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Our Latino and Anglo communities don’t interact much, but they could
In school students learn that what makes America unique is that it is a melting pot of many cultures. This sentiment can be compromised in the “real” world, and when it comes to the Latino and Anglo populations in the Roaring Fork Valley the notion is put to… read more →
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Small-town scholar recognized for big ideas
You may have forgotten about the Panama Papers (much less the Paradise Papers), but Briana Boland hasn’t — and she’s making sure others remember as well.
The Marble native is proof that growing up in a small town doesn’t prevent you from getting involved in the… read more →
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Two contested seats, Salida on ballot for CMC
Five seats are up for election — two contested — on the Nov. 5 ballot for the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Board of Trustees. Each term of office is for four years except for Trustee District 7 which is two years.
Also on the ballot… read more →
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RFSD board election features Oct. 23 candidate forum
Three of the five Roaring Fork Schools Board of Education seats are up for election on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The school district, which encompasses Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt, is divided into five director districts. Candidates must reside in that sub-district, but the whole RFSD electorate votes… read more →
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‘I want people to see what a library can be’
For the second time in as many years, the Garfield County Public Library District is on the November ballot.
Last year’s ballot question 6A asked that the district be allowed to keep all of the revenue it received from sales taxes, which would include the money… read more →
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Call your vet if you see these equine virus symptoms
If you are around horses a lot and you notice drooling or blisters on the mouth, be alert and contact your vet.
A nasty equine virus, vesicular stomatitis (VSV), is going around the Valley.
Although less than a dozen animals here have been involved… read more →
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Oct. 9, 2019
Even those with insurance have to rely on charity for medical costs
Steve Avery had his nose, three teeth, upper lip and part of his palate removed in addition to a lymph node dissection, chemotherapy and radiation as part of a cancer treatment that turned out to be only the beginning. After complication after complication and in advance of a… read more →
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Be an outlaw for the evening
Get out your fancy western duds and hightail it over to The Launchpad, 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, for Art Heist 2019.
Here’s the deal, and there will be a lot of deals. Participants will have a chance to steal great artwork right off the walls… read more →
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Patina Bar and Grille brings American bistro to Carbondale
A new Carbondale restaurant, Patina Bar and Grille, is hitting the food scene with an “approachable but fun” menu inspired by home cooking and captivating taste profiles.
Patina is reinventing the space once occupied by “The Pig” next to Sopris Liquor & Wine along… read more →
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A town and its bar
The Black Nugget. The name itself evokes echoes of an earlier time — the grittier Carbondale of coal and miners and unpaved streets.
One who has never been in the dark, slightly mysterious-looking watering hole occupying most of the Fourth Street side of the Dinkel Building… read more →
