Sage Smiley
All Things Considered Anchor and Associate EditorSage Smiley is an award-winning news editor and host of All Things Considered.
From 2023 to 2025, she served as news director for KYUK Public Media in Bethel, Alaska. She’s also worked as an editor, news director, host, reporter, researcher, and Arabic translator at radio and podcast outlets from Alaska to Amman.
When not thinking about public radio, she can often be found in or around a body of water.
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A new, mobile history and art project called the Breathing Healing Bus aims to bring focus to the experience of Indigenous communities in Colorado, as the U.S. and Colorado celebrate their 250th and 150th anniversaries.
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Con la reciente actualización de la normativa municipal sobre unidades de vivienda adicionales, el Consejo de Administración de Carbondale espera incentivar a más residentes a construir viviendas en sus propios terrenos.
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Carbondale’s Board of Trustees recently updated the town’s regulations on Accessory Dwelling Units, hoping to encourage more residents to build housing on their properties.
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Carbondale’s police department is now using an AI service to draft police reports. Town trustees approved a contract for the software late last month.
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Gente de todo el mundo llega al valle de Roaring Fork; algunos se quedan y deciden hacer de él su hogar. A principios de este mes, varios de estos inmigrantes compartieron en Basalt historias de éxito, aventura, crecimiento y reconocimiento, en el marco del 9.º evento anual "Immigrant Voices" (Voces de inmigrantes) organizado por English in Action.
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Candidates for mayor and Board of Trustees in Carbondale talked about their motivations for running at a candidate forum on March 25.
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People come to the Roaring Fork Valley from all over the world; some stay and decide to make it home. A handful of these immigrants shared stories of success, adventure, growth and validation in Basalt earlier this month as part of English in Action’s 9th annual Immigrant Voices event.
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Aspen Highlands’ updated master plan submitted to the U.S. Forest Service includes a gondola to the top of Cloud Nine and an expansion of summer operations. When those projects might take shape isn’t clear.
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Aspen One, the parent company of Aspen Skiing Company, is a leader in the ski world in advocating for local, state and national policy to address climate change. Chris Miller, senior vice president of sustainability for Aspen One, joined a Rural Voices Day broadcast with Aspen Public Radio’s Sage Smiley to discuss how climate change affects this rural resort economy.
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Rock Bottom Ranch director John Middleton joined a Rural Voices Day broadcast for an interview with Aspen Public Radio’s Sage Smiley. The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies prioritizes land stewardship as part of its agriculture operation in Basalt.