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Apr. 1, 2020
Taking the confusion out of how to plan your last wishes
Full disclosure: I started writing and researching this piece well over a month ago, before Covid-19 had taken hold. At the time, it seemed like a good idea to shelve any talk of end-of-life decisions. Now, in a world where so much seems out of our control, it… read more →
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Opinion
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Apr. 1, 2020
If the City Market aisles could talk
The Ides of March, 2020, will be a date long remembered in Carbondale lore. After that fateful day, the town would never be the same.
COVID-19 has hit America hard – from two deaths at a Seattle nursing home on Jan. 26 – to 2,597 deaths… read more →
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Mar. 25, 2020
Hello from Ohio!
Life has always been the little things, and in times of crisis, when those little things get taken away, we realize how important their cumulative effect was.
It was only three weeks ago that I was in Olive Garden with most of my family to celebrate… read more →
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Mar. 15, 2020
How I became the first person in Garfield County to test positive for COVID-19
Editor’s note: The Sopris Sun has been in touch with this woman since early last week, but opted not to publicize anything until the test results come back. We’re still not releasing her identity due to the sensitive nature of the diagnosis.
When I woke up on Sunday,… read more →
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Mar. 4, 2020
News Analysis: Precinct caucuses on March 7 offer grassroots participation
We completed voting in the presidential primary this week, but did you know we still have precinct caucuses?
Caucuses take place every two years and are a function of Colorado’s Democratic and Republican parties. Democratic and Republican party caucuses will be held, across Colorado, on Saturday, March… read more →
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Feb. 26, 2020
Review: Love and obsession in ‘View from the Bridge’
It’s tough enough being immigrants in the 1950s in New York City, much less an Italian immigrant family fighting for the good life. Add in complicated and troubling romantic entanglements and you have a recipe for disaster — and tragedy — in this latest Thunder River Theatre Company… read more →
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Feb. 12, 2020
Sun Signs: Anatomy of a Retrograde
By now, most people have heard of Mercury retrograde.
It is one facet of astrology that has made its way into the mainstream. Mercury retrograde is known for complicating travel plans, confusing communication, messing up technology, and eliciting all sorts of frustrating shenanigans when you are… read more →
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Feb. 3, 2020
My personal recycling adventure
1970: Eugene, Oregon — glass only. We took our children to a warehouse, remains of which were concrete walls. The town provided goggles. We could fling glass bottles and jars against the wall and the town eventually picked up the broken glass. What fun!
Late ‘80s: Carbondale —… read more →
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Jan. 22, 2020
News Analysis: Journalists need advocates, too
As the Colorado Press Association prepared to meet Jan. 17, a Colorado judicial branch committee had a scheduled — ironically closed-door — meeting to consider a new rule on the sealing of criminal court records.
According to Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition Executive Director Jeffrey A.… read more →
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Dec. 24, 2019
A year of transition for The Sun
This isn’t really the same newspaper it was a year ago.
For one thing, it’s a different team.
Other than myself, Tommy Sands
has been the sole remaining fixture on
the staff in 2019. (Lee Beck has also
held down her volunteer proofing position). Terri Ritchie, Carol… read more →
