Let’s say you’re an illegal immigrant with a legal kid, a boy born in America and therefore a United States citizen with all rights and privileges regardless of the provenance of his parents. At that point, you the parents have a simple choice. Because that boy represents your (legal) piece of the rock, you can either raise your offspring to grow up in this country speaking only Spanish, or you can make sure your son masters English, the language of business, the language of his new homeland.
The hidden gem in the valley's homage a New Orleans this summer might be the repear performance this summer in Glenwoods Springs by Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentleman.
Most out-of-touch newspaper quote of the day, courtesy of Michael Wampler of Aspen Velo, in an article about the extreme high-end-iness of Aspen bike shops:
"I have a $2000 road bike, but I truly don't recommend it. Go downvalley and buy a cheap bike and yell at them when it breaks. If you don't buy quality, then it has a very short lifespan."
Gay marriage is so upsetting to Republicans they want to institute a Constitutional ban. Maybe they should just read Mary Cheney's new autobiography, particularly the story about how she skipped out on the 2004 State of the Union address because President George W. Bush endorsed a Constitutional ban on anything but a marriage between a man and a woman. At the risk of being called a "total slime," it's obligatory to point out that Ms. Cheney is the homosexual daughter of the Vice President of the United States, who loves her dearly.
Reintroducing wolves to Colorado is a topic I’ve been interested in since the species was reestablished in Yellowstone National Park in 1995. I don’t know if any of you have ever been to Yellowstone, but it is a trip I highly recommend for many reasons. First and foremost being the bountiful wildlife that inhabits the park - moose, brown bear, grizzly bear, tens of thousands of bison and elk, and once again, the wolf.
There is no better place to start your day than a coffee shop. Filling your nutrient starved body with caffeine, sugar and cream. Browsing the day's paper to see what horrors await us, what eminent doom lurks just around the bend, all while gulping down a warm, tasty beverage.
The developer Courtney Lord does not understand how Aspen City Council can turn down $12 million one week for property on Hopkins Avenue next to the Isis, and then think about spending over $8 million in taxpayer money the next week to keep the Isis projectors reeling.
Been meaning to try out D19, the new Italian restaurant in Aspen that took over the old Colony's space. The "D" is Dena Marino, the chef from the Ajax Tavern; the "19" is the most significant number in the life of Craig Cordts-Pearce, also the co-owner, with his wife Samantha, of The Wild Fig around the corner, and landlord to the legendary Popcorn Wagon between the two.
Golly, it’s hard to be on the Hard Right. Even Karl Rove, the girly-man policy wonkette, is saying this is a “sour time” for President George W. Bush and his tighty-Righty minions, including the leaky, aforesaid Rove. But it is also a mistake to swallow the Rove Doctrine and just assume the troubles of the Bush Administration and the Hard Right are all about Iraq.
When the Aspen Music Festival and School hired Alan Fletcher as its new president and CEO, they brought in a man with imposing composing and academic credentials. But they also got themselves a writer so articulate that he can bring classical music to life. In this mini-debate, Fletcher takes issue with the notion that classical music cannot be a place for experimentation--with the aim of opening the treasure trove of appreciation to all kinds of audiences
