If you are a Millennial, and you are reading this in China, there’s a very good chance that you already own your home…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My New, Robotic Real Estate Agent
Johnny laughed. “You will find that Louis is the old fashioned type,” he advised Jeanette. “Old fashioned, in more ways than one…”
Labor is Having a Moment in Colorado… and Beyond…
The mail-in vote at the HelloFresh facility in Aurora, where about 350 employees are eligible to cast ballots, started October 28…
HMPRESENTLY: A Little Peek-a-Boo… and Smooching, Too
You know that TV series, The Bachelor? There’s a spinoff for seniors, in the works….
U.S. House Sends $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill on to the White House
Under pressure from House leadership and Biden, progressives and moderates reached an agreement late Friday…
Staffing Shortage Continues to Plague Aspen School District
The Aspen School District has gone as far as offering staff a $3,000 referral bonus, but so far no one has participated…
Depleted Workforce Plagues Aspen Ski Industry
“The staff desperately needed a break, especially in the kitchen,” said Wynn. “They were getting hammered at lunch, and then happy hour would come and that’s right into dinner…”
EDITORIAL: A Lengthy Tax Discussion That Left Us Hanging, Part Two
“Well, as I stated before, even in the Tourism Board meeting, you know… housing, workforce housing, isn’t your government’s problem…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Doing Chores, for Fun and Profit
“Did you finish cleaning your room, Louis, like we asked you?” they would say, frowning. “Are you done with your homework? Your clothes are in the dryer and need to be folded…”
LETTER: Our Children, as a Lab Rat Pool
“But we’re never going to learn about how safe this vaccine is unless we start giving it. That’s just the way it goes…”
Watershed Enhancement Group Plans Dec. 8 Public Meeting
In June, the WEP initiated its third and final phase of a planning process to develop a local water plan that includes project opportunities…
OPINION: A World That Worships Mammon
What’s needed is more than just divestment. What’s needed is a cultural — a spiritual — breakthrough in our sense of who we are, in our relationship to the planet…
EDITORIAL: A Lengthy Tax Discussion That Left Us Hanging, Part One
So I’m not complaining, and I’m not blaming the Council either. They are trying to do the best they can, with limited information, and with a sense of loyalty to their own bureaucracy…
Colorado Asks for FEMA Help to Staff Hospitals, Halts Elective Surgeries
“It feels like a lot of people in Colorado are ready to be done with this… They want to behave as if everything is normal, but unfortunately things are not normal…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Sticking It To the Children… Or, Into the Children
“The eligibility of 5 to 11-year-olds for COVID-19 vaccine is a really positive step for our community, and one that families have been waiting for…”
HMPRESENTLY: Crazy Woo-Woo, and Common Threads
I have no idea why certain words come to me, usually between three and four in the morning. A friend of ours who’s studied strange phenomena, says it’s ‘woo-woo’…
LETTER: The Necessities of Life
The Climate Vulnerable Forum is a partnership of countries from places like Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean that are highly threatened by climate impacts…
LIBRARY NEWS: Books Can Be Popular Companions for Kids
Also today, Thursday, November 4, representatives from San Juan Basin Public Health will be at the library from noon-1pm to discuss health insurance…
Grant Funding for Colorado Businesses ‘Disproportionately’ Impacted by COVID
The Disproportionately Impacted Business Grant provides funding to Colorado businesses that were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and did not receive meaningful access to federal loans and grants…