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The staff shakeup at the Sopris Sun continues. Editor Raleigh Burleigh is leaving at the end of March, and James Steindler will be taking up his mantle, leaving the managing editor position open for one Skyler Stark-Ragsdale. Stark-Ragsdale has a Masters in Journalism from Emerson University and has been working with the Sopris Sun’s Youth Bureau for just under a year. He also spent time working at the Aspen Times covering crime, local government, and more. He sat down with KDNK’s Lily Jones to talk about his background, and the future of the Sopris Sun.

Auden Schendler had a long career with the Aspen Skiing Company as the Environmental Affairs Director and recently published a book called Terrible Beauty. Schendler's long experience provided him razor sharp insight on climate change, corporate blame culture, and what it is to be a human being in today's world. He joins KDNK's Marilyn Gleason for a discussion on the failure of corporate America to confront the climate crisis.

Raleigh Burleigh has been the editor of the Sopris Sun for more than 5 years. At a time when news deserts replace newspaper offices, and media empires gobble publications and spit out reporters, the Sopris Sun manages to crank out robust, original, award-winning local news written by paid freelancers. Burleigh has announced he will be leaving the Sopris Sun and Carbondale.

St Benedict's Monastery and surrounding property were recently sold to Palantir CEO Alex Karp for $120 million. Karp is planning on using the property as a residence. But who is he, and what is Palantir?

Buckhorn Public Arts brought LUCIA's projection-mapping artwork back to the facade of the Wheeler Opera House on December 12th for Wintersköl. Founder Tim Sack sat down with KDNK's Chris Hassig beforehand to discuss this latest project, the history of the organization, and other initiatives to expect in 2026.

A brand new art exhibition opened in Carbondale this week. Local artist Cassidy Willey is showing her latest body of work at the Main Street Gallery. Here’s Willey speaking with The Sopris Sun’s Raleigh Burleigh and Arthur Cherith on Everything Under the Sun last week.

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KDNK’s Hattison Rensberry speaks with Bob Moore, Brian Landis Fulkins, and Jack Trembath about Thunder River Theatre's latest show, Endgame.

KDNK News Director Hattison Rensberry asked members of the cast and crew about their upcoming show, Native Gardens.

On this episode of Live Poet Society, host Hattie Rensberry shares readings of poetry from the Works in Progress page in the Sopris Sun and discusses the process of writing poetry with guests Raleigh Burleigh and James Steindler.