nuestra Tierra

2023 is an important milestone for the Defiende Nuestra Tierra program at Wilderness Workshop (WW) — we’ll be marking our five-year anniversary! If you’re not familiar, Defiende Nuestra Tierra (which means “Defend our Land” in Spanish) was created by WW in 2018 out of a recognition that, to… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jan. 11, 2023

The two faces of San Miguel de Allende

Angelica Breña -- Sopa de Letras

Translated by Julian Nihill

San Miguel de Allende (SMA) is often referred to as the “heart” of Mexico due to its importance in history and its location within the Mexican Republic. However, the rapid growth of this city and the arrival of thousands of foreigners as… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By Hector Salas-Gallegos Published Jan. 4, 2023

Críticas: Hometown hate

Hector Salas-Gallegos

“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.” –Jonathan Safran Foer

There used to be a time when I was ashamed of being from the Roaring Fork Valley.

It seemed to me that everyone growing… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion Published Jan. 4, 2023