By Randy Wyrick GYPSUM — Go ahead and make a note on Charlie Madison’s report card, “Plays well with others.”The Eagle Valley High School junior was one of only two guitarists in the state selected to Colorado’s All State Jazz Band.He also plays percussion, which is fine.But when he straps on his guitar and starts […]
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By scott miller VAIL — The Vail Town Council has spent a lot of time talking about building housing at the Chamonix property in West Vail. On Tuesday, council members heard from some people who might live there.The Chamonix property, a 3.6-acre parcel roughly behind the West Vail fire station, is widely viewed as the […]
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By John LaConte AVON — Years ago, voters in town rejected a “use tax,” or a tax on goods purchased outside of town to be used within town.And while that bans the town from collecting a use tax, it doesn’t cover the use tax’s fraternal twin, the sales tax. The U.S. Supreme Court has differentiated […]
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By John LaConte AVON — Years ago, voters in town rejected a use tax, or a tax on goods purchased outside of town to be used within town.And while that decision bans the town from collecting a use tax, it doesn’t cover the use tax’s fraternal twin, sales tax. The U.S. Supreme Court differentiated between […]
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By Ross Leonhart EAGLE COUNTY — Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya?Locals across the county are hoping for that early retirement payday from winning the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot, while some are still skeptical of the one-in-a-million — or 292.2 million — odds.“It’s one of those things where, yeah, I should probably buy one,” [&hel
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By Ross Leonhart EAGLE COUNTY — Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya?Locals across the county are hoping for that early retirement payday from winning the $1.5-billion Powerball jackpot, while some are still skeptical of the one-in-a-million — or 292.2 million — odds.“It’s one of those things where, yeah, I should probably buy one,” said
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By Ross Leonhart VAIL — We’ve all heard the jokes.How does a snowboarder say hello? “Sorry, dude.”How many skiers does it take to screw in a light bulb? One hundred — one to twist it in and 99 to say, “Nice turns!”The animosity, jokingly or seriously, between skiers and snowboarders has mellowed out over the […]
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By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: On a sunny day, Vail Daily On the Hill correspondent John LaConte reports from the Showboat run on Vail Mountain, running down some news and events from the night before. Vail Daily reporter John […]
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By Krista Driscoll It’s easy for us to look at life and assess it in terms of the people we love, the roles we play and the responsibilities we have. It’s even easier to do this with the start of a new year. Today 6:30 p.m., The Bookworm of Edwards will host internationally celebrated personal […]
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By Melanie Wong VAIL — Steph Davis knows all about stepping into the unknown.She did it when she quit law school and moved into her grandma’s hand-me-down Oldsmobile to pursue the climbing lifestyle. She does it when she climbs towering rock routes without rope and harness (a type of climbing called free soloing). She does […]
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