As a member of the “chronically online” Generation Z, I am well acquainted with how technology seems to be fused with the human hand. I discovered the art of letter writing four years ago, when I began a pen pal correspondence that has since flourished into an irreplaceable friendship. I believe handwritten notes are an […]
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Letters – July 10, 2025
Correction: Last week’s article about commercial space availability in Carbondale noted nearly 10,000 square feet vacant at Hayden Place. We were informed the northernmost portion has been leased to a local builder as a showroom and office. The remaining 6,755 square feet (or a smaller portion) can be rented by contacting Gabe Molnar at Gabe.Molnar@elliman.com […]
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Letters – Jan. 23, 2025
Correction: It was falsely stated in the version of the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) article published last week that Superintendent Dr. Anna Cole, with approval by the RFSD Board of Education, enacted a new health insurance plan for teachers and staff. In fact, the decision was approved in the spring of 2023 and launched […]
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Clothes to Ukraine?Does anyone know where I can donate clothing to be sent to Ukraine? At one time there was a group in Carbondale collecting clothing and shoes to be sent directly to Ukraine. Please call me at 970-963-8244 with any leads. Thank you. Janet JohnsonCarbondale Re: Western Watersheds ProjectWestern Watersheds Project (WWP) on conserving […]
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Letters – Sept. 5, 2024
Marble MuseumIf it’s been years since you’ve visited the Marble Museum, come on up. You might be in for a surprise.The museum features several professionally produced displays, including one of the Lincoln Memorial (made with marble from Marble) and one of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (quarried in the early 1930s). A map of […]
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Letters – July 18, 2024
Re: Twin AcresI am writing in response to the story you ran about Twin Acres (June 27) and the push from the Keep Missouri Heights Rural opposing a 100-acre riding facility to be built on an existing original homestead of Missouri Heights. Most if not all these people live in subdivisions. Who gave them the […]
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Letters – July 11, 2024
Sign of the times?I was broken-hearted driving through downtown Carbondale today expecting to see the gloriously big American flag proudly displayed like years past on the Fourth of July. I hope this was by mistake and is not a sign of the times. Kirk WebbCarbondale A tale of two townsJust returning from my yearly trek […]
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Letters – May 30, 2024
Litter notMy name is Yonden Sherpa. I play sports and go to Carbondale Middle School. I am in fifth grade and I currently live in Carbondale. I wanted to let you know that there is some littering that I have been noticing and I am here to influence our Carbondale community because I have noticed […]
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Correction: In a photo included in last week’s coverage of the Thompson Divide, Lea Linse holds up a Post Independent article from 2013, not 2023.Regarding the Spring Valley Ranch development, Kathleen Wanatowicz stated that “80-90% of the homes will be second homes,” not 86%. A time to celebrateYears ago, when natural gas drilling was heating […]