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| Sal-A-Mander |
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| 25-50-100 Years Ago |
| Many things were different in the Aspen of 100 years ago than they are today, such as the fact that a traditional minstrel show, featuring white men dressed up in blackface makeup in a parody of African American culture, was a big hit in town (more) |
| Kelly J. Hayes: WineInk |
| It's funny how the world works If not for a chance meeting on Richmond Ridge between a couple of snowboarders, it is possible that one of Japan's most legendary spirits may never have made it to Aspen (more) |
| Colorado lawmakers ready for more debate on oil, gas rules |
| DENVER A plan to give Colorado landowners more say when energy companies want to drill on their property has riled the industry but heartened property owners who say their voices haven't been heard (more) |
| Wall Street fights to protect bonus culture |
| NEW YORK Wall Street executives are mounting a frantic rearguard action to protect the finance industry's bonus culture, as the US Senate moves to impose tough new pay curbs
A showdown on the issue is expected on Capitol Hill (more) |
| 'Spring Free' night at RockResorts to celebrate new season |
| Filed under: North America, United States, Hotels and AccommodationsYou can get a free night on your stay RockResorts, simply by booking a stay for anytime up to April 15, 2009 The 'Spring Free' deal is the resorts' way to help you push out of the t (more) |
| Auto Insurance Company's Study Finds Under 30s Using iPods While Driving, I |
| A press release from the Australian auto insurance company NRMA Insurance about a recent research study finds that nearly half of all drivers under 30 use mp3 players, such as iPods, while driving The insurer claims that searching for songs or adjust (more) |
| Google Streetview comes to Europe - the good and the bad |
| Filed under: Photos, Netherlands, United Kingdom, NewsHere in the US, we are used to having Google offer street level images of our country Their cars have been driving around every town and city for several years, and have snapped millions of pictu (more) |
| Carbondale stoked on solar |
| CARBONDALE Solar power isn't just a convenient way for hippies to get electricity to their backwoods cabins anymore It's gone mainstream, and no place in the Roaring Fork Valley has embraced the renewable energy source like Carbondale (more) |
| White withdraws from U.S. Snowboarding Championships |
| STRATTON MOUNTAIN, Vt Olympic gold medalist Shaun White has pulled out of the U S Snowboarding Championships with a severely sprained left ankle, ending his attempt for a fourth straight halfpipe title (more) |
| Current Events |
| The Tower Restaurant & Magic Bar in Snowmass Village cut its magic act years ago, eliminating one of the area's most unique and family friendly entertainment options (more) |
| Trestle tragedy |
| Trains traveled on two railroad trestles near downtown Aspen when I was a child One trestle bridged the Roaring Fork upstream from Hallam Lake (more) |
| Vox Populi |
| What, if anything, should the government do about the $165 million given out in bonuses to employees at AIG? (more) |
| Questions over extra $94m in AIG bonuses |
| NEW HAVEN, Connecticut The attorney general of Connecticut said overnight he was asking American International Group Inc why documents appear to show the company paid US$53 million ($94m) more in bonuses to its financial products (more) |
| Powderhorn ski lift closed after bear sightings |
| MESA, Colo Bear sightings at the Powderhorn Resort forced the closure of one of the ski lifts for the remainder of the season (more) |
| Learn a new language - 10 words at a time |
| Filed under: Internet ToolsThe joke is that people who speak 2 languages are bilingual, and people who speak one language are American Sure, it may not be that bad, but compared to Europe and Asia, the US really does lack bilingual speakers There a (more) |
| Around Aspen: Theatre Aspen |
| The Hotel Jerome was filled with ghouls the night that Theatre Aspen held its annual springtime gala Everyone had such a good time applying all that makeup and some people were really difficult to recognize (more) |
| RBS lends £63m to businesses as part of Government's funding scheme |
| ROYAL Bank of Scotland has agreed to lend small and medium sized businesses almost £63m through the UK Government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme, whic (more) |
| Aspen under winter storm warning |
| ASPEN An early spring storm is expected to bring heavy snow to western Colorado Sunday night and Monday, and a winter storm warning is in effect for the mountains surrounding Aspen and Snowmass (more) |
| Get tested? |
| Individual health insurance and sti What to do? I've read through this question, which is kind of related, but it doesn't really seem to answer the question Anyways, I have an annoying rash that's popped up on my inner leg, don't know what it is N (more) |
| Photo of the Day (3.21.09) |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Photos, North America, United States, Photo of the DayI watched 'No Country for Old Men' for the first time last week, and I guess it's still on the brain Having spent my childhood in Texas, I have some great memories (more) |
| John Colson: Hit and Run |
| There's been an awful lot written and said lately about the impending death of the daily newspaper, a prospect that I find as personally frightening as the idea of living in a world with no sun (more) |
| Los Lobos in Aspen: Una aventura musical |
| ASPEN Back before Los Lobos made Latin tinged rock 'n' roll with an edgy, experimental approach, they were just another band of kids from L A (more) |
| Randy Udall: In Denmark, an island of energy independence |
| For the past 10 years, a Viking named Soren Hermansen has spearheaded one of the most audacious experiments in the world: the attempt of 4,000 people living on the small Danish island of Samso to become energy independent (more) |
| Speaking for Aspen's trees - using '20s-era dance |
| ASPEN The voice of the environmental movement sounds a lot like Al Gore's: serious and gloomy, always in lecturing mode Ricki Smith Newman is about to give the eco message a little of that ol' razzle dazzle (more) |
| Peace Corps volunteer murdered in Benin |
| Filed under: Stories, Benin, News, Travel Health'Did you hear that a Peace Corps volunteer was killed last week?' one of my friends asked me when we were at a restaurant with a group of returned Peace Corps volunteers I hadn't heard, and she didn't (more) |
| Tartan Day with Whiskey and Castles |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Festivals and Events, Europe, United Kingdom, Hotels and AccommodationsYou probably don't know this, but Tartan Day is right around the corner Drumscot Tours is celebrating with a deal in Scotland that's good for only (more) |
| A padded running sock that fits like a glove |
| Socks to a runner are as important as the proper boots for a skier (more) |
| Good TSA news: fewer SSSS victims. Bad TSA news: more gate searches |
| Filed under: Airports, NewsThe TSA giveth, and the TSA taketh away Never has that been more clear than with the way the agency deals with pulling people aside for a secondary search For years, some random and usually incorrect computer algorithm wou (more) |
| Colorado GOP keeps Wadhams as chairman |
| CASTLE ROCK, Colo Colorado Republicans have overwhelmingly decided to keep their party chairman, despite a bruising 2008 of electoral defeats (more) |
| Michael Cleverly: Cleverly or Not |
| The world population is 6,446,131,400 Our culture has always been fixated on an individual being the best, No 1; second place is hardly worth mentioning (more) |
| Geico files to sell auto insurance in Mass. |
| BOSTON Geico is entering the auto insurance market in Massachusetts (more) |
| Ten Must See Monuments |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Egypt, China, India, Japan, Thailand, Germany, United Kingdom, Mexico, United States, BrazilBootsnAll brings us another excellent list, with the intention of (more) |
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