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Local government needs new blood
Elections are slated this spring for Aspen mayor and two of four seats on the City Council. For months, it has been widely known that the city's four councilmen are weighing the mayor's race. And now Mayor Mick Ireland, who is barred from...
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01/11/2013 3:46am
Back in session
When Colorado lawmakers convene Wednesday for the 2013 state legislative session, plenty of work will await them.
  01/04/2013 5:22am
Tread lightly on the Rio Grande
Pitkin County Open Space and Trails officials might find themselves torn over how best to address the final unpaved stretch of the Rio Grande Trail. So are we.
  12/07/2012 4:24am
Police chief review needs to be open process in Basalt
Friends and supporters of Basalt Police Chief Roderick O'Connor are frustrated over the lack of information coming from the town government about an internal complaint against the popular lawman.
  11/16/2012 4:26am
We need better reasons for 'yes' vote on hydro
The question buried within ballot measure 2C asking voters to give the city permission to finish a hydroelectric plant really is, is it worth the millions of dollars the taxpayers of Aspen will spend?
  11/02/2012 3:39am
Re-elect Beeson as DA
Incumbent District Attorney Martin Beeson has been branded as an unwavering tea partier hell-bent on locking up criminals and throwing away the keys.
  11/01/2012 5:32am
Young for commissioner
Voters in Pitkin County have an enviable dilemma when it comes to the Board of County Commissioners race pitting John Young against Steve Child.
  10/26/2012 4:01am
Vote 'yes' for library expansion tax increase
In the debate over the proposed Pitkin County Library expansion, the common phrase “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” comes to mind.
  10/25/2012 5:55am
It's all academic: Vote 'yes' on question 2B
No one wants to be in the unenviable position of voting against a tax, any kind of tax, that would support our schools, teachers and the youth they educate.
  10/19/2012 4:44am
Obama deserves four more years
We're a bit perplexed as to why anyone other than the staunchest right-winger would consider not voting to re-elect President Barack Obama.
  10/18/2012 5:15am
Basalt officials need to avoid project review
Two members of the Basalt Town Council inched closer to reversing themselves on a conflict-of-interest issue Tuesday night and, we feel, also inched closer to setting a poor precedent for town government.
  10/12/2012 5:14am
Millie Hamner for state representative
Hamner, of Dillon, is one of two candidates in the race who have experience in the Legislature. The other is Kathleen Curry, who formerly represented the district but lost her seat not long after she abandoned the Democratic Party in 2009 and became an...
  10/04/2012 9:36pm
Give Sal Pace your support on Nov. 6
Colorado's massive 3rd Congressional District needs better representation than it's getting from Republican Scott Tipton. We believe Sal Pace, a Democratic state representative from Pueblo, would be the best choice to replace him in the U.S.
  09/27/2012 8:30pm
Amendment 64 sounds good to us
Amendment 64, the Nov. 6 referendum facing Colorado voters that would essentially legalize marijuana on a statewide level, makes perfect sense to us.
  09/21/2012 4:55am
Tragedy averted — again
For the past 18 months, the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office has been on the receiving end of a barrage of criticism about its approach toward enforcing drug laws and its handling of personnel matters.
  09/14/2012 3:44am
Hard look needed on traffic in West Basalt
The Basalt Town Council meeting Tuesday will provide two golden opportunities to debate traffic issues on the west side of town.
  09/07/2012 3:45am
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