In 2022, Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Universal Preschool (UPK) program — the state’s first free preschool initiative. With the 2024-2025 school year application process opening at the end of this month, The Sopris Sun spoke with Stacy Petty, director of the Universal Preschool Local Coordinating Organization (LCO). LCO is responsible for […]
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CO and WY partner up to capture CO2
On June 28, the states of Wyoming and Colorado announced that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to focus on the development of direct air capture (DAC) technology and activity. DAC is a method of carbon dioxide removal in which CO2 is taken out of the atmosphere and sequestered in a controlled environment. Both […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – August 25, 2022
CORRECTION: John Colson and Anne Sullivan’s farewell potluck is on Wednesday, August 31 at 6 p.m. in Sopris Park. Carbondale Arts leadership Carbondale Arts announced on Tuesday, Aug. 23 that Jamie Abbott has been hired as the organization’s next executive director. Abbott is described in the press release as “a longtime local, no stranger to […]
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Get to know your gubernatorial candidates
Election season is heating up! The Sopris Sun is bringing you interviews from candidates in contested races ahead of the June 28 primary. This week, we focus on Colorado’s gubernatorial race. To begin, incumbent Governor Jared Polis, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary, reflects on his first term and why he deserves a […]
