Caroline Llanes
ReporterCaroline Llanes is a general assignment reporter at Aspen Public Radio, covering everything from local governments to public lands. Her work has been featured on NPR. Previously, she was an associate producer for WBUR’s Morning Edition in Boston.
Originally from San Diego, Llanes got her start in public radio as newsroom intern for Michigan Radio, where she covered COVID-19, PFAS contamination, the Great Lakes, among a variety of other issues. She got her degree in history at the University of Michigan and also served as a copy editor and columnist at The Michigan Daily.
When she’s not at work, she enjoys hiking, the Detroit Red Wings, Michigan football, making homemade pizza dough, and, of course, skiing. She lives in Glenwood Springs with her partner and their tuxedo cat, Pepper, and cockapoo, Poppy.
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La petición alega que Tony May abusó de su cargo para amedrentar e intimidar al personal, a los padres y a los miembros de la comunidad. Esto tiene lugar tras una larga lucha en el distrito por la adopción de una norma conservadora de estudios sociales, que May respaldó. -
The petition alleges Tony May misused his position to bully and intimidate staff, parents, and community members. This comes after a long fight in the district over a conservative social studies standard, which May backed.
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El COVID-19 sigue infectando a personas en el valle de Roaring Fork. Las agencias locales de salud pública están invitando al público a vacunarse, al tiempo que obtiene la vacuna de la gripe, especialmente para prevenir síntomas más severos.
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After some disagreement on Aspen’s city council over whether to display the Israeli flag at the old city hall building, the Aspen Jewish Community Center hosted an event in solidarity with Israel. A small group of people also showed up at the event calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas.
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La junta escolar del distrito votó 3-1 el 25 de octubre de 2023 para adoptar los estándares de estudios sociales desarrollados por el Departamento de Educación de Colorado en 2022. A la reunión asistieron más de 100 personas, la mayoría en contra de American Birthright y muy críticas con el presidente de la junta escolar, Tony May.
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COVID-19 is still infecting people in the Roaring Fork Valley. Local public health agencies are encouraging the public to get vaccinated, along with their flu shot, especially to prevent more severe symptoms.
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Entre los que esperan restringir el acceso a los libros en el distrito de las bibliotecas públicas del condado de Garfield se encuentran ahora los comisionados del condado de Garfield. El público tuvo la oportunidad de compartir sus opiniones sobre la controversia durante el foro "Libertad para leer" organizado por la biblioteca.
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The district’s board of education voted 3-1 on October 25, 2023 to adopt social studies standards developed by Colorado’s Department of Education in 2022. The meeting was attended by more than 100 people, most of whom were against American Birthright and highly critical of the school board’s president, Tony May.
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Those hoping to restrict access to books in the Garfield County Public Library District now include Garfield County commissioners. The public got a chance to share its thoughts on the controversy during a “Freedom to Read” forum hosted by the library.
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An online agenda for the school board’s meeting this week no longer includes a much-anticipated conversation about a new social studies curriculum. School board members were expected to decide between standards developed by the Colorado Department of Education and the conservative American Birthright Standard.
