It’s like the separation of church and state — advertising and editorial departments at newspapers do not work together. But it’s a symbiotic relationship. Revenue comes from ads (especially at this paper, which is free and has no paid subscriptions). And without ads, there’s no newspaper. So when a paying advertiser gets a little pissed off about something, unfavorable coming to light about them in the pages of the Aspen Daily News, they sometimes pull their ads.

Throughout three decades the Daily News has been around, a fair share of advertisers have threatened to pull their accounts, sometimes indefinitely. Most come around, and it’s water under the bridge. But a few have stuck to their guns. Here’s a selection of the highlights:

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