Jeff Biggers: Heartland Coal Crisis: Illinois Bankrolls Big Coal School Program? Interview With Eco-Justice Leader Lan ...

06/22/11 Illinois has been pushing a misleading and downright shameless Big Coal-approved curriculum and educational activities on children and their teachers around the state.

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Civil War Timeline: Egypt's soldiers

06/22/11 Southern Illinois was greatly impacted by the Civil War that raged from 1861-65. This is a chapter in a series of reports on what happened 150 years ago at this time. Civil War Timeline will appear again on days of special significance to Southern Illinois - known commonly at the time as Egypt, not as the Little Egypt many prefer today.

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Post Independent staff reports Glenwood Springs, CO, Colorado

06/21/11 Lt. Col. James Luttrell (Retired USAF), 79, of Kingsland, TX. formerly of Carbondale, CO. passed away on May 5, 2011, in Kingsland.

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Ritter cuts ribbon on solar array at county airport

06/19/11 Former Gov. Bill Ritter, center, along with, from left, Carbondale Mayor Stacy Bernot, Parachute Mayor Pro-Tem Judith Hayward, Carbondale Trustee Ed Cortez, Ritter, Clean Energy Collective President Paul Spencer (with scissors) and Scott Ely, owner of Sunsense Solar, took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday for a large new solar array at the Garfield County Regional Airport.

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Glenwood Springs police report

06/17/11 Editor's note: The Glenwood Springs, Colo., Police Department reports the following incidents and arrests. Summonses or arrests merely indicate an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless found guilty in court.

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Ritter cuts ribbon on solar array at Garfield County Regional Airport

06/15/11 People interested in solar energy toured the five-acre solar array at the Garfield County Regional Airport near Rifle following a ribbon-cutting Tuesday morning. Former Gov. Bill Ritter was the featured speaker.

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SIU Foundation appoints key posts

06/15/11 CARBONDALE - Two local executives have been elected to key posts for the Southern Illinois University Foundation Board of Directors.

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Readers Say Thanks

06/15/11 River Valley Ranch would like to thank Ken Neubecker, Paula Fothergill, Tony Fotopulos, and everyone who participated in the Gone Fishin' event. The June 9 presentation was very informative, the June 10 fly-fishing casting demo was beneficial, and the kids fishing derby was a blast.

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Update: Names released in Osage Co. marijuana bust

06/15/11 We now know the names of two of the men arrested in Tuesday's marijuana growing operation northeast of Carbondale in northern Osage County. Police took Marcelo Parra Ocomo and Ernesto Duena Acoen into custody early Tuesday morning. A third man was also taken into custody but his identity has not been released because he is a juvinile. The football size field the three were found in contained ...

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Riding for the cure

06/14/11 Tom Backof was just 26 years old when he learned he had lymphoma after surgery to remove a four-pound tumor from one of his lungs less than 10 months ago.

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A quick getaway awaits in Glenwood Springs

06/14/11 For anyone seeking a shot of adrenaline, the Glenwood Springs area is increasingly offering a fix. Long a rafting mecca, the city a few years ago enhanced the opportunities for thrills and spills on the Colorado River with the installation of a whitewater park with a wave feature that now regularly draws enthusiasts from outside Colorado.

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Garfield County funds several economic development efforts

06/09/11 Garfield County commissioners agreed Monday to fund three separate economic development requests, including community-based efforts in Carbondale and Rifle to attract new businesses and help existing ones grow.

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A flood of problems along area waterways

06/09/11 Brady Hogan of Hogan's Haulers helped Rifle rancher Jim Snyder deal with floodwaters at his bottomland ranch east of Rifle. Most of the ranch is under water and collecting driftwood as the high country snowpack melts in the warm weather.

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Your Letters

06/08/11 We are students at Roaring Fork High School, and are involved in a project for our history class. Our project is to help adults and children become more aware of the problem associated with prescription drug abuse in our community.

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More budget cuts in store for Aspen schools

06/08/11 When the bell rings Tuesday, and the last Aspen schoolkids run out the school doors, summer vacation is under way. But for Aspen School District administrators, summer 2011 will be far from carefree.

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Raging river damages Glenwood Canyon bike path

06/08/11 High spring runoff on the Colorado River is tearing apart a section of the Glenwood Canyon Trail downstream of the Shoshone Dam. Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance worker Braden Biocic points to a concrete section of the trail that's been buckled up by the high water, creating a big wave on the bike path platform.

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More budget cuts in store for Aspen schools

06/05/11 Students leave Aspen Elementary School on Thursday, June 2. Though the year is over for students, administrators and school board members are rolling up their sleeves in a renewed effort to trim the school district budget.

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Rolling dice

06/03/11 As the Government Affairs Director for the International Mountain Biking Association, Jenn Dice heads up the lobbying arm of the leading mountain biking advocacy group in the United States. She rode into the job by accident, after getting involved in endurance mountain bike racing.

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Art show openings, 6/3/11

06/03/11 Arts & Venues Denver presents an exhibit of works by seven artists from the Ironton Studios, Thursday-Sept. 1, at the Buell Theatre.

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Graduates are ready for the big stage

05/18/11 They served their time and now are ready for life's next adventure. Snowmass Village seniors include (top row): Allie Garrett, Melissa Carr, Sophie Boslough, Caroline Plucker. Front row: Mary Beasley, Jason Singer, Bridger Dawson, Luke Smith.

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