By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: Vail Daily On the Hill reporter John LaConte catches up with U.S. Senator Cory Gardner, who co-sponsored the bill that allowed the mountain to launch the new Epic Discovery platform. That’s no cameraman! LaConte […
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By Lauren Glendenning It looks like Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will be in the Aspen area Aug. 2 for a fundraiser.Mike Kraemer, Pitkin County senior planner, told county commissioners Tuesday his office received a permit application late last week for a Clinton fundraiser Aug. 2 at Aspen Valley Ranch in Woody Creek.The “Hillar
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By scott condon Patience is wearing thin at the U.S. Forest Service with owners of two vehicles that rolled into a pristine stretch of the Crystal River headwaters July 2 and haven’t been removed.The incident occurred after one Jeep was attempting to secure and tow another Jeep out of a precarious position, authorities said. Both […]
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By Kevin Fixler For nearly 40 years, Tim and Patti Casey built their Breckenridge-based real estate company, firmly establishing themselves in the commercial, social and philanthropic fabric of the community.Originally from southern California, the high school sweethearts felt the pull of the Rocky Mountains, and, two years prior to launching Mount
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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — It took an act of Congress to allow the recent Epic Discovery recreational enhancement to take place on Vail Mountain. Celebrating that moment, U.S. Department of Agriculture deputy undersecretary Leslie Jones visited Vail from Washington, D.C., a few weeks ago, and talked about another act of Congress that could [&
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — Some people are in jail because the need to be. Others just need a hand getting back on the right track, says District Attorney Bruce Brown.Brown is wrapping up his first term as district attorney in Colorado’s Fifth Judicial District — Eagle, Summit, Lake and Clear Creek counties. The Democratic […]
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By Jason Auslander A 32-year-old former Aspen resident who threw a snowboarder off an Aspen Highlands chairlift last winter was found not guilty of attempted assault Monday by reason of insanity. Aspen District Judge Chris Seldin made the ruling after first finding probable cause to charge Thomas Proesel with attempted first-degree assault and then
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By Ryan Summerlin Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon will be fully closed from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday as crews install some heavy-duty fencing at the site of major rockfalls in February.The crews will use a Huey helicopter to lift 13 steel posts, weighing from 1,800 to 2,800 pounds each, to two […]
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By Staff Reports VIDEO: Vail Daily Off the Hill host Tricia Swenson sits down with Rick Richards and chats about the best burgers in town and a plethora of drink options for people attending concerts at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail. The next time you’re enjoying a little Mount Veeder cabernet with Mozart […]
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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: Vail Daily On the Hill correspondent John LaConte is joined by local television personality Brenda Buglione, a mother of three who decided she wanted to learn how to ride a longboard later in life. […]
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