Verge: An ode to time spent outdoors, Part II By Annalise Grueter Taking off into the woods simplifies, beyond just material life: it minimizes psychological pressure. “Can I live with myself?” seems a much smaller question than “Can I be involved with everything that interests me and be good at it?” In my last three […]
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Carbondale Report: Community housing inclusionary requirements revisited
Tuesday’s meet saw all trustees in attendance and a packed agenda. First, a consent agenda was unanimously approved, including accounts payable, meeting minutes and support for a grant application requesting $650,000 from Great Outdoors Colorado for the new pool. Trustee Jess Robison recused herself from an item appointing her father, Jack Wheeler, as well as […]
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Money Juice: How will a drop in federal interest rates impact your finances?
Sept. 17 and 18, y’all. The Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve System’s monetary policy-making arm, will meet again to discuss whether to lower interest rates or not. Speculation is high! Here’s what Investopedia.com thinks: “Some experts expect the Fed to hold rates steady at a target of 5.25%-5.50%, as the Fed still waits […]
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Seeking Haystacks: Martin’s birthday
Years ago we lured Millard Farmer — the iconic social justice lawyer featured in the book “Dead Man Walking” — to speak at our high school (CRMS) on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We gathered in the early morning. Millard was tall and lean in all ways, an impressive presence, comfortable standing before 200 sleepy […]
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Re: CATSCATs (Cats Aren’t Trophies) seems clueless. You know the CATs people. They put a question on the November ballot asking voters to ban mountain lion hunting in Colorado. In a letter to the editor on Aug. 22, one CATs supporter wrote: “It is essential for citizens to exercise our democratic rights to ensure that […]
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Works in Progress
From pastures to pavement: The saga of Tina the Llama By Just Jim Tina the Llama got her name from the “Napoleon Dynamite” movie, which cast such a llama. The difference, Carbondale’s Tina likes to roam and even socialize on occasion, even when she’s being interrogated by the town’s finest in blue. She quickly reached […]
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One dozen awards
We are proud to announce that The Sopris Sun received a dozen Better Newspaper Contest Class 5 awards over the weekend at the Colorado Press Association conference for works published in 2023. 1st Place: Best Cover Design: “Poop, there it is!” by Will Sardinsky, Raleigh Burleigh and Hattie Rensberry 1st Place: Best Advertising Campaign: “Sunscribe” […]
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Dream Well: Graduating stress
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 visitingwww.dreamhealings.com Kay’s DreamDreamed I had to go back to high […]
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Our Town One TableOur Town One Table is a gift that Carbondale gives itself. How lucky can we be, living in a town that sets apart a special time when we can all just be together, enjoying a cool evening and the friendship of our family, friends and neighbors? Thanks to the Town for the […]