OBITUARY — Herbert Scott Young

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Herbert Scott Young, a resident of Tamarac, Fla., and a longtime Aspen visitor, passed away on Sept. 20, 2008. He was 90 years old.

Born in Boston, Mass., Herbert moved his family to Miami Beach, Fla., in the 1940s. An economics professor at the University of Miami, he took up the sport of skiing at the age of 61. He and his wife, Selma, spent their winter vacations at the Mountain Chalet in Aspen for more than 20 years. He skied well into his mid-80s.

Bailout passes Senate; Colo. delegation split

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Colorado’s senators were split on a $700 billion bailout package of the financial industry that passed the Senate by a wide margin, 74-25, on Wednesday night.

Sen. Ken Salazar, a Democrat, voted for the bailout, while Republican Sen. Wayne Allard opposed it.

Board clears way for Sunlight base village plan

by David Frey, Aspen Daily News Correspondent

GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Garfield County Planning commissioners on Wednesday night paved the way for Sunlight Mountain Resort’s base village plan to move forward.

Commissioners voted 4-2 to approve changes to the county’s comprehensive plan that would allow the massive planned-unit development to go forward. However, the decision did not approve the  project, which must still submit to the planning process.

‘No one’s immune’

by David Frey, Aspen Daily News Correspondent

Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in a series examining the impact of the nation’s economic problems on the Roaring Fork Valley.

Ski industry officials said they are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming ski season, despite an economic downturn that observers say is the worst the nation has seen since the Great Depression.

Forget a plummeting economy: When it comes to skiing, falling snow might be all that matters.

KSNO to pay disgruntled former employee

by Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer

The owner of KSNO radio agreed in small claims court yesterday to pay commission fees to a former advertising saleswoman who left the company under uncertain terms earlier this year.

Star Varga sued KSNO for $2,836.48 in commission and wages she said the station owed her for a period at the end of her tenure there when she was working part-time.

Tree-cutting on Aspen Mountain under review

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Pitkin County officials are reviewing what appears to be a new glade run on Aspen Mountain.

The Aspen Skiing Co. cut down an unknown number of trees east of Aztec ski run.

Applicants line up for vacant AVH board seat

by Troy Hooper, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer

Five residents have expressed interest in filling a vacant seat on the Aspen Valley Hospital’s board of directors.

Chuck Frias,  Gerald Grayson, Riggs Klika, Peter Louras and Albert Slap all turned in letters of interest to the hospital district secretary, according to AVH spokeswoman Ginny Dyche.

One-year ban on oil shale regulations expires

From the From The Associated Press
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Time has run out on a congressional ban on issuing final regulations for oil shale development in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.

The one-year moratorium on issuing the regulations expired Tuesday and efforts to extend it have failed.

Can’t wait for tonight’s debate?

by Jeremy Madden, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
Better get yourself a twelve pack.

Tonight’s vice presidential debate could be the best debate ever. And by “best,” I mean “entertaining.”

Invasion of the sea-smurfs

by Amy Goodman, Aspen Daily News Columnist
A little-noticed story surfaced a couple of weeks ago in the Army Times newspaper about the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

“Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months,” reported Army Times staff writer Gina Cavallaro, “the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks.” Disturbingly, she writes that “they may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control” as well.

Think twice on 4A

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Editor:

I note with interest two letters regarding our public transportation.

Vote yes on 4A

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Editor:

When I asked a friend and colleague to vote yes on measure 4A, RFTA’s ballot initiative, he responded by reminding me of the long list of measures on the ballot this year.

Where I actually serve

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Editor:

Last week, in an Aspen Times article about the Woody Creek Caucus candidate forum, it was mistakenly reported that I serve on CCI (Colorado Counties, Inc.), a lobbying organization based in Denver.

Totally out to lunch

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Editor:

I noticed in the Aspen Times (edition dated) Sept. 30, page 7, a photo of a woman on the Marolt pedestrian/bike bridge with a totally unleashed dog, who is chasing a ball that she is throwing.