| Halifax signs off in Scotland |
| LLOYDS Banking Group will take a significant step this week towards reshaping its retail network by removing the Halifax brand from 300 Bank of Scotland branches (more) |
| Democrats, Get Down to Business |
| President Obama should take four simple steps to shift attention from health care and toward creating jobs, improving the economy and reining in the size of government (more) |
| Kelly J. Hayes: WineInk |
| Australia is big I mean, really big It is the world's largest island, comprising 5 percent of the land on earth It is the 6th largest nation, trailing just Russia, Canada, China, the USA and Brazil It spans three time zones I've had a vague (more) |
| Virginia Distracted Driver Claims |
| According to a recent study released by the University of Utah, drivers who text while driving are six times more likely to be involved in a car accident than non distracted drivers (more) |
| RBS sale on track despite Obama ban |
| ROYAL Bank of Scotland was last night confident of completing the $2 billion sale of its US commodities trading business despite fears that it would fall foul of President Bar (more) |
| Around Aspen: Fish House Punch |
| A big party every Christmas season is the Fish House Punch party given at the St Regis Resort Aspen by a group of party loving Aspen gentlemen Fish House Punch was Colonial America's most legendary concoction, invented in 1732 by members of t (more) |
| Vonn finally finishes a GS, then criticizes course |
| CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy Lindsey Vonn was encouraged simply by making it to the finish Sunday in her weakest discipline, giant slalom The 19th place result wasn't exactly what she was aiming for after consecutive victories in super G and down (more) |
| Car insurance highest for elderly women |
| Elderly women are considered more dangerous behind the wheel than young men, insurance figures revealed yesterday (more) |
| Pileup closes I-70 in Glenwood Canyon |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS Six people were hurt in multiple crashes involving 20 vehicles Saturday afternoon on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon The pileup shut down the eastbound lanes for four hours, according to the Colorado State Patrol Westbound tra (more) |
| Leadville explosion, fire under investigation |
| LEADVILLE, Colo Investigators are trying to determine the cause of an explosion and fire at a former Coca Cola bottling plant that injured five people, including a firefighter Four people were sent to a hospital in Leadville Lake County Sherif (more) |
| Glenwood's Cancer Resource Center a first on Western Slope |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS Cancer treatment centers, such as the one at Valley View Hospital, have come a long way from the sterile, clinical looking hospital oncology departments of the past 'These facilities are becoming more welcoming to cancer pati (more) |
| FL Tops US for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Injuries/Deaths From Car Crashes |
| Both national and state data show that there is a high risk of injury or death for pedestrians and bicyclists in Florida, so you should know your legal rights for compensation (more) |
| City cool on Blackstone plan for a new high street bank |
| A PLAN by private equity giant Blackstone to launch a new British high street bank has been received coolly by the City (more) |
| Mandolins before Bill Monroe |
| My favorite family heirloom is a bowl back mandolin made by Lyon and Healy of Chicago Its graceful curves and decorations inlaid in alternating wood strips sat atop my mother's piano all through my childhood Mother never played it The piano (more) |
| Germany''s Neureuther wins slalom for 1st World Cup victory |
| KITZBUEHEL, Austria Felix Neureuther of Germany earned his first career World Cup victory on Sunday, winning a slalom that Bode Miller skipped to rest a sore ankle The 25 year old Neureuther finished in a two run combined time of 1 minute, 37 (more) |
| Steindler, Hortenstine engaged |
| The parents and family of Julia Steindler would like to announce her engagement to Capt Henry J Hortenstine of the U S Marine Corps The couple will be married in the Roaring Fork Valley in August Congratulations Julia and Hank! (more) |
| Ritter rejects tax amnesty for land credits |
| DENVER Gov Bill Ritter will oppose any legislation to grant amnesty to hundreds of Coloradans whose tax credits for conservation easements are being challenged by federal and state authorities Ritter's chief counsel, Trey Rogers, said the dispu (more) |
| 25-50-100 years ago... |
| January 1910'Four killed in wreck on the Midland' read the front page headline in The Aspen Democrat Times a century ago An engine and 25 freight cars crashed outside of Leadville, according to the newspaper The Midland connected Leadville and A (more) |
| Terry Murden: Obama's reforms risk creating banks that like to say no |
| PRESIDENT Barack Obama has picked a fight with the banking sector that is in danger of creating more problems than it solves (more) |
| Another new day, another drunk passenger tries to open the aircraft door mi |
| Filed under: North America, United States, Airlines, Airports, NewsRarely does a week go by without a flight being diverted because someone became 'unruly'
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| Aspen under storm warning |
| ASPEN A winter storm warning is in effect for the mountains surrounding Aspen and Snowmass until 6 a m Monday The National Weather Service is predicting another 9 inches of snow and windy conditions for the area Up to 8 inches of new snow has (more) |
| Colorado oil, gas group sees slow recovery ahead |
| DENVER Regulatory certainty and 'a welcoming social and economic environment' will be crucial as Colorado's oil and gas industry emerges from the recession and faces competition from big gas fields back East, said the new president of a state tr (more) |
