Loveland to open Friday as ‘rockin’ northwest flow’ hits Colorado
Colorado is in what Opensnow.com calls a “rockin’ northwest flow” that dumped 8 inches of new snow Monday at Vail, where snowmaking has already begun in anticipation of a Friday,…
AG Weiser on Trump: Ukraine call a ‘blatant and illegal abuse of power’
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Friday called the recently launched impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump “the proper and necessary next step by Congress.” Trump has admitted to seeking…
Bennet, Neguse weigh in on Trump impeachment inquiry
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, told viewers on MSNBC on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is “grinding our institutions into smithereens” and that the White House needs to immediately…
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…
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…