Approaching Avalon, Part IAmy Hadden MarshCarbondale Legend has it that the ancient, mystical isle of Avalon is tricky to find, that in ages past pilgrims often got lost in the […]
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“What ifs” and the dubious achievement of the Manhattan Project
Analysis by Amy Hadden Marsh “What if?” is the haunting question throughout Christopher Nolan’s larger-than-life “Oppenheimer” and Steve James’ new documentary, “A Compassionate Spy,” about Ted Hall, the Los Alamos […]
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GarCo Report: Virtual deputy training, public health takes over mosquito control, new natural gas wells approved
Carbondale resident Richard Votero and Town Trustee Chris Hassig must have gotten up early Monday to speak to the commissioners (BOCC) about the imminent demolition of the U.S. Forest Service […]
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Uinta Basin Railway dead in the water for now, but oil transport still on the table
Uinta Basin Railway (UBR) opponents have reason to celebrate. On Aug. 18, a D.C. Circuit Court judge overruled the Federal Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) December 2021 decision to approve the […]
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GarCo Report: Lost Sheepherder Gulch, Silt water treatment plant, nonprofits get dough
Not to belabor the point but Commission Chair John Martin’s name change suggestion last week for Dead Mexican Gulch has now been officially submitted to the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory […]
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GarCo Report: Budget Kick-Off #2 and a new weed ordinance
“Sharpen your pencils,” advised Garfield County Commission Chair John Martin after another county budget “kick-off” presentation at Monday’s meeting. County staff are wading into the annual budget process this summer. […]
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County Road 302 and approval of new energy codes
Monday’s Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting at the Parachute Library was short and sweet. Very short, like, maybe half an hour. First up, but not on the agenda, were […]
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The 1493 Doctrine of Discovery: An interview with Steven Newcomb, Shawnee/Lenape
Editor’s note: The 1493 Doctrine of Discovery has formed the basis of Western expansion and oppression of original peoples globally for more than 500 years. In March 2023, Pope Francis […]
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Carbondale goes to Colleywood!
Mainstreet was packed on May 12 with finely-clad folks in front of the Dinkel Building for back-to-back sold-out shows at the Crystal Theatre. Local celebrity Brian Colley arrived in style […]
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Spring Gulch to get new parking lot
Construction could begin as soon as this summer on a new parking lot for the Spring Gulch Trail System outside Carbondale. After what Commissioner Mike Samson called “the most prepared […]