Articles for Monday, September 29, 2008
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Curtis Wackerle, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
Monday, September 29, 2008
Aspen City Councilman Dwayne Romero must recuse himself from deliberations on the Aspen Walk residential project tonight because he is under contract to purchase property in the neighborhood.
Over the course of the last month or so, Romero has been in negotiations to purchase as an investment a Park Avenue duplex, but only entered into a “hard contract” to purchase the property two weeks ago, he said.
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David Frey, Aspen Daily News Correspondent
Monday, September 29, 2008
Building throughout the valley is slowing. Projects have stalled. Home sales are staggering. Prices are dropping. Foreclosures are rising.
The country’s economic woes are playing out in the Roaring Fork Valley. Although the region seems to be doing better than many places in the country, it is not immune from the financial meltdown. In some ways, the impacts here could be heightened.
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Curtis Wackerle, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
Monday, September 29, 2008
Enjoy the two-hour shuffle while you still can, because times are changing in the world of Aspen parking.
It’s not quite time for the wake yet, but the city’s move to squash the practice of moving local workers’ cars around the residential zones just off the downtown core every two hours to avoid parking fees goes into effect Feb. 2.
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Catherine Lutz, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
Monday, September 29, 2008
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter told a gymnasium full of high school students yesterday that “investing in education is the most important decision you can make.”
But most of the juniors and seniors attending the fourth annual Western Slope College Fair at Aspen High School on Sunday seemed to know that already. Rarely were the booths of the 180 participating colleges and universities not swarmed with students asking questions, picking up literature and trying to learn more to make a better informed decision that would affect the rest of their lives.
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Kai Beech, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
Monday, September 29, 2008
The best hockey players in the Aspen area teamed up and faced off against former NHL greats on Saturday night in the Lewis Ice Arena. In front of an excited crowd and hockey Hall-of-Famer Bobby Hull, the local boys did their hometown proud, defeating the Detroit Red Wings Alumni team 7-3.
Aspen hockey players Matt Merritt and Yale Lewis recorded two goals apiece as the Leafs defeated a Detroit team whose players have combined for 11 Stanley Cup titles.
Sports
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Kai Beech, Roaring Sports Staff Writer
Monday, September 29, 2008
The popularity of organizations like Ultimate FIghting Championship, World Extreme Cage FIghting and Elite XC have caused a resurgence of interest in the world of mixed martial arts. So this week Roaring Sports decided to investigate some of the valley's most intriguing fighters. And the athletes might just surprise you.
WHO WOULD'VE KNOWN?by Jakob Moe, Roaring Sports Guest Writer
Monday, September 29, 2008
The first snows have dusted Independence Pass and the Maroon Bells, sure indicators that summer - and fall - is fading. For many October is a month to lament; the height of autumn off-season when it's too cold to indulge in typical summertime recreation and still more than a month away from the lifts opening at Ajax or Snowmass. Yet for the skiing and snowboarding communities just a few passes away, October marks the official beginning of the ski season in Colorado - a time to rejoice in the return of those activities for which most vacation (and live) in the mountain communities in Colorado. For two ski areas, the rush is not a pre-Thanksgiving day push, but a pre-Halloween dash to claim bragging rights to be the first Colorado ski area to open. Such is the case for two Colorado ski areas, Arapahoe Basin and Loveland, situated on either side of the Continental Divide just minutes outside Silverthorne.
Lofty snowmaking makes for October skiing by
Kai Beech, Roaring Sports Staff Writer
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sparkling like a human disco ball 2,000 feet above the city of Rifle, local pro skier Ted Davenport gave his friends high fives and fist pounds as he prepared for the group's first B.A.S.E. jump of the day off a remote section of the Roan Cliffs they dubbed the "W Hotel."
