Dear Jamie LaRue,Thank you for very nearly four years of incredibly compassionate leadership of the Garfield County Libraries! We so needed you! Thank you for listening to staff, for letting them take the ball and run with their passions, creativity and innovative ideas. Your dedication inspired so many people! Thank you for expanding the outreach […]
Sue Zislis
Posted inLocal Government
Carbondale Report: Three trustee plus mayor’s seat up for election
Dec. 16 marked the final Town of Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting of 2025 and all trustees were present. During general public comments, Sue Zislis with Age-Friendly Carbondale thanked the board for prioritizing Highway 133 safety improvements and renewing (and enhancing) the Downtowner microtransit service. She asked that accessibility at Town Hall (specifically the front […]
Posted inLetters
Letters – July 24, 2025
Re: GarCo ReportIt is easy for folks to criticize elected officials as they conduct the business of local government, but it is uncommon that we recognize our local leaders for doing the right thing. Therefore, I am writing to thank the Garfield County Commissioners for working to protect the Shoshone water rights by urging the […]
Posted inColumns
September 11, 2001
On Sept. 10, 2001, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, home of the Green Berets, was a wide-open base. Anyone could drive through most of it without showing ID. This was possible because, for many years, our country had enjoyed peacetime without major stateside security concerns. My husband, Ted, was on active duty there, on staff at […]
Posted inOpinion
Letters – July 18, 2024
Re: Twin AcresI am writing in response to the story you ran about Twin Acres (June 27) and the push from the Keep Missouri Heights Rural opposing a 100-acre riding facility to be built on an existing original homestead of Missouri Heights. Most if not all these people live in subdivisions. Who gave them the […]
Posted inOpinion
Mature Content: Jack’s guide for aging badly
By Sue Zislis My dear friend Jack, now 83 years old, has been a decent enough man. He had a rewarding career, a family and a lovely home in a beautiful neighborhood. Jack, however, always had a stubborn streak a mile wide.He never acknowledged needing help. He never considered adjusting his lifestyle to match his […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees roll ahead with WE-cycle
When the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) presented on initiating a bike share program in Carbondale in November 2021, the cost-benefit ratio was unconvincing in the light of more apparent needs, such as an expanded circulator service. By contrast, RFTA and WE-cycle came before the trustees on June 28 with “a screaming deal for the […]
