Editor’s note: Pick up a copy of Sol del Valle’s Year in Review at a newsstand near you, or find it online at www.soprissun.com/soldelvalle The past year brought many changes and much growth to Sol del Valle. It was, without a doubt, our most challenging year to date but, at the same time, the year […]
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Works in Progress, New Year’s wrap
The Works in Progress page has become so popular, it wasn’t possible to print every submission in 2025. These are but a few of the poems received which haven’t, until now, met the page. Going on four years, it’s been a pleasure to share creative works by talented poets and artists sprinkled throughout the Valley […]
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Toasting in 2026
As we reflect on 2025, a difficult year by many measures, I wish to raise a cheers to every conscious effort made to share kindness and understanding. Here at The Sopris Sun, we strive to be a bridge to many places and, most importantly, between people. This isn’t achieved by casting judgement, but honoring each […]
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Year in Review 2025
For many, 2025 was a challenging year. Institutions, identities, entire industries were foundationally rocked. Notably, the list of obituaries was exceptionally long and included many community staples. For months, there were protests nearly every week. From outer instability, we were challenged to draw on inner strength and the Roaring Fork Valley rose to the occasion. […]
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Letters – New Years Day, 2026
Compassion for self & othersKurt Vonnegut, in his iconic novel “Breakfast of Champions,” tells of how the protagonist of the story, car salesman Dwayne Hoover, becomes increasingly detached from his life and ends up having a mental breakdown due to the influence of what Vonnegut describes as “bad brain chemicals.” We are all subject to […]
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Poetry in print matters
Nancy Bo Flood regularly shares her poetry with The Sopris Sun, which is published on its Works in Progress page, a weekly section that highlights community creativity. From sketches to short stories, Works in Progress contributions have run the gambit since the page’s inception three years ago. Flip to this week’s feature by Nancy’s husband, […]
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La competencia salarial redefine a las fuerzas del orden en los valles del Roaring Fork y Colorado
Mil diecisiete dólares al mes. Eso es un asombroso ingreso anual de $12,204. Ese fue el sueldo inicial que se ofrecía a cualquier persona interesada en convertirse en oficial de policía en Thornton, Colorado, en marzo de 1978, según un anuncio clasificado publicado en una antigua edición del Rocky Mountain News. Para diciembre de 2025, […]
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Local journalism gave me the opportunity to pursue my dreams
Let’s rewind the clocks 21 months. I was in the Roaring Fork Valley between the third and fourth semesters of my graduate studies, which I was pursuing via a small international university in southwestern Germany. In my free time, I was writing — not a new habit — but I was wondering if it was […]
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Winter Solstice
By John F. NeileyGlenwood Springs The tattered remnants of the year unwindAs Earth leans weary on its wobbling pole.The waning sun retreats to warmer climesTo shield its pallid face from wind and cold. The ragged butt ends of the day burn low,While darkness of the longest night draws near.The river ebbs and freezes, choked and […]
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Cómo The Sopris Sun cambió mi vida
Soy originaria del campo alemán y crecí en Hamburgo, una ciudad bulliciosa. En 2012, cuando tenía 15 años, experimenté por primera vez el ritmo tranquilo de la vida en la montaña como estudiante de intercambio viviendo en Glenwood Springs. Pasé de una jungla de concreto a acampar en el bosque y a actividades al aire libre como el esquí, y rápidamente me enamoré.