Impossible to avoid impeachment debate on Veterans Day
This Veterans Day it’s hard for me to separate the politics from the policy of war during the ongoing House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s withholding of military aid…
Hard questions need to be asked in wake of Eagle County jail suicides
Talk about burying the lead. In the fourth paragraph of a column by Eagle County Sheriff James van Beek in the Vail Daily on Wednesday he revealed there have been…
Climate Strike set for Battle Mountain High School
At 11:32 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, some students at Vail’s Battle Mountain High School will participate in a nationwide “Climate Strike” to call for immediate federal and state action…
Statewide mobile home park series shines light but snubs Vail Daily, Real Vail
[Editor’s note: This posted before the Colorado Sun sent out their Sunriser email blast at 10 a.m. Monday, citing me by name and linking to part one of my three-part…
Remembering Saudi Arabia’s role in 9/11
A day after all the heartfelt and deserved memorials to the nearly 3,000 American victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C in 2001, it’s…
EpicPass in hand, snow in forecast, time to plan ski trips to Great Northwest, beyond
I took a quick trip to the Pacific Northwest this summer, and I’ve got to say, it’s freaking awesome up there this time of year. White, snowcapped volcanoes, deep blue…
Growing outcry for greater regulation of short-term rentals
Last month as I was reporting out a story for Colorado Politics on how Colorado’s affordable housing crunch is impacting the state’s dysfunctional health care system (and vice versa), I…
Johnston, a reasonable voice on gun safety, steps away from U.S. Senate race
It’s unfortunate that one of the leading Colorado voices for gun safety, Vail’s own Mike Johnston, is getting out of the Democratic race to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Cory…
How housing, public transportation and health care are so inextricably linked
I have a long history of advocating for higher-density, in-fill, subsidized and deed-restricted workforce and middle-class housing throughout the Vail Valley, so I’m not about to rail against a dorm-style…
Not the same ring to it: Edwards’ Shiffrin, New Jersey’s Vonn?
It’s official: The U.S. Ski and Snowboard team now lists two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin as an Edwards resident. Last season the squad inexplicably listed her mostly as an…