Opinion by Jim Duke Special to The Sopris Sun Editor’s note: Jim Duke wrote a column, “Kiss My Ass,” in the short-lived Roaring Fork Weekly Journal. His book, “Dances with Donkeys,” is available for purchase on Amazon. Is it possible to get kicked out of a BurroFest for being a jackass? I think that’s what […]
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Works in Progress – June 29, 2023
Prom Dress Nancy Bo Flood “Remembering the angst of teen years” Taffeta, maybe a pale shade of pink or amethyst. Sounds shimmery and sophisticated. Taffeta that rustles — swish — as I walk. And, strapless. But how would I make sure my dress stays up? Elmer’s glue? Cleavage? I don’t […]
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Turn your furnace or AC into a ‘heat multiplier’
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Fred Porter
What: The heat pump is a heat multiplier Cold climate heat pumps are probably the most significant method to greatly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from heating our buildings. For a home with ducted forced air, a whole house heat pump will look like an air conditioner and function as air conditioner. Then, in the […]
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Mature Content: Paths of glory?
By Ron Kokish Memorial Day 2023 is history, July 4th is near, and I’ve been thinking about heroes, fallen soldiers, and how I became a conscientious objector. My Jewish parents fled from Nazi Austria to America in 1938. I was raised on stories about what and who they lost and on propaganda about heroic victories […]
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Works in Progress – June 15, 2023
My life on two wheels, part one By Stanley Trulock Glenwood Springs I’m free! That was what I was feeling when my dad let loose of the back of my bicycle seat as I wobbled down Fair Street. He had been holding on and keeping me upright as I learned to peddle the 20-inch red […]
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CRMS grads walk
Graduation season wrapped with 44 Colorado Rocky Mountain School graduates receiving the customary leather diplomas on a gorgeous spring day, June 3. Every student has been accepted into a four-year university with five receiving the Colorado State Seal of Biliteracy. Class of 2023, photo by Renee Ramge Photography Estelle White and Maya Menconi, Lewis Cooper […]
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Dad means ‘love’
VOICES Radio Hour By Vianne Camara When I think of the word “Dad” I get a mental image of him smiling. I don’t know why, but it takes me down memory lane to hear the word. I go back to when I was 3 years old and would make my dad pick me up and […]
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Works in Progress – June 8, 2023
Wildcat Brian Colley The Cowboy Corral sang this tune to Brian Colley during his “Colleywood” debut on May 12. It goes to the tune of “Ragtime Cowboy Joe.” Here in Carbonda-le where the artists are, There’s a man whose flamin’ talent makes him such a star, He’s the nicest, funnest one by far, He’s Wildcat […]
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Reveling in our dark night sky
By Martha Ferguson Special to The Sopris Sun Editor’s note: Governor Jared Polis signed a proclamation establishing June 2023 as “Dark Sky Month” in Colorado in recognition of the growing problem of light pollution. Appropriately, the Snowmass Capitol Creek Caucus is pushing for darker skies and designation within the Roaring Fork Watershed. A little more […]
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Congrats 2023 grads!
Young people took the stage throughout the Valley over the weekend, for the ceremonious tradition of closing one chapter for another: graduation. Here in Carbondale, The Bridges Frogs walked Friday, May 26, followed by the Roaring Fork Rams the next morning. Colorado Rocky Mountain School will host its commencement ceremony on June 3. Check next […]