| Insurer Steps Up Fight to Control Health Care Cost |
| A dispute between a chain of New York hospitals and UnitedHealthcare could affect millions with private health insurance (more) |
| Photo of the Day (1.24.2010) |
| Filed under: Israel, Photo of the Day, Middle EastYou know when you look at a photo and can't quite figure out why you like it? That's how I feel about today's selection, courtesy of Flickr user zackly76, who took this photo in Tel Aviv Perhaps its (more) |
| Aspen cops on lookout for spiked drinks |
| ASPEN Overindulgence or a spiked drink? Law enforcement and at least one Aspen bar aren't taking any chances after about a dozen people in separate incidents in Aspen and Snowmass Village reported memory loss believed caused by someone slipping (more) |
| Vonn makes it a perfect 5 for 5 in downhill |
| CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy In three weeks, the only things that will matter for Lindsey Vonn will be gold, silver or bronze Saturday, however, was a day for milestones Vonn made it five wins in five downhills this season Her 30th World Cup vic (more) |
| Aspen hockey loses overtime thriller |
| ASPEN Aspen goalkeeper Zach Ware lay on the ice, sprawled out on his stomach for more than 30 seconds after the final buzzer sounded Saturday Other Skiers hunched over as they skated off the ice, as if being punched in the gut Bishop Macheb (more) |
| Belly Up Aspen: Five years of hot tickets |
| ASPEN In conducting telephone interviews with musicians, my routine is to start with a most basic question: Where are you today? It's a tougher one than you might imagine The touring musicians' life is spent on tour buses, in hotel rooms, in (more) |
| The Naked and the Dead |
| Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new understanding of the rhythm of American politics and why leaders have struggled in their attempts at big changes (more) |
| The Advantages and Disadvantages of New Jersey Revocable Trusts |
| A revocable trust may be a good estate planning tool for those interested in preserving their privacy and limiting their estate's exposure to probate (more) |
| Daily gear deals - $40 pocket photo printer, $46 security camera and more |
| Filed under: Gadling's Daily Deal
Here are the hottest gear deals for today, Sunday January 24th 2010 Remember, these deals are often valid for just one day, so act fast before they are gone
Today's first deal is for the Polaroid ZINK pock (more) |
| Exploring Venezuela's lost world |
| Filed under: Climbing, Hiking, South America, Venezuela, CampingWe told you about Roraima, the remote and rugged region along the border of Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil last year Known for its flattop mountains, called tepuis, Roraima was made all (more) |
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| Market slump hits Vail-area 'affordable housing' |
| EAGLE COUNTY, Colo For much of last year, one part of the housing market in Colorado's Vail area resisted the slump that hit everything else Those days like the days of 'stated income' mortgages are over A combination of job loss, peopl (more) |
| Two new hotels proposed for Boston's South End |
| Filed under: North America, United States, Hotels and AccommodationsRumor on the street is that two new hotels are being proposed for the 1 27 acre vacant lot in Boston's trendy South End neighborhood
The Boston Redevelopment Authority will hold t (more) |
| Current events |
| Written wordErica Jong is, and almost certainly will continue to be, known best for the novel 'Fear of Flying,' a 1973 account of the sexual revolution from the women's perspective But Jong's output is bigger and broader than that; she has writte (more) |
| 100,000 seek harsh punishment for dog death |
| GRAND JUNCTION, Colo More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition calling for harsh punishment for a man accused of dragging a dog to death, the creator of a Facebook page called 'Demand Justice for Buddy' said Thirty seven year old (more) |
| An American Paradox |
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| McCain Nudges Obama Toward His Party's Health Plans |
| Senator John McCain advised President Obama that the way to pass health legislation is to 'start from the beginning' by meeting with Republicans (more) |
| Devastation in Haiti Not Expected to Affect the Global Insurance Market |
| According to the Insurance Information Institute, private insurer losses from the 7 0 temblor in Haiti on January 12, will be modest and not have much impact on global insurance and reinsurance markets good news for Houston insurance companies (more) |
| John Colson: Hit and Run |
| I've been thinking about the crisis facing journalism, and I've concluded that what once was unthinkable must now be thought government intervention may be the only thing that can save us The current crisis is different from previous ones, be (more) |
| Get into shape to cut insurance premiums |
| Lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise are increasingly used by insurers to calculate health and life cover (more) |
| NJ Takes the Lead in Protecting Against 'Ice Missiles' on the Highway |
| Ice and snow falling from vehicles on the nation's highways has caused injuries and even death NJ has enacted a law to stop motorists whose vehicles have unsafe accumulations of ice and snow (more) |
| Cuche wins downhill on Streif; Miller 9th |
| KITZBUEHEL, Austria Didier Cuche of Switzerland earned his second straight World Cup victory on Saturday, winning a downhill on the Streif course a day after he captured a super G Bode Miller was the top American in ninth Cuche sped down the (more) |
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