In this season of gratitude, among the blessings I count are the creativity and inclusiveness that characterize this town.
I could tally many examples, but Third Street Center embodies it all: As I write this, it’s bringing together the town’s English and Spanish-speaking communities for Dia de Los… read more →
“Is this the house you’re giving to the church?” my friend asked. After I nodded, he commented, “That’s a very generous gift.”
Generous – or worthless?
As I told Larry, everything in this valley depends on snow in its various forms. It’s not just… read more →
Sound and fury at a Carbondale Bike, Pedestrian and Trails Commission meeting?
Who’da thunk it?
The topic was 8th Street.
The fury came from John Hoffmann, former Carbondale trustee and current Senior Matters board member. “For heaven’s sake,” he fumed, “This… read more →
In early August, my friend Ylice Golden posted that she was “kind of freaked out that Colorado prairie dogs have the plague.”
Those infected prairie dogs probably wouldn’t have made the news at all had it not been for the fireworks show that usually happens… read more →
“Remember when we were kids and a field like this would be buzzing with bees? We were always afraid of getting stung.”
My friend Jae Gregory said that while standing in a meadow near the Maroon Bells that was bursting with dandelions. And she was… read more →
Thunder River Theatre’s latest play made me writhe, because it’s the story of my life. Or darn close to it.
“Tribes” is about a deaf child born into a hearing family. During the first scene, the family carries on a fractious, backbiting argument, replete with outsized,… read more →
On my way to Denver for the weekend, my last stop was the Little Free Library on Eighth Street.
I don’t know how long it’s been there. I noticed when I was helping members of my congregation purchase a parsonage on Cleveland Place. At first I thought it… read more →
I recently heard the term “market failure” on an NPR interview. Pundits Elaine Weiss and Gina Adams were commenting on a $1 million childcare investment proposed by the Trump administration’s budget. Ivanka Trump, who advanced the proposal, characterized the childcare market this way: “You have care providers who… read more →
A little less than a year ago, Franchesca Campione attempted to learn how to walk to the bus stop — a daunting prospect for someone who is blind.
Although it’s less than a quarter-mile, the route first follows a section of street that has no… read more →
Several of my friends have described me as “fearless,” but it’s not true. Since adolescence, avalanches have left me frozen in fear.
Like so many mountain folk, I knew someone killed by one.
I remember the anxious buzz that rose in the ski patrol… read more →
