Articles for Sunday, February 24, 2013
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Curtis Wackerle, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
Sunday, February 24, 2013
The saga of expanding the Snowmass Ski Area onto Burnt Mountain is all but over, although the federal government will be taking another look at a plan to remove trees from an exit road, and there could be another battle in the future should the Aspen Skiing Co. ever decide it wants to pursue a new chairlift in the area, which is included in its long-term master plan.
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Dave Danforth, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Dave Danforth is on assignment this week, so we are running one of his past columns. This one originally appeared March 31, 2002.
Banana Republic,” the voice answers.
Letter to the Editor
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Editor:
There are times when we and our tourists have no choice but to ski man-made snow.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Editor:
We are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful place. The water is clean, the air is breathable and there are vibrant open spaces around us that support healthy ecosystems for all plants, animals and humans to enjoy. We are also very fortunate to live in a community where people come together and stand up for what is important to us, our way of living and sustaining it for generations to come. Now more than ever we must unite and let our voices be heard in order to maintain the vital environment we live in by protecting the Thompson Divide from oil and gas drilling.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Saturday, February 23, 2013
(This letter was originally addressed to fellow hikers.)
Editor:
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Editor:
In a recent letter to the editor Jim Donaldson waves good-bye forever to an Aspen that is no longer the Aspen of the ’40s through ’60’s that he loved (“It was fun while it lasted,” The Aspen Times, Feb. 22). He tells us how good it used to be, and how Aspen is now “mean and old.” Jim, don’t be so grumpy. What place in the world is as it was in the ’50s? It isn’t just Aspen that has changed Jim, the world has changed.
