MAP Carbondale When we describe Carbondale to out-of-town family and friends, foremost in that description is our town’s cohesive sense of community, vibrant neighborhoods and active engagement in the outdoors. Fundamental to that culture is our small-town mobility and easy access by bike, on foot and via transit connections. When the Board of Town Trustees […]
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Letters to the Editor
Want to let the community know about what’s on your mind and in your heart? Send us a letter to the editor at news@soprissun.com by noon on Monday for consideration in the following Thursday’s edition. We receive a lot of letters, so 500 words is the limit. Know that letters pertaining to local affairs will […]
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Letters – July 20, 2023
Save the fens! I’d like to give a big thank-you to Wilderness Workshop, Eagle River Watershed Council and Walking Mountains for sponsoring the Homestake Community Science Day on July 8. The purpose of this event was to explore and understand the fens along Homestake Creek, south of Minturn, to help protect them for future generations. […]
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Letters to the editor – June 29, 2023
Fourth of July With each day’s news, it is easy to become discouraged as the arguments and protests swirl around the country. Despite our weariness, it is important to recognize that this freedom of opinion and the opportunity to voice it was guaranteed by the men and women of our military. On the Fourth of […]
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Letters – June 22, 2023
Re: Doctrine of Discovery Thanks so much for Amy Hadden Marsh’s interview with Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk of the Ute Nation about the Pope’s official renunciation of the Doctrine of Discovery. It would take quite a bit more than an apology for the Catholic Church, and for the inheritors of Western European colonization at large, to make […]
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Letters – June 15, 2023
Happy Father’s Day What a beautiful, poetic and loving tribute to her father from Vianne Camara in last week’s Sun. I’ve read it four times now, with more to come, I’m sure. I hope it goes viral. That’s one virus I wouldn’t mind having. Un abrazo for Oscar Israel Camara Sepulveda for a job well […]
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Letters – June 1, 2023
Holy Cross election We are ranchers in the Crystal River Valley with family ties to the area going back generations. Like many people living here, our livelihood depends on clean air, clean water, and a stable future climate. Protecting local land and water, and ensuring a rapid transition to a clean energy future to protect […]
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Letters – May 18, 2023
Praise for Sinfonia On May 4, I was treated to an excellent concert at TACAW by the High Country Sinfonia featuring 16 musicians of the highest quality this valley has to offer. With their theme of “Chopin!” their soloist, pianist Kevin Kaukl, a sensitive musician, performed a chamber arrangement of Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 1 […]
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Letters – April 13, 2023
Looking for KDNK info I’m compiling info on KDNK from 1981 through 2023, for what purpose I’m not entirely sure, other than I’m semi-retired and someone should do it. I’m looking for lots of names: former staff members, board members, DJs past and present, volunteers, early organizers, supporters, underwriters and others. You can send those […]
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Letters – March 16, 2023
Not so icy Several places in Carbondale improved this winter, especially the Promenade and sidewalks near the Recreation Center. Thank you to those whose efforts were put forth. And, flowers to the road crew who worked during those warm, melting February afternoons followed by deep-freezes overnights that create the tire-shredding ice knives of road ruts […]