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To the sounds of brass fanfares and inspiring words, convocation took place Monday afternoon at the Benedict Music Tent. Like last year, the keynote

Later today, (Wed 6-25-2013) the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will meet its new fire mitigation manager, Jerry Peetz. The position is the county’s

Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette is again trying to expand wilderness in the state. The Democrat, whose district largely includes Denver, hopes to

In less than a week, Colorado will have two new gun laws. The first expands background checks, the other bans magazines holding more than fifteen rounds…

"Conscience and beauty"--it's the theme for the upcoming 65th season of the Aspen Music Festival and School. Festival President CEO Alan Fletcher and

Aspen Music Festival President and CEO Alan Fletcher discusses this season's emphasis on the music of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). For more information,

The bulk of federal health care reform is starting to roll out and big changes could be in store for Colorado’s rural areas. Many of these regions,

Aspen sits smack dab in the middle of prime black bear habitat, and already this year several sightings and home break-in’s have been reported. The

The latest legislative session in Denver was the first Lawmaker Millie Hamner spent representing Pitkin County. It was the democratic representative’s

A recent Aspen City Council meeting shed light on a national problem regarding health care for seniors. Earlier this month, over a discussion on the

The movie going experience has been changing over the past several years as the 100 plus year old technology of film is being replaced with ones and zeroes

The number of people who commit suicide with a gun in Colorado is four times higher than the number of gun-related homicides. Public health professionals

This story has been updated at 3:00 PM 5/22/13: scroll down to the end for the latest information. Later today (Wednesday 5/22/13) the Colorado Division of

Colorado is one of nearly twenty states putting together a kind of cooperative health care purchasing program. It’s called an exchange, and it’s starting

A group of scientists are flying over mountains in California and Colorado this spring, measuring snowpack with high-tech gadgets. NASA’s Airborne Snow