"Ted, you look like a European rock star," teased fellow jumper Jesse Hall.
by Corby Anderson, Roaring Sports Columnist
Monday, September 29, 2008
"Oh, look what you've done
You've made a fool of everyone
by Austin Gardner-Smith, Roaring Sports Guest Columnist
Monday, September 29, 2008
In case you haven't been paying attention, Week 5 has arrived. Even the worst fantasy owners in the history of football should have some idea of what's going on in the league, and by now the best will have their strategies lined up like the job applicants outside Lane Kiffin's office door. Every fantasy owner's best friend is the weekly schedule, and looking for key pickups, drops and trades should start here. I like to divide each week's games into three categories: greens, reds and yellows. Greens are match-ups with a relatively predictable fantasy outcome - usually involving a team with a glaring weakness. Reds are games too volatile to pick, often involving two teams with mediocre records and no definitive identity. Yellows are close games between competent teams, often the best chance to score big in fantasy leagues. Here's my breakdown for Week 5:
GreensAspen Daily News Staff Report
Monday, September 29, 2008
Carbondale resident Carrie Messner-Vickers finished in 4th place (6th overall) at this past weekend's U.S. 5K National Championships held on the roads of Providence, R.I. Crossing the line in 15:57.4, Messner-Vickers improved by nearly 30 seconds, and some seven places, from the same race last year. She has competed in the last five U.S.A. Track and Field National Championships, where she specialized in the 3000m Steeplechase.
A week after setting career highs for passing yards and touchdowns, Aspen Skiers quarterback Anderson Cole turned out another solid performance last Friday, as he connected on eight of nine passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report
Monday, September 29, 2008
Before the ski and snowboard industry big boys roll into town, check out local filmmakers and the fruits of their hard work last winter, during the 6th annual NEPSA awards. Those who are aspiring to make it in the ski porn industry, or at least film a few of their buddies doing what they love, were invited to submit their final products for judging. On Thursday, Oct. 2, those films will be aired before a public audience (that's you) at the Wheeler Opera House to determine who takes home part of the $3,500 purse prize. Tickets are $7 and the show starts at 8 p.m.
The NEPSA awards are the kick-off to the Meeting, a weekend full of movie premieres and parties for ski and snowboard industry people, athletes and filmmakers.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report
Monday, September 29, 2008
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Sheldon Fingerman, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, September 29, 2008
I’m becoming more and more pissed at City Council as time goes by, and last week’s meeting was no exception.
If I’ve got all my ordinance numbers correct, council voted on whether to accept Ordinance 22, and had a public hearing as well. I was appalled at the way the meeting was run and how the public was treated.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, September 29, 2008
According to a recent study, people who tell bad jokes often are subjected to outright hostility from listeners.
When a linguist at Washington State University assigned dozens of her students to tell the same bad joke in different social environments, most reported back that they were ridiculed, cussed at, even punched.
Letter to the Editor
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, September 29, 2008
Editor:
The Basalt High School commons area on Aug. 30 was virtually filled with 350-plus alumni and families, where all exchanged their memories of good ol’ days in the halls of Basalt Union/High School.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, September 29, 2008
Editor:
We would like to thank the 300 community members who attended Freak Power Film Night on Sept. 20 for making the evening a success.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, September 29, 2008
Editor:
The Rocky Mountain Rail Authority is an association of 40-plus jurisdictions along the Front Range and in western Colorado whose “goal is to complete a high speed rail feasibility study for Colorado, and based on the results of that study, will pursue a passenger rail operating entity and funding source to advance passenger rail service throughout Colorado.”
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, September 29, 2008
Editor:
The Colorado Senate debate, which aired on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, was a sad display of the depths to which the Colorado Republican candidate, Bob Schaffer, will stoop to try to salvage his sinking Senate campaign.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, September 29, 2008
Editor:
KDNK Community Radio’s Fall Membership Drive is in full swing. KDNK’s mission is to provide public access radio that connects its members with each other and the world.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Monday, September 29, 2008
Editor:
There has been a Republican administration in Washington, D.C., for eight years and in that time we have experienced the fall of the Twin Towers (3,000 lives lost), the invasion of a country and ensuing war based on lies (with thousands of U.S. military deaths and injuries and 300,000 to 600,000 Iraqi civilian deaths) with the added lack of ability to capture the instigator of the 9/11 tragedy, wiretapping of U.S. citizens, erosion of civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution, torture as U.S. policy, imprisoning people indefinitely, the abandonment of a major U.S. city to a hurricane (while Bush and McCain actually ate cake), oil prices at an all time high and a major financial crisis starting in the home loan sector spreading to Wall Street and the world.