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Aspen joins Denver and Boulder with Indigenous Peoples Day
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The Aspen City Council on Monday passed a resolution declaring the day traditionally observed as Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. The Aspen Daily News reported that council members unanimously approved the resolution implementing the Indigenous Peoples Day, which supporters say would be used as an opportunity to celebrate native cultures. Although Aspen doesn’t recognize…
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Behind the Scenes: Meet ‘county-facer’ in chief Dwight Shellman
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Dwight Shellman’s job title – county support manager for the Elections Division at the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office – sounds wonkish enough to keep him toiling in the trenches of technocratic obscurity for the rest of his life. Yet, there he was, right in the middle of a national news report not long ago…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet sets Wednesday town hall in Steamboat Springs
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet plans to hold a one-hour town hall in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday, his office announced. The Denver Democrat plans to answer questions chosen at random from the audience at the event. The town hall is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. at the Bud Werner Memorial Library, 1289 Lincoln Ave., in Steamboat Springs.…
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It’ll be a friendly audience, so Michael Bennet likely won’t have to duck …
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… eggs and tomatoes. Not to mention any of the invective hurled at some Republicans who’ve encountered angry constituents (and activists, too) in recent months. And never mind the invective stored up in reserve for those Republicans whom Democrats accuse of ducking gatherings with constituents amid the never-ending congressional debate over repealing Obamacare. At any…
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ICYMI: More on the ‘Hamilton Electors,’ Mines to expand, ‘right to disagree’ bill dies and more
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• Remember those so-called “Hamilton Electors?” Of course you do. They were four of the nine Colorado Democratic electors who joined a national movement to try to thwart Donald Trump’s election through the Electoral College process. The plan was to get enough electors nationwide to band together and vote for an alternate candidate, keeping Trump…
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Trump kids, families to visit Aspen this weekend
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A large contingent of President Donald Trump’s children and grandchildren are scheduled to vacation in Aspen this weekend, sources said Thursday. U.S. Secret Service agents met recently with members of the Aspen Police Department, though they did not ask for assistance with the Trumps, according to an area law enforcement source who requested anonymity. Suggested: Trump…
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Schwartz, Tipton present a sharp contrast in Western Slope policies, ideals
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In certain working-class towns on Colorado’s Western Slope, it’s a slur to say someone is an Aspen liberal, and it’s an accusation that’s been thrown at Democrat Gail Schwartz repeatedly since she first decided to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, in early April. “While Gail Schwartz has been at a cocktail party somewhere…
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Q&A: Donovan on serving a diverse district by building alliances
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Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, represents SD-5, one of the state’s most competitive districts. It’s a rural mountain part of the state, home to sometimes hard-pressed mining and drilling towns, but also to global vacation destinations such as Aspen and Vail. It’s a narrowly divided Republican-Democratic district in terms of voter registration, and she won her…
