In the offseason, you could stay around and track mud into your house or get stuck in that dirt parking lot behind your office that has turned into an all-terrain vehicle haven, or you could go somewhere where the word “offseason” doesn’t really exist — someplace like Las Vegas.
by Lauren Glendenning
Around Your Region
In a smattering of local elections this week, Eagle County voters kept some incumbents and sent others packing.
by Sarah L. Stewart
Eagle County, don't get scammed
Sometimes when something seems too good to be true, people go against their better judgment and fall for it.
by Lauren Glendenning
Eminent domain: Who wins, who loses?
Landowner Jim Pavelich vows to fight Eagle River Fire District’s attempts to use his land in Avon
In Colorado, eminent domain is available to municipalities, counties and certain special districts — including the Eagle River Fire Protection District.
by Edward Stoner
Combative Hastings had gentle side, too
Merrill Hastings never backed away from a fight.
by Scott N. Miller
Offseason not as slow as years past
Does mud season have the same economic impact it once did?
It’s mud season now, that inevitable time of year just after the ski season when tourists (and many locals) disappear — along with their money. Local businesses must face the prospect of fewer shoppers, equaling fewer profits for most.
by Charlie Owen
The legacy of the 10th Mountain men
In a mountain meadow framed by 14,000-foot peaks, deep snow hides the ruined foundations of Camp Hale south of Vail. In the winters of 1943 and 1944, 15,000 men equipped with rifles and skis swarmed the surrounding terrain, training for alpine combat in the Army’s 10th Mountain Division.
by Peter Shelton, High Country News
Personal chefs serve up more than just food
In a resort town, people need options beyond take-out and dinner reservations, which is why the valley has no shortage of personal chefs.
by Lauren Glendenning
Easing Conservation
Colorado and other states crack down on easement fraud
Coloradans have protected nearly 1.8 million acres with conservation easements, much of it fueled by innovative tools, including a lottery-funded land protection program and a transferable state income tax credit. Unfortunately, though, tax benefits sometimes breed abuses.
by Jennie Lay, High Country News
Political apathy declining in Eagle County?
Voters keeping close eye on presidential campaigns
Local war veteran Tom Kirk says this presidential election is the country’s most important since World War II.
by Lauren Glendenning
Signed up, logged on — and over 35
Kids aren’t the only ones using social networking sites
Dr. Stephen Sheldon’s 19-year-old niece was a bit shocked to learn last Thanksgiving that the Gypsum veterinarian has a Facebook profile.
by Sarah L. Stewart
Parking problems
Around Your Region
Vail – This year’s glut of snow also brought a glut of cars to Vail. Skier parking overflowed onto Vail’s frontage roads 48 days this winter, more than ever before.
by Sarah L. Stewart
