In Valley Voices (Vail Daily, Feb. 6, "Go Fish"), the author uses a long and labored metaphor to defile liberals: "The liberal path leads to tyranny and slavery."
With religious allusions, his commentary is n

How lucky we are to have a venue such as the Vilar Performing Arts Center, aka VPAC, right here in the Vail Valley. Kris Sabel, executive director, has done an incredible job over the years bringing to us top rate entertainers from al

As we embark on our 15-year anniversary in 2012, we have many people to thank. From our humble beginnings selling books out of the back of a van to the expansive community gathering place, bookstore and cafe we are today, there is no

Around this time of year, women's magazines post articles on how single women should pamper themselves on Valentine's Day.
Mostly, these articles advise a girl to send herself flowers, invite other single girlfriends ove

As the Vilar Performing Arts Center celebrates its 14th season we are reminded how truly fortunate we are to have such a jewel of a facility in our back yard. A cultural center like this, providing such a breadth of exceptional live p

It's not where the man was actually born (Hollywood, Calif.), but it's certainly the birthplace of Warren Miller films, and in a weird ironic twist the deathplace (a word I've never typed before) of Ernest Hemingway.

VAIL, Colorado - With Valentine's Day just around the corner Monday, a group of preschoolers at the Children's Garden of Learning in Vail were a little single-minded about what an "act of kindness" might be.
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VAIL, Colorado - Ideas for new businesses sometimes come in ways you don't expect. Cindy Nelson was recovering from hip surgery when the idea for a "medical concierge" business came to her.
Nelson, a member of the U

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Women: Listen up. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women age 20 and over and more women die of cardiovascular disease than the next four causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. In the United States, one in 30 wome

Thirty years ago, a brief report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention described five young men with a rare form of pneumonia usually seen in people with severely depressed immune systems - the men were pre

EDWARDS - Manic Training, based in Edwards, just debuted a circuit-based workout program in the heart of the Vail Valley. Manic envelops training aspects of high intensity methods with functional movements of today's athle

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series.

Underneath all our differences, men and women both want the same things: To be loved, cared for, respected, appreciated and desired. To have a place of safety and securi

WASHINGTON (AP) - The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and raising taxes on the wealthy. To he

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued an avalanche warning for southern Colorado after some mountain passes got up to 18 inches of snow.

The warning issued Monday includes the northern and southern San Juan mountains

With nearly two dozen entries to choose from this year, agonizing isn't quite the term, but it was darn difficult to choose our favorite "Tell Us Your Love Story" submissions.
"There was such a variety of entries th

As I discovered at Splendido, running a successful fine-dining restaurant is quite a challenge. But, the complexity of running multiple food outlets in a luxury resort hotel caught my attention for this week's "experientia

Once again, Brandi Resa has written a commentary that is full of misconceptions and misrepresentations regarding Eagle River Station.
First, let's look at the Public Improvement Fee (PIF), which Resa incorrectly refers to as t

I'm going to explain this as best I can in seven to 600 words: Most everyone I know is an ass (that's seven).
Now that I have your attention ...
If people believe they have any knowledge of the real, serious problems fac

VAIL, Colorado - It was Day 3 for the Ultimate Mountain Challenge competitors - as of Sunday at 7 a.m., just 35 or so minutes and 2,200 vertical feet stood between them and the end of a fitness-filled weekend.
No one coul