Over the past year, Latino advocacy organization Voces Unidas de las Montañas has recorded a slew of civil rights complaints in Garfield County. According to a recent online post published by the Voces Unidas Action Fund, over the past year people have been “disappearing” from Garfield County jail to later appear in Immigration and Customs […]
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Roaring Fork Schools student achievement improves, but gap remains for English language learners
While the Roaring Fork District Re-1 schools are celebrating overall academic growth among students from 2024 to 2025, serious concerns still exist over a large achievement gap for students who are in the process of learning English. As a whole, the district — which includes schools in Glenwood Springs, Carbondale and Basalt — saw its […]
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La organización Voces Unidas se esfuerza por informar a la comunidad latina sobre sus derechos
La reconocida organización Voces Unidas de las Montañas sigue demostrando su compromiso con la comunidad latina. Esta vez, han organizado una serie de talleres dirigidos principalmente a la población hispana bajo el título: “Conoce tus derechos”.
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RFSD embarks on journey toward equity and diversity
The quest for equity and diversity has taken center stage in a pivotal moment for the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD). With a student body of 60% Latino students, the district confronts significant challenges in fostering an inclusive educational landscape. A resolution passed at the April 10 Board of Education meeting marks the beginning of […]
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Commissioners double down on reluctance to aid migrants
The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) held their first regular meeting of March at the Garfield County Sheriff Annex outside of Rifle. It was a quick meeting — just over an hour long — with one particularly divisive item on the agenda: a resolution declaring Garfield County as a “non-sanctuary” county.Commissioner Mike Samson began by thanking […]
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Reality of Venezuelan migrant crisis settles in Carbondale
It’s widely known by now that migrants from Venezuela are arriving by the day to the Valley, and more specifically Carbondale. The Sopris Sun delivers this report to fill in some of the cracks of an already heavily publicized issue. Some background For about 10 years there has been an ongoing migration from Venezuela. Many […]
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Grant assists Voces Unidas with parent organizing in school districts
A national grant awarded recently to a prominent Latino advocacy organization is designed to bring more Latino parent voices to the table on critical issues such as the growing gap in student achievement for area school districts. The Glenwood Springs-based nonprofit Voces Unidas de las Montañas announced earlier this month that it was awarded a […]
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US secretary boards RFTA
The city of Glenwood Springs and the Roaring Fork Valley welcomed a member of the U.S. presidential cabinet on Friday, Feb. 25. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got the chance to hop on a Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) bus at its maintenance facility near Glenwood Meadows and take a tour of the area. According […]
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Secretario de transporte de Estados Unidos aborda el RFTA
Traducción por Dolores Duarte La ciudad de Glenwood Springs y el valle de Roaring Fork dieron la bienvenida a un miembro del gabinete presidencial estadounidense el viernes 25 de febrero. El secretario de transporte Pete Buttigieg tuvo la oportunidad de subirse a un autobús del Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) desde sus instalaciones de mantenimiento […]