Clarification: In last week’s Pages of the Past, mention of the James Surls roundabout sculpture under the “June 12, 2014” heading caused some confusion. The Carbondale trustees vote was in fact taken in July 2013, though public scrutiny persisted along with paperwork. Rio Grande dangerMy husband and I are senior citizens who live in Carbondale. […]
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Support our pool I have been serving on Carbondale’s Parks and Recreation Commission for three years now. I volunteered to serve because the pool construction was on the horizon and I thought I could help. As the cost curve has skyrocketed since we envisioned the project and passed the bond for it by a three-to-one […]
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Correction: Last week’s parting shots were accredited to the wrong Sopris Sun photographer. Apologies and thanks to Jane Bachrach. Go A.O.! We enjoyed reading A.O. Forbes’ introduction to his upcoming series, “Seeking Haystacks,” and look forward to following his series in the coming months. We have both found our levels of cynicism and hopelessness rising as […]
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Letters – May 9, 2024
Conducting researchThe Carbondale Nature Park (aka the Delaney dog park) is a 31-acre piece of bottom land located about a quarter-mile north of Town Hall, where the water treatment plant currently sits. I’m researching the dog park’s history and now we are getting somewhere. The Town bought the property from Mesa Verde Associates, LLC in […]
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Corrections: Lynn Burton humbly assumed credit for mistyping his last name within his email address provided in his letter to the editor last week. His email address is lynnburton679@gmail.com Following Lynn’s lead, The Sopris Sun acknowledges its part for not having caught the mistake. Also, in addition to R&A Enterprises, Alpine Bank, TJ Concrete and Industrial […]
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Correction: Last week’s feature about Mountain Valley Developmental Services mistakenly dropped the “al” from that nonprofit’s name. Re: USFSI hope the octagonal porthole window above the west entrance got saved and given to Carbondale as an historical remembrance to be displayed in the town center, but it likely wasn’t. What a shame. Nancy Morey, Glenwood […]
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Not to burnOver a year and half ago, when I saw the obscene books in the Silt Library, I did say burn the obscene, x-rated books. I have since changed my mind. Burn no books. Put the books behind glass and require someone to be 18 or older to checkout. I did take out over […]
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No thanks to BoebertWhere are the fact checkers when needed? Lauren Boebert, with her tilted moral compass, has no shame. But really you should know better than to take a press release from her at face value. Surely you realize that she has voted against every bill that would have helped our district. She is […]
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Digital coupons discriminate The digital coupons at City Market discriminate against us. If you are … too busy, in a hurry, too late getting home to family, too non-tech savvy, working too hard, too tired — or even worse, old — you probably can’t use digital coupons. But you are hungry and picked up an item […]
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April for CarbondaleThis letter is in support of April Spaulding who is running for a seat on the Carbondale Board of Town Trustees (BOTT). April is a local and works in Carbondale, so she is aware of the issues facing all of us. April has served on the Town’s Board of Adjustment, the KDNK board […]