Columnists

LTTE: In awe of our valley’s resiliency

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Karen Schroyer

LTTE: Trump-Putin summit an un-proud moment

9 hrs ago
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Barry Peters

Menter: Mark Hunt to the rescue, awkwardly

Paul Menter
10 hrs ago
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It’s the kind of public-policy failure that professional managers are paid to help their elected bosses avoid.

LTTE: Free advice for congressional candidates

Jul 17, 2018
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Dr. Richard Goodwin

LTTE: Make way for the dump trucks

Jul 17, 2018
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John Hornblower

Columnists

Menter: Mark Hunt to the rescue, awkwardly

Paul Menter
10 hrs ago
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It’s the kind of public-policy failure that professional managers are paid to help their elected bosses avoid.

Skinner: Religion probably won't unite us

Steve Skinner
Updated Jul 17, 2018
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Setting aside religion and getting together for a picnic might unite us.

Danforth: The simple solution to the DWETD epidemic

Aspen Daily News Columnist
Jul 15, 2018
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The surprising thing about the DWETD epidemic is that the solution’s so simple: Just give the deans enough to do.

Semple: Freak Power alive and well in Fat City

Lorenzo Semple
Jul 14, 2018
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What made Hunter like he was? Did someone drop acid in his milk at school when he was a kid?

Whiting: What Will Save Us Next Time?

Wendle Whiting
Jul 12, 2018
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So there was this fire.

Menter: Delivering safety is their reward

Paul Menter
Jul 11, 2018
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“Never … have so many owed so much to so few…”Sir Winston Churchill, August 20, 1940

Skinner: It’s getting hot out there

Steve Skinner
Jul 10, 2018
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I am feeling a combination of shock, relief, thankfulness and wariness now that the Lake Christine Fire is not threatening downtown Basalt.

Danforth: The Gift of the Grift

Dave Danforth, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Jul 8, 2018
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We all know them at work. These are the types who are always pushing a little too hard, throwing unexpected elbows to get ahead. They often don’t notice their own missteps. When questioned, they deflect, blaming someone else. Sometimes they just fib outright, forgetting a similar whopper tol…

Semple: Fire on the Mountain

Lorenzo Semple, Aspen Daily News Columnist
Jul 7, 2018
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Writing about anything other than the fire that’s devastated and re-shaped the midvalley feels self-centered and oblivious to me. Celebrating July 4 felt hollow, especially when you’re depressed about the emotional and physical damage on all the people, wildlife and land that’s been inflicte…

Blumenthal: Stumbling on the man-made obstacles

Mel Blumenthal
Jul 6, 2018
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There’s a lot to be happy and optimistic about in the Roaring Fork Valley, but on the other hand there’s a fair amount to be concerned and cranky about.