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Jul. 22, 2020
The circle of Carbondale
Back in 2006, one of my first jobs was with Uncle Pizza in Carbondale. Sometimes, when delivering a pie, I’d be anxious about encountering a drunk bantering patron at their front door. Had I known the risk associated with the service industry today, such stresses would have seemed… read more →
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Jul. 15, 2020
It’s not enough not to be racist
Hi, my name is Dan Richardson and I have been supporting racism for most of my life.
To be clear, it was not my intention to do this, but this statement is my way of owning my part in it. Unfortunately I can’t plead ignorance because… read more →
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Jun. 17, 2020
Bursting the white bubble; raising the white shield
About a week ago, a local lady, Marlene, asked online: “If I may, I have a question for anyone with a workable answer? Those Black people who have attained some degree of education, wealth, influence… Why don’t they organize, reach out to their fellow man…?”
My… read more →
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Jun. 10, 2020
Let’s take a deep breath and figure it out together
Some old timers that like to chide me for being an environmentalist used to call me a “deep breather.”
Given the difficult times these days, taking a few good deep breaths every morning has come in handy. With the onslaught of news, conflict and raw emotions… read more →
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Jun. 10, 2020
Did corona pay a visit? Well, maybe
I’m a healthy guy; almost never get sick. It’s pretty much been like that since getting my tonsils out decades ago. Oh, I had the childhood diseases one got back before modern vaccines — measles, chicken pox — and occasionally I’ve been knocked out by some kind of… read more →
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May. 27, 2020
Let’s race towards each other
A few weeks ago I asked to take a step back from COVID-19 writing.
As I’m sure you can imagine, every article that I’ve written since the start of March has had an element of the pandemic woven into it — understandably so. For months, COVID-19… read more →
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May. 21, 2020
To the class of 2020: I hope we are not forgotten
After four years, last Friday I graduated from Colorado Mountain College with my A.A.S. in professional photography. It has been a long journey starting with taking night classes while still teaching elementary school fulltime and ending with one final Zoom critique at my kitchen table.
I… read more →
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May. 13, 2020
Branching Out: Let’s seize the moment to help the planet
As I write this, I am pulling my head up from a miasma of research. I don’t like data, or black and white — things without wiggle room or a fudge-factor paralyze me. Gray areas are usually my comfort zone. And I don’t like professional jargon; it intimidates… read more →
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May. 13, 2020
A century’s worth
On May 14, my uncle turned 100. That sort of takes my breath away..
Dr. Morris Ossias is my late mother’s youngest brother born as the Roaring ‘20s was just getting underway, and the Great Depression was a looming unknown out in the misty future.
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May. 12, 2020
Will Call: Seeking serenity, courage and wisdom
Two months ago, May and the Colorado Press Association (CPA) Convention seemed far away and out of COVID-19’s reach. Today, the fact that we pulled off our annual Mother’s Day edition seems like a small miracle — although, in fact, it’s due to tremendous effort by Mark Burrows… read more →
