Alex Sánchez
Eagle County School District achievement gap demands a dedicated plan
As Eagle County School District Superintendent Philip Qualman recently noted, it’s spring testing season for local students. The annual...
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Alex Sánchez
- Apr 11, 2023
- 4 min
If this water meets the standard of safety, it’s time to change the standard
The water, we were told, is safe to drink. It’s hard water, heavy with minerals, different government officials kept explaining. And when...
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Alex Sánchez
- Apr 10, 2023
- 4 min
Let's not get sidetracked
For community members interested in the health and well-being of the Roaring Fork School District, here’s a different perspective. On...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Mar 30, 2023
- 2 min
Housing crisis cannot be resolved without inclusion in the solution
It could be said that the road to affordable housing is paved with good intentions. Unfortunately, those good intentions have not always...
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Alex Sánchez
- Mar 24, 2023
- 3 min
Make your voice heard in next month’s municipal election
You’ve remembered to spring forward, you’ve probably made spring break plans, but have you made your plan to vote? That’s right. Voting....
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Mar 15, 2023
- 4 min
Policy that works for all requires participation from all
“Today we march, tomorrow we vote,” was a popular rallying cry of the 2006 U.S. immigration reform protests. At the time, those of us...
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Alex Sánchez
- Mar 8, 2023
- 4 min
Aspen police chief search offers opportunity to engage and unify communities
Aspen isn’t Memphis — or Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, or even Denver. But Aspen’s search for its next police chief serves as a timely...
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Alex Sánchez
- Feb 8, 2023
- 4 min
Give local governments the tools they need to provide housing security
I grew up in a trailer park, like many working families in Eagle County. The preferred term is mobile home park, although neither of...
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Alex Sánchez
- Jan 19, 2023
- 4 min
Making our valleys more equitable — for everyone
Like a lot of you, I grew up in Eagle County. More and more of us can say that these days, as the generations pass, although it certainly...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Dec 6, 2022
- 4 min
Election results show how year-round engagement is paying off for Latinos
On a crisp October Saturday, a dozen paid canvassers and a handful of local volunteers from Voces Unidas started to call, text and even...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Nov 3, 2022
- 4 min
Protecting and expanding access to reproductive health care and abortion is crucial for democracy
The Latino community knows first-hand what it means for the government to marginalize our needs when it comes to healthcare. We are the...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Oct 16, 2022
- 4 min
Environmental justice begins with clean, safe drinking water
We can all recognize that Colorado is facing an unprecedented water crisis. In the midst of the worst megadrought in 1,200 years, we are...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Jul 30, 2022
- 3 min
Covering Colorado means covering immigrants, too
When faced with a health challenge, the best approach is to address it before things get worse. Tackling health care challenges in the...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
What’s on the mind of Latino voters? Ask them.
Whether watching the price at the pump while filling up our cars with gas or looking at the receipt after shopping for groceries, the...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- May 3, 2022
- 2 min
Help us launch leadership journeys
Those of us who have become active in advocating for our community can point back to the key moments that launched us on our leadership...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
- Apr 23, 2022
- 3 min
Time to look out for nonprofits that looked out for communities
As leaders of two of the largest Western Slope organizations working directly with Latinos and Latinas, we’ve seen firsthand the...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Apr 23, 2022
- 3 min
Time to look out for nonprofits that looked out for communities
As leaders of two of the largest Western Slope organizations working directly with Latinos and Latinas, we’ve seen firsthand the...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
Vote No on Issue B because we need more, not fewer, housing options
During a series of community conversations held across Colorado last year to identify top policy priorities for our elected officials, a...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Step up for our mobile-home park residents before it’s too late
As a child, I lived in #A20 in the Aspen Basalt Mobile Home Park between Basalt and El Jebel, off of Willits Lane. The community we...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
- Jan 24, 2022
- 3 min
Let’s strive for culturally-competent mental health care
Shortly before the New Year, we were shocked and saddened to learn that a 37-year-old mother in Glenwood Springs had been charged with...
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