Articles for Monday, August 25, 2008
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Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
Monday, August 25, 2008
The city of Aspen’s planning and zoning committee last week recommended approval of a conceptual plan for a $100 million expansion and renovation of Aspen Valley Hospital.
“Needless to say, we thought the meetings went very well from the standpoint that we were granted approval to proceed to the City Council,” said AVH CEO Dave Ressler. “But, also, in the course of arriving at the resolution, there was a considerable amount of constructive discussion that will serve the hospital well as we move toward final approval.”
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David Frey, Aspen Daily News Correspondent
Monday, August 25, 2008
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The countdown is on for the massive Sunlight Mountain Resort base project to have its first public presentation.
After a round of community hearings, developers plan to appear before the Garfield County Planning and Zoning Commission one month from now. They are planning a base village at the foot of the family resort outside town, with a mix of homes, condominiums, shopping and restaurants. They say the development is critical to bringing long-overdue upgrades to the aging ski area.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Correspondent
Monday, August 25, 2008
Residents concerned about Krabloonik
A local citizens group is organizing volunteers to address concerns about the treatment of dogs at the Krabloonik dog-sledding kennel in Snowmass Village. To learn more, contact Bill Fabrocini and Lee Ann Vold at helpkrabloonikdogs@q.com. Fabrocini and Vold can also be reached individually at fabrocini.bill@comcast.net and leeannvold@comcast.net.
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Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
Monday, August 25, 2008
The national mortgage crisis has had an impact on sales for an affordable housing project in Carbondale.
To help make the 52-unit Keator Grove employee housing project a reality, Aspen Skiing Co. stepped in earlier this year with a guarantee to buy eight townhomes and 22 single-family homes. SkiCo, the valley’s largest employer, felt there would easily be enough buyers within its own ranks. But now it is offering some of the homes for sale to interested members of the general public.
Sports
by Kai Beech, Special to Roaring Sports
Monday, August 25, 2008
Beads of sweat raced down the face of Aspen High Scool football player Beau Seguin during an uncomfortably warm late August preseason practice.
The senior linebacker adjusted his black and red helmet as he squatted into a proper hitting stance - his chest nearly parallel with the Skiers' million-dollar synthetic field turf. His fingers began to twitch with anticipation; his eyes opened wide and then, "Crack! Thud! Whoo!"
by Corby Anderson, Roaring Sports Columnist
Monday, August 25, 2008
According to the calendar function of my wireless handheld telephone device, summer is nearly gone, but I wouldn't know it if it was. Working strange, schizophrenic hours deep in the cavernous labyrinth underneath an exclusive golf resort has left my internal clock blinking a vacant and questionable 12:00, 12:00, 12:00.
In the resort business, weekends are times for full-tilt money harvesting, with easy pickings crowding the gates for a little planned recreation and debauchery. To contend with the waves of flush duffers who stream in expecting the highest standards of service possible to man, they staff the various departments to the gills for whatever action comes our way. This makes things difficult for those of us who tingle with wanderlust and desire random excitement.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report
Monday, August 25, 2008
Preseason is finished. The jerseys have been handed out. The cleats bought. And now it is officially time for the 2008 prep season. But, like every fall, there are always a handful of question concerning the local teams.
In football, everyone in Aspen is wondering whether or not the Skiers will have another stellar season. Can they still find offense without Tucker Eason? In Glenwood, players and coaches will be looking to another perfect season with the strong arm of quarterback Dakota Stonehouse. Yet will their state championship hopes be squashed again in the post season?
Aspen Daily News Staff Report
Monday, August 25, 2008
The Glenwood Springs football team defeated Montrose, 31-26, in their season opener on Friday.
The good news for Glenwood fans is that quarterback Dakota Stonehouse is off to a great start, reminiscent of last year. He ran for 151 yards, connected on 18 of his 28 passes and had four touchdowns.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report
Monday, August 25, 2008
Current residence (town): Basalt
Age: 12
Columnist
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Sheldon Fingerman, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, August 25, 2008
This morning, my girlfriend asked me what I was going to write about, and I said, “Maybe I’ll write about city council asking for a raise, like, double their current salary?”
“And what have they done to deserve a raise?” she asked. “Bingo,” I replied. “That’s what the column is about.”
by Gene Weingarten, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, August 25, 2008
Did you read how a Bush administration official broke the law by asking extraneous, blatantly political questions of applicants for nonpolitical jobs in the Justice Department? In trying to load the department with knee-jerk political conservatives, Monica Goodling inquired about the applicants’ views on abortion and same-sex marriage, and also extracted political loyalty oaths, such as asking, “What is it about George W. Bush that makes you want to serve him?”
As I see it, the problem here was not that these questions had no bearing on how well the applicant could do the job. On the contrary, extraneous questions can provide valuable guidance in the hiring process. It’s just that Ms. Goodling — a rock-ribbed, stiff-necked, ham-handed fundamentalist zealot — was asking exactly the sort of questions designed to get the wrong people hired: people like her.
Letter to the Editor
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, August 25, 2008
Editor:
It wasn’t that many years ago that the protective mother fox raised her kits down near the park. We’d see her at dusk sitting on the little hillock watching us warily as we walked home from town. She’s been gone for a while now. Perhaps soon, way too soon, other things will be gone from this little street as well. Hopefully not the clip-clop of the draft horses returning from another night’s work. But it’s hard to predict such things.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, August 25, 2008
Editor:
Kudos to Lee Ann Vold and Bill Fabrocini: Finally, someone is actively doing something for the Krabloonik dogs.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, August 25, 2008
Editor:
I think that Matt Bergdahl touched on many good points in his letter to the editor on Aug. 18 regarding management as the biggest factor in employee retention.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, August 25, 2008
Editor:
Double City Council members’ salaries and add city health care benefits? Surely Councilman Jack Johnson is not serious about asking the voters to approve this!
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, August 25, 2008
Editor:
As long as Aspen City Council chooses to micro-manage every decision in this town, sadly, there will be few residents able to make the huge sacrifice of time to serve on council.
