Al llegar a Brasil, me quedé cautivada por la flora y la fauna del Bosque Atlántico. Nova Friburgo, mi ciudad de intercambio, está situada en la Serra dos Órgãos, rodeada de frondosas colinas, y es notoriamente más fría que el resto del estado de Río de Janeiro. Aunque me trasladé de una ciudad de montaña […]
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Letters – May 16, 2024
1968 againAs a veteran of the 1968 “police riot” at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, I can compare it to today’s pro-Palestine, anti-Israel protests. Once again, it’s the nation’s youth taking an antiwar stance. They always do. The old farts start the wars and it’s the nation’s flowering generation that has to spill the […]
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RFV Rotary Clubs help battle malaria in sub-Saharan Africa
There’s more than one way to “whack” a mosquito in the effort to fight malaria in the equatorial regions of Africa. An international project tied to the Rotary Club of Aspen that has now garnered support from clubs in Carbondale, Snowmass and Glenwood Springs could be a game changer in that fight. Carbondale residents and […]
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Letters – May 12, 2022
Forward momentum on CORE Act I was enthused when I heard that the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act, the legislation to protect the Thompson Divide, received a markup and vote in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee earlier this week. This is the furthest the CORE Act has ever made it in […]