To mark one year of this column, I would like to share my own dream that I had when I was first questioning if I should follow the path of a dream guide years back. I had many signs pushing me in this direction, but I was unsure and didn’t want to make a large […]
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Ode to Shoulder SeasonBy Rachel Leigh Cohen a time nestled between visiting electric storms. soft like a collar bone peeking out beneath a loose necked cashmere sweater on a body that tends to lean towards coverage. subtle like classically sweet perfume mixed with light sweat culminating between cycles of sunbathing & cold plunges in rivers […]
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Novedades locales
Resumen de las novedades locales en Rifle, Glenwood Springs, Basalt y más: descubre cierres viales, restricciones de estacionamiento, condiciones de nieve y medidas contra incendios. Descubrimiento de cuerpo en Rifle Creek El departamento de policía de Rifle está investigando el descubrimiento de un cuerpo en estado fallecido en Rifle Creek, Centennial Park, el domingo 18 […]
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Historiography: Carbondale’s pioneering entrepreneur
In July 1944,“The Colorado Magazine,” an arm of the state’s Historical Society, published “A Pioneer of the Roaring Fork,” as told to Ivah Dunklee by William M. Dinkel. A footnote explained that though Dinkel died in 1918, his stories were relayed to Miss Dunklee in many after-dinner chats at his home in Carbondale. Dinkel’s story […]
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Basalt Report: Divided council passes short-term rental fee
Over the past two months, Basalt Town Council has been discussing a hotly contested ordinance that would establish a fee on short-term rentals (STRs) in order to generate funding to address the affordable housing crisis in Basalt. After several public hearings and despite continued pushback from the community, as well as divided outlooks among council […]
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GarCo Report: Positive library vibes, landfill gas, wolf study confusion
The best recipe for a short meeting is a short agenda, and that’s just what the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) served up on Monday. But, first the public comments. John Mallonee of the Garfield County Library District Board of Trustees offered an update on general library news, making it clear that he was not representing […]
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RFTA Report: CEO shares internal reports and responds to public comment
The May 8 Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) board meeting focused on presenting results from internal monitoring reports and updates. The meeting was hosted at its usual location: Carbondale Town Hall, with some attendees online. RFTA CEO Kurt Ravenschlag presented several internal reporting methods for tracking how well the organization interacts with the public and […]
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Money Juice: It is your civic duty to be rich
Resist the temptation to continue struggling and stressing. It is selfish and places the burden of meaningful change on others. No one gives you a prize for being the most exhausted when you die. Does the new hospital wing have your name on it? If not, why? Is one of the many Roaring Fork nonprofits […]
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VOICES Radio Hour: Love at first hit!
By Patrick Curry I vividly recall the moment when my life divided into a before and after. It’s a muggy summer evening. The sun hangs low, casting the basketball court in burnt orange and penny. I’m playing a pickup game on a blacktop court in a dead-end playground. I’m 14, six-foot-four, and indestructible. Basketball is […]
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Literate Life: What is leadership?
Jamie LaRue is the executive director of the Garfield County Public Library District. My partner and I just finished co-teaching a leadership institute for librarians in the Western States. But I keep thinking about it. Some people, I know, think leadership is all about power. But I always wonder: power to do what? To make […]