What news?When we write letters to the editor, what is our intent? Who is the audience? Who reads? Who learns something and changes their mind? I recently heard less than 2% of people under 50 read a paper. What percentage under 50 read anything not on social media? I read social media, too, but it’s […]
Jocelyn Durrance
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Letters – Nov. 6, 2025
Dear AmericaPresident Trump has unexpectedly stirred in me a long-dormant love of country and flag. For the first time, I feel truly patriotic — but perhaps not in the way you might think. As our democracy seems to be slipping away, faster than any of us imagined, my love for our nation’s ideals has been […]
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Letters – Aug. 21, 2025
Corrections: A photo by Alison Osius in last week’s paper was mistakenly attributed to Laird Little. In “PEAK learning comes to Marble Charter School,” Karly Anderson was named, but she has since left Marble Charter School and Hope Dwiggins will take her place supporting the PEAK program. Lastly, in the Carbondale commercial inventory article published […]
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It’s not just about the books
My name is Jocelyn Durrance. I was a librarian for 30 years. I joined the Garfield County Public Library Board in March 2020. Things were good. Board meetings ran smoothly. Library board trustees included an attorney, a single Latina mom with high school aged children, a 30-year retired librarian and a Parachute resident with years […]
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Conservative play for library board worries former librarian
On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) will listen for a second time to candidates for the Glenwood Springs position on the Garfield County Library Board of Trustees. And Jocelyn Durrance, who served as a trustee representing Carbondale for five years, is worried. “I think there is a group within Garfield County who […]
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Letters – Oct. 31, 2024
Correction: Last week’s cover suggested the group Protect Our GarCo Libraries organized the gathering at Centennial Park and the march to the county administration building. In fact, it was the Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) that spearheaded the entire event. GCPLD organized this event as part of the American’s Library Association’s Unite Against Book […]