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14 hrs ago | The Vail Trail

Aspen: Climber dies in Capitol Peak fall

A Colorado Springs climber fell to his death on Capitol Peak, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office.

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20 hrs ago | Austin American-Statesman

Longview man's dream takes flight with annual balloon race

Young Bill Bussey often dreamed of soaring. In early adulthood, the Longview native was on a trip to Aspen, Colo., when he saw two magnificent hot-air balloons tethered on the ground, taking people up and down.

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Fri Jul 10, 2009

Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

RFTA defers decision on far...

ASPEN, Colorado - A proposal to raise bus fares and reduce service divided the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority's board of directors Thursday.

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Glenwood Post Independent

Alleged theft puts new Aspen business on ice

For some two weeks the Powder Days ice-shaving stand has served up summer-time treats for the parched.

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Glenwood Post Independent

Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority looks to get tough on unpaid homeowner dues

The Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority is poised to take a hard line with owners of employee housing who refuse to pay homeowner dues.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

The Aspen Times

Wienerstube owners readying...

The owners of the Wienerstube building are looking to the Colorado Court of Appeals to overturn a local judge's ruling that effectively tossed out their lawsuit against the city of Aspen over the denial of their development proposal.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

The Aspen Times

Woman, fisherman treated af...

A woman on a commercial raft trip who ended up in the Roaring Fork River was helped out of the area Tuesday evening, as was a fisherman who tried to help her.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

The Aspen Times

Strapped RFTA may hike fares

Higher bus fares might be another way that the recession hits Roaring Fork Valley residents in the pocketbook this year.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

The Vail Trail

Aspen - 'Genius' idea: Reduce your watts, save the planet

ASPEN, Colorado - Everyone acquainted with environmentalism is all too familiar with the "things you can do to save the world" lists.

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The Aspen Times

Keeping Aspen Grove Cemetery alive

Cemetery historian Ron Sladek, middle, his daughter Maya, left, and city of Aspen preservation planner Sara Adams survey the condition of Walter and Elizabeth Paepcke's gravesite last week at Aspen Grove Cemetery.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Aspen Times

Aspen Saturday Market branches out

Silversmith Bates Hayes chats with Junee Kirk at the Aspen Saturday Market. Hayes shares a booth with Andrew Kole as part of her alliance with Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club .

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Cbs4denver.com

Copter Gathers Beetle-Infested Trees Outside Aspen

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Glenwood Post Independent

Cops, DA see Carbondale solar panel theft differently

Carbondale police and the District Attorney's Office have an apparent difference of opinion over whether there is enough evidence for an arrest in the theft of 30 solar panels from the recreation center.

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Vail Daily News

Aspen Ideas Festival: Forecast isn't sunny for Republicans

ASPEN, Colorado - Republicans better hope the Democrats screw up sometime soon. Without the party in power self-destructing, Republicans will likely face a tough time in the next two elections, according to two political experts speaking Wednesday at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Vail Daily News

Aspen-area trees take flight before the pine beetles do

Aspenites were shut out of their Smuggler Mountain stomping grounds Thursday, but treated to the spectacle of huge trees dangling from a cable, pulled aloft by a helicopter as part of an experimental effort to slow the spread of the mountain pine beetle.

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Vail Daily News

Colorado Sen. Bennet: Tough fight ahead for climate bill

ASPEN, Colorado - The energy-climate bill passed last week in the House will face an even tougher battle in the Senate, U.S. Sen.

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Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

Cattle Creek plans halted

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - The Cattle Creek Colorado project, a large residential and commercial development proposed between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, has been pulled off the table for now, according to a member of Garfield County's planning staff.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Aspen Times

Aspen Ideas: Mystery meat &...

The documentary "Food, Inc." will be screened Tuesday at Paepcke Auditorium as part of the Aspen Ideas Festival.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

The Aspen Times

Meanwhile, out at Aspen's B...

Plans for the second phase of Aspen's largest and most controversial housing development are inching along, and elected officials are considering a delayed schedule that includes asking for a multimillion-dollar bond next year and an increased budget for initial design work.

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The Aspen Times

Aspen rescuers, hikers spend night on Shadow Mountain

Two stranded hikers and four members of Mountain Rescue Aspen spent a cold Sunday night on Shadow Mountain before climbing safely down early Monday morning.

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