Sometimes it takes friends to get you out of your comfort zone. It takes even better ones to get you to cross that proverbial boundary while at your side every step of the way. So, with a little help from my friends, for 2022 I tried something new:… read more →
Will Grandbois
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Opinion
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Jan. 5, 2022
Digging the dark
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News
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Dec. 1, 2021
Pages of the past: You’ve gotta have a website
From the archives of the Valley Journal, Sopris Sun and Roaring Fork Rampage
Dec. 3, 1981
The Aspen Center for the Visual Arts was hosting the first major display of the late Frank Mechau’s work in the Valley — where he spent his boyhood and… read more →
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News
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Oct. 13, 2021
Falling in love with the RFV
Autumn is in full swing in the Roaring Fork and Crystal valleys. Three of The Sopris Sun’s regular contributors captured the wondrous color changes this season. Sunlight Mountain Resort also kicked the paper a vibrant set of courtesy photos.
A lovely, golden-tinted green ash tree in Sopris… read more →
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News
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Oct. 13, 2021
Pages of the Past: Unified for the Thompson Divide
From the archives of the Valley Journal and The Sopris Sun
Oct. 8, 1981
Carbondale mourned the loss of old-timer Joe Corthell, who spent most of his 79 years gardening and tending hives on what was then the outskirts of town. As Editor Pat… read more →
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Opinion
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Dec. 30, 2020
Welcoming a new dawn
The months since I announced my departure from the paper remind me of graduating high school, with everyone asking what’s next. It’s gratifying that so many people assumed that only something bigger and better could drag me away from The Sun.
But it’s really more like… read more →
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Columns
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Dec. 10, 2020
Having enough is the new ‘having it all’
Recently, my friend Jessi Hempel, a nationally-known journalist, asked Facebook friends how they felt about “having it all” in this time of COVID-19.
Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown used that phrase to title her 1982 memoire, and at the height of my career, it seemed something… read more →
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News
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Dec. 3, 2020
A new Mr. Black teaches woodshop in a pandemic
You may not be able to tell under the mask, but there’s an almost-familiar face in the woodshop at Roaring Fork High School (RFHS). New to teaching himself, Michael Black grew up watching his father, Larry, fill the role for more than 30 years.
“It isn’t… read more →
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News
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Nov. 24, 2020
Health alliance brings new insurance option
By Will Grandbois
Sopris Sun StaffBefore your insurance plan auto renews at the end of the month, it’s worth taking a look at some new options. Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP), is now offering coverage to compete with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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