By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — The local real estate market continues to strengthen from the depths of the local and national economic slump, but that recovery can be slow at times. Looking at the most recent numbers from Land Title Guarantee Co., which tracks completed sales recorded with Eagle County, August was a good […]
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By Randy Wyrick EDWARDS — Vail Christian High School is shooting for a share in millions of dollars, and maybe a private concert by Grammy nominated The Band Perry. VCHS is the only high school in the county participating in Celebrate My Drive, designed to reduce car crashes, the No. 1 killer of teens. A […]
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By Edward Stoner Much attention is given to the subject of “motivating” teachers. Politically popular approaches include treating teachers like proverbial donkeys — using “carrots” and “sticks” to motivate them. Carrots include merit-pay approaches, which seek to offer a few hundred (or even a few thousand) dollars to “incent” tea
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By WILL GRANDBOIS RIFLE — A body discovered in the Fravert area northwest of Rifle earlier this month has been identified by the Garfield County Coroner’s Office as that of Jeremiah J. Michaelis of Rifle. A 23-year-old Rifle resident of the same name was arrested in Grand Junction earlier this year and accused of passing […]
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By Edward Stoner BROOMFIELD — Vail Resorts on Tuesday introduced EpicDay Lift Tickets, an online and mobile platform to purchase daily lift tickets at the guaranteed lowest price for Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone and other VR resorts across the country. EpicDay Lift Tickets encompass all advanced purchase lift ticket transactions,
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Vail Valley Medical Center recently announced the appointment of Daniel Pennington, who will serve as president of the Vail Valley Medical Center Foundation. “Dan brings 25 years of invaluable experience in philanthropy, nonprofit business, and healthcare leadership to VVMC,” said President and CEO Doris Kirchner. “A
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By scott condon ASPEN — Lee Mulcahy became a household name in Aspen after the former top-producing ski instructor parted ways with Aspen Skiing Co. and complained about some company practices to the National Labor Relations Board in 2010. Despite his local claim to fame — or, in the eyes of some, infamy — he […]
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By Randy Wyrick EDWARDS — Students face more, and more expensive, standardize testing, and this evening a state task force will try to explain why. The Colorado Standards and Assessment Task Force also says it wants your opinions. By some accounts, local students now sit through 31 hours of testing each year, up from nine […]
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By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute Vail Daily reporter John LaConte gives viewers on a behind-the-scenes look at the lead up to the 2014-15 ski season, starting at 2 a.m. Oct. 17 and ending at 9 a.m. with a sunny cruise […]
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By John Stroud GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Developers of what’s officially being called the Iron Mountain Hot Springs at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park are wasting little time starting construction, in hopes of having the new geothermal hot springs along the Colorado River open by May. Following unanimous Glenwood Springs City Council approval Thur
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