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Jul. 28, 2021
Cool, clear water
Column by Nicolette Toussaint
In the absence of anything like a crystal ball, most of us expect some version of the lives we have experienced so far to continue into the future.
The town survey I recently filled out is a case-in-point. The survey is intended…
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Jul. 21, 2021
Mature Content: My next-to-last
By Niki Delson
Imagine watching a scene in a movie that takes place on the picturesque white chalk cliffs of East Sussex, England. Near the edge of the cliff stands Grace, a deeply-depressed, self-absorbed woman who has recently learned that her husband of 29-years is divorcing her and…
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Jul. 7, 2021
The Fork that Roared: Sunchoke delight
By George Bohmfalk
Several years ago, I wrote a monthly column for The Sun about food. That ended for various reasons, but I have a selfish interest in writing this one. It’s also a generous reason, as I hope to introduce some of you to a delightful new…
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Jun. 30, 2021
Beauty and the bobbleheads
I wrote this article for the Valley Journal fifteen years ago (reprinted here with a few nips and tucks). While it is from my early years as a columnist, and slightly more judgmental/immature than I would like to remember being, it’s still surprisingly relevant. I find people who… read more →
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Jun. 30, 2021
News Analysis: It was as easy as 9-6-3
If I’m ever offered a phone call from memory, I’ll be able to reach my parents, order takeout or check the price on a new Tacoma.
It helps that, as Jeanne Souldern observed in her 2019 analysis “When Caller ID tells all”, there was a… read more →
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Jun. 23, 2021
More than just a paper
By Todd Chamberlin
Two years ago this week I joined The Sopris Sun staff as a part-time ad salesman. When I started, I was in the midst of the darkest days of my life. In the months leading up to my hiring, I was having seizures… read more →
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Jun. 23, 2021
Looking back to when water was plentiful
By Dave Marston
During his 50 years in rural western Colorado, Jamie Jacobson has seen a lot of flooding. While caretaking a farm in 1974, Jacobson watched three acres of its riverfront float away. More recently, it’s been drought, and then worse drought.
Jacobson farms on Lamborn Mesa,…
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Jun. 16, 2021
Mature Content: Dreaming wasn’t enough
This is the third column in CAFCI’s series about racism. Two months ago, Ron Kokish wrote about how racism affected his family and the iconic nature of Michael Francisco’s Xmas Eve arrest. Last month, Jon Riger told us about racism among fish. This month Bella Fabella, a retired… read more →
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Jun. 16, 2021
How is a living world story sustained?
Watershed elders in conversation
By Will Evans
Special to The Sopris Sun
Roger Brown was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1935. He grew up in the town of Swampscott, attended Dartmouth College and moved west shortly after graduation. He has lived in Eagle County,…
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Jun. 2, 2021
Ps & Qs: Death is like a piñata
On Nov. 1, 1955, a young boy was riding his bike home in Denver, Colorado. He blew through a stop sign and crossed the street in front of a bus that was stopped at the bus stop. He was struck by a car passing the bus in the… read more →
