I’m excited to share a proud moment for The Sopris Sun and our entire community: We’ve officially earned certification from the Journalism Trust Initiative, an initiative operated by Reporters Without Borders to promote a healthier media landscape by recognizing outlets that adhere to the highest standards of accuracy, transparency and ethical journalism. This certification isn’t […]
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Space Tourists By Taylor Liebmann & CJ Trane Editor’s note: Taylor and his grandson, CJ, who turns 8 this week, came up with this cosmically comical poem together. Happy birthday, CJ! One day, out of the blue,We really needed something different to do. So, we decided to take a trip into space,That’s right, and […]
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Waterman chronicles arctic climate change in new book
Jon Waterman — National Geographic photographer, rugged adventurer, award-winning author — is publishing a new book, “Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis,” a firsthand account of climate change in the Arctic Circle.Waterman had the first winter ascent of Mt. Denali’s Cassin Ridge in 1982; he’s kayaked North America’s Northwest Passage; boated […]
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Ode to Annuals By Deborah Holt Williams The bulbs hunker down, relaxed underground,they know they’ll be back in the spring. But the annuals shout“Our time’s almost out!”With colorful music they sing! Nasturtiums, petunias, marigolds, too,a bright, brilliant chorus in fall. So cheerful all summer,they’ll die (such a bummer).But in autumn, they give it their all!
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Extra, EXTRA: An exciting step forward for our community and local journalism
As executive director of The Sopris Sun, I am thrilled to share exceptional news. We have been selected as a Press Forward grant recipient from a highly competitive national pool of more than 950 for-profit and nonprofit news media organizations, recognizing our commitment to quality journalism and community service. In a time when local news […]
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Letter from Galway The other day, I texted my sister to send me pictures of the aspen groves changing colors — “ASAP,” I requested. I never did get those photos, but I presume it’s because I woke her up at 6 in the morning. In a flash of homesickness, I seemed to have forgotten about […]
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Sol del Valle is a community mosaic
I vividly remember the pride and happiness I felt back in 2015 when I asked my dad to pull over so I could pick up The Sopris Sun in Basalt, where I went to school. My poem had been published — “I’d be lying if I told you…”It was a poem I wrote in my […]
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Preparing for winter A common sight of late … bears can often be found napping in trees around town during daylight hours. They come down at dusk and dawn to feed to avoid human contact.
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For sex, see librarian
When I was 13, I kissed a girl. Many times. I was feeling pretty good about it until I overheard my mother, a head nurse at the Veterans Administration hospital, mention something to a colleague over the phone about the treatment of venereal disease. When you wanted to learn about something in those days, long […]
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Late BloomerBy Deborah Holt Williams The iris and lilies and daisies are done,their flowers have found their freedom. I wish they’d last. I’m sorry they passed.I’d happily water and weed ‘em. The days grow gray. Garden colors? Away,just when we really need ‘em. But wait! In a blink, all summery pink,blooms a welcome clump of […]