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Author Archives: Hector Salas

Hector Salas is a freelance writer based in Grand Junction. He received his bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Colorado Mesa University with an English minor. His previous work covers Latino issues specific to Western Colorado as well as the region’s political landscape during the 2020 presidential election.

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The most tenacious freelancers of the new West

by Hector Salas March 19, 2022March 22, 2022

Between the prosperity of ski towns such as Aspen and Snowmass, in their nooks and crannies, the grit that is the working class conducts its business. 

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Posted inSocial justice

As Latino COVID vaccinations lag in the region, activists push for systemic change

by Hector Salas and Laurine Lassalle May 14, 2021April 12, 2022

In Eagle County, which has the largest Latino population among the three counties making up the Roaring Fork Valley, 60% of white people have received one dose, compared with 15% of Latinos.

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