I don't care if you are Red or Blue. I don't give a flying flip if you are Republican or Democrat. I could care less if you are a Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Muslim, Jew, Hindu, etc, etc. Why can't we just all agree that we have a very real opportunity here to tap into the scientific options on the table. Via science, we have the opportunity to turn the tide on incurable diseases.
Continue Reading 3 comments October 27th, 2006
Perhaps it is time for people to rise up and say, "this is my country, that is my government, that party of republicans is not mine... and that party of democrats is not mine, and those choices our President is making are not my choices!"
Continue Reading Add comment October 20th, 2006
Rifle, Colorado, is named for the weapon that won the old West, but it’s also the place where gubernatorial candidates Bill Ritter and Bob Beauprez had their own public shootout over the hot-button New West issues of immigration and natural gas development.
Continue Reading Add comment October 5th, 2006
Two important articles on climate change as it affects Aspen, Vail, and other ski towns.
Continue Reading 3 comments September 5th, 2006
Last weekend I did what many Aspenites do. I hiked to Crested Butte. The trip had been planned for some time and I had RSVP’d for myself, plus one. Meanwhile, I have been dating someone. He seemed like the perfect “plus one” to bring along on the trip since he’s great fun and always up for an adventure.
The relationship is still in its inception and last weekend was our first multi-day trip together. We have spent copious hours with one another, yet at the same time are still finding out new information about each other every day. For instance, I just found out that he, we’ll call him “Maurice,” has a green tooth. The weekend was no different. I found out that he likes thick crust, white sauce pizza and I prefer thin crust and red sauce. It was a minor difference, but still very important data to gather when in a budding new relationship. NOTE TO SELF: Order personal sized pizza.
Continue Reading 1 comment August 10th, 2006
You can’t always believe what you see/hear on TV.
“The Big Melt,” intones Martin Bashir, the television announcer on ABC’s “Nightline.” “The winter ski paradise worried as the snow disappears faster and sooner every year. Aspen’s plan to rescue the winter.”
Truth be told, by the end of the segment Friday night, it was not clear that Aspen had a plan “to rescue the winter.” And ABC’s attempt to make relevant a piece shot weeks ago did not by unnoticed.
Continue Reading Add comment June 30th, 2006
It’s Saturday. You pack up your family for a weekend hike in the White River National Forest. A sign at the trailhead reads, “Natural Gas Exploration Area. Enter At Your Own Risk. Poisonous Gases May be Present. If inhaled, gases may cause dizziness, blurred vision, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, internal bleeding, paralysis, and death.”
Continue Reading Add comment June 24th, 2006
The Bush Administration’s 13-member Roadless Area Task Force comes to the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs Wednesday from 5 to 8:45 PM to hear public comment, starting about 7 PM, about the Bush Administration’s plan to put roads in the White River National Forest where none have gone before. The Task Force has been holding public meetings throughout Colorado to find out what the public wants. But the recommendations of the Task Force are just that—non-binding recommendations.
Continue Reading Add comment June 19th, 2006
