I became a writer when I was 18 and never imagined I would continue writing into my 20s. It was my first freelance job for my hometown paper, The Grand Gazette in Kremmling, Colorado. I was a senior in high school, on track to graduate a semester early and was looking to make and save […]
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ELK By Jay G. MerriamJan. 19, 2025 Crisp, clear, dry, blue airwashes over the landscape.Minus 6 at 6.Short of O2, but it’ll do. A band of thirty-two elktrip slowlyacross frozen fieldsretreating from an overnight hay bingeat the neighbors barn. They look back furtively, hopingshe won’t notice the giant holein the bales. Like teens sneaking inlong […]
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Thank you, Aspen Thrift!The Roaring Fork High School baseball team is very grateful to the hardworking and super generous volunteers at the Aspen Thrift Shop for supporting our team. The Aspen Thrift Shop’s donation allowed our team to purchase a new pitching machine that will have us hitting over the outfield fence this season. While […]
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GarCo Report: Library budget accepted, gray wolves rejected
Garfield County Commission Chair Tom Jankovsky moved swiftly through Monday’s meeting agenda after listening to a woman talk about the library budget during the public comment period. She and Trish O’Grady, who spoke to the Commissioners (BOCC) at the beginning of the month, are now trying to draw attention to the district’s budget, including Executive […]
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RFTA Report: Looking back with gratitude and forward with focus
The first Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) board meeting of the year started quietly and quickly. There were no public comments or additions to the agenda. The group swiftly approved the December meeting’s minutes and moved on to board member comments. Board commentsSeveral board members spent time reflecting on how much they appreciate RFTA bus […]
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Dream Well: The choice is yours
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 The dreamI was at an opening to an […]
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.By Nancy Bo Flood This month we honored his work by pausing to remember his dedication to achieving justice and human rights for all — the right to pursue and have life and liberty. What is liberty? The right to choose … How one wants to live, to learn, to work. […]
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Basalt Report: BACH provides update on upcoming affordable housing
This week, the Town of Basalt kicked off its first Town Council meeting of the year with an annual report from Basalt Affordable Community Housing (BACH), providing both a review of last year’s work and a preview of affordable housing projects coming to Basalt this year. Currently, BACH is at work on four different projects. […]
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Cultura al Sol: Kings’ Wreath Pastry and the future
This column originated from Sol del Valle and has been translated for our English readers. Early in the morning, on Jan. 6, the “Three Wise Men” arrive in Mexico with presents for the children. Then, at night, people cut what I’m calling “Kings’ Wreath Pastry,” a decorated ring bread — Rosca de Reyes — containing […]
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I am Frankie’s big monkey By Fred MaloCarbondale Most of the people I know who live with a cat think they own the animal. Nobody owns a cat. They won’t come, sit, beg, roll over, speak or lick your face. They’re their own boss. I’m an average sized man, but considerably larger than Frankie. Good […]