The Glenwood Springs City Council convened for its first of two August meetings on Aug. 7. All council members were present, including six in-person and one attending remotely via Zoom. A late afternoon work session covered topics ranging from a community-led initiative to protect bees and other pollinators to issues with recycling collection in public […]
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GarCo Report: Town hall with Hurd, new natural gas pad, nonprofit grants
After thanking firefighters for their work on local fires and praising Aspen’s gondola transit system idea, Steve Kuschner of 350 Roaring Fork asked the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) Monday to support an in-person town hall with Congressman Jeff Hurd (R-CD3). Hurd has been on the hook with constituents since last March for having tele-town halls […]
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Library Report: Trustees dismiss age-restricted library card idea
Garfield County Public Library District trustees voted on Aug. 7 to keep the status quo of current library cards without introducing a new age-restricted one, saying they could discuss the issue again in the future if desired. The vote was 4-1, with trustee Tony Hershey giving the dissenting vote and trustee Stephanie Hirsch absent. Following […]
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Works in Progress – Aug. 14, 2025
Country CousinsFred Malo Jr. Carbondale Not having the foresight to get married and raise children, I got exactly what I deserved. I’ve become a 76-year-old with no immediate family. What I do have is a bevy of first cousins on or near the Camas Prairie in north central Idaho. Each year I travel to the […]
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Letters – Aug. 14 , 2025
APR gratitudeThe staff at Aspen Public Radio would like to thank everyone who made a gift during our summer membership drive! We started the week at $0 and by midnight on Friday had secured $25,055 in financial support from you, with donations continuing to come in … because listeners know this year is different. Last […]
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Works in Progress
Baron von LingenhovenBy Golda Wolfe This is an excerpt from an unpublished novel. All Rights Reserved. No use without permission. Baron Eric von Lingenhoven bought the chalet in the Engadine when its rocks were splotched in bright lichen, attesting to their undisturbed age. Inside, von Lingenhoven breathed the fragrance of sap that sweetly seeped from […]
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Meet My Neighbor: ‘If Harry Potter was a Gen Z, he would be in a K-pop band’
I’ve always believed that beauty and compassion have the power to bring us closer — to remind us of our shared humanity. That’s the heart behind this new series. Meet My Neighbor is an invitation; a space to explore who we are, where we come from and where we’re going — together. This column is […]
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Carbondale Treasure Hunt 3
The treasure vault awaits the clever mind, who reads the clues and seeks to find. Before each First Friday’s celebration starts, this treasure will be hidden in Carbondale’s heart. Through Main Street’s charm and gallery halls, past murals bright on building walls. The treasure waits where artists gather, where community bonds grow ever stronger. So, […]
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Dreams from the energy field
Natalia Snider is a certified dream practitioner living in Carbondale. She works with people’s dreams and imaginations to facilitate self-healing. Every month, she will analyze someone’s dream in The Sopris Sun. Anyone can submit a dream for personal analysis or inclusion in this column by visiting: www.dreamhealings.com Dream I’ve had this dream many times. It’s a […]
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La amenaza a tierras públicas provocó resistencia bipartidista
Habitantes y líderes de Colorado unieron fuerzas para oponerse a una disposición federal que buscaba vender tierras públicas. La propuesta fue eliminada del proyecto de ley One Big Beautiful Bill tras fuerte resistencia comunitaria.