Sue Gray holds a copy of the Jan. 29 issue of The Sopris Sun while visiting the Panama Canal. Read all about her trip in next week's Historiography column. Courtesy photo

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Oh, the places The Sun will go
By Just Jim

The buzz of the Valley
Meets far off places
The Sun stashed in the luggage
Of any Georges or Graces

Whence revealed 
The pages meet the air 
Of La Ligua, England
… Just about anywhere

The words flow from the page
Images invite a stare
Telling your stories
Unfolded with care

Legal to drive
Sixteen years printing the news
Dropping stacks
Up and down 82

And it’s thanks to you
Because every donation counts
To help preserve the fourth wall
And so The Sun can always reach all