By E. J. Dionne Elections are beginning to matter more than ever, yet barriers to exercising the vote rise higher. Dionne takes close look at how the right to vote is fundamental to healthy governance in a truly democratic society, and how universal voting can be accomplished. … [Read more...] about 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting
Book Review: The Breakdown
Diana Pringle, Retail Associate at the Gold Mine, recommends The Breakdown by B.A. Paris. The Breakdown follows Cass, who decides to go against the wishes of her husband on a rainy night and take the dangerous shortcut home. She notices a car pulled over with a woman inside, just staring blankly out the window, why wasn't she waving for help? Feeling spooked, Cass decides to drive off. Days later she finds out the woman was brutally murdered, a woman she had newly … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Breakdown
Sun Valley Writers’ Conference 2022
2022 Reading List at The Community Library Poetry Rita Dove: Playlist for the Apocalypse available in print and Libby eAudiobook Ocean Vuong: Time Is a Mother available in print, Axis 360 ebook, and eAudiobook Fiction Anthony Doerr: Cloud Cuckoo Land available in print, large print, Noon eReader, Axis360 ebook, and Libby eAudiobook Anthony Doerr: Ciudad de Las Nubes available in print/Spanish CollectionKali Fajardo-Anstine: Woman of … [Read more...] about Sun Valley Writers’ Conference 2022
Ketchum’s Housing Action Plan: What are the Actions?
Ketchum Housing Strategist Carissa Connelly, City Administrator Jade Riley and implementing partners will present the City of Ketchum’s Annual Housing Action Plan, with a holistic set of goals and priority year-one actions. The Plan is informed by (1) a housing needs assessment that analyzed over 1,100 survey responses, interviews of over 30 community members, and other related data analyses, and (2) a Housing Toolkit that incorporates ideas proposed during community outreach, a scan of … [Read more...] about Ketchum’s Housing Action Plan: What are the Actions?
“Appalachian BRIDGE”
A New Pathway to Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" with J Dominic Between 1942-44, composer Aaron Copland and choreographer Martha Graham collaborated on creating a ballet. To this day, the ballet’s modified, award-winning score lives as vibrantly as when it premièred. Nevertheless, because Graham changed the ballet’s title from Copland’s Ballet for Martha to the geographic imagery partially titling it today: Appalachian Spring, a popular myth … [Read more...] about “Appalachian BRIDGE”
“Braking Day” by Adam Oyebanji
A spaceship approaches its deceleration window after many generations in space. However, belowdecks a mystery is brewing, and secrets bound and hidden since the ship left Earth start to unravel. Find it in NEW SF/FANTASY Foyer. … [Read more...] about “Braking Day” by Adam Oyebanji
