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Roger Marolt: Roger This
In case you didn't know, it is do-or-die time at Aspen High School and the team needs you. It's all or nothing. Make or break. Put up or shut up. It is the chance to do something that has never been done at AHS before. more...
  11/20/2009 4:25am
Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid
Shortly after the publication of my last column, a thoughtful essay on the practicality of the Dawson's bee of the Australian outback, I received this plaintive e-mail from my brother-in-law Bob in Maryland:
  11/20/2009 4:25am
Paul E. Anna: High Points
There is greatness on the gridiron here in the high country.
  11/19/2009 5:28pm
Alison Berkley: The Princess's Palate
I gotta admit, I'm having a hard time writing this.
  11/19/2009 5:09am
Paul Nitze: Amendment 20 isn't the answer
On Nov. 5, an Aspen truck driver named James Wingers took a plea deal in a marijuana trafficking case that will land him between five and 40 years in federal prison. He had moved several hundred kilos of marijuana by truck across the country.
  11/19/2009 5:06am
Su Lum: Slumming
Soon after my friend Hilary and I had made our reservations for a week-long Caribbean cruise, Hilary gently inquired if it would be prudent for me to order a wheelchair.
  11/18/2009 5:01am
Andy Stone: A Stone's Throw
Last week two of my esteemed fellow columnists dived gleefully into the Jack Johnson-Marilyn Marks-Elizabeth Milias-Et Al-Election Commission Swamp.
  11/18/2009 4:25am
Meredith C. Carroll: Meredith Pro Tem
Most parents resign themselves to the fact that they will eventually square off with their kids about something of critical importance to one or both of them.
  11/17/2009 4:17am
Paul Andersen: Fair Game
When you no longer see young people participating in civic, political and cultural groups and events, it's the sign of a community in decline. How long can gray hairs support the local economy, culture, arts, and government without an infusion of youth?
  11/16/2009 4:28am
Barry Smith: Irrelativity
I can't seem to let this Other Barry Smith thing go, and I think it's a direct result of unsupervised free time.
  11/16/2009 4:27am
Action on climate change will protect jobs, too
In summer 2003, one of the most legendary and fearsome mountaineering routes in the world — the North Face of the Eiger — fell victim to climate change.
  11/13/2009 11:08am
Tony Vagneur: Saddle Sore
As the old saying goes, “the Indians lived in harmony with nature,” which conjures up all sorts of images.
  11/14/2009 6:36am
Jarid Polis: Guest Opinion
Protecting Colorado's natural treasures means protecting our state's identity and its prosperity. At its heart, our wild places are an investment, a savings account that insulates our most valuable resources from everyday impulses.
  11/14/2009 6:12am
Roger Marolt: Roger This
I have to admit it. For once, I don't know what the hell is going on. Please help me figure this out. I just need to know the answer to one simple question: Who is running the city of Aspen's Election Commission?
  11/13/2009 5:10am
Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid
Thank you for coming, ladies and gents. I appreciate the time, and I think you will too. I so enjoyed working with you on the militant-slaying, polar bear-grizzly bear hybrid last week that I thought I'd present you with something similar this week.
  11/13/2009 4:22am
Paul E. Anna: High Points
If you read this column, you know that I am a sucker for anything that has a long history. An old ski lift, a store or restaurant that has been in business for years, the ski swap. If it has been here for awhile, it gets special dispensation in my book.
  11/13/2009 4:22am
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