Why does everybody always seem to leave Aspen behind. “I compare this to other places I’ve lived and know for a fact that it’s substantially different,” writes Post blogger Michael Conniff.... Read more →
CON GAMES 24/7: The Story Of Autism
Click here for the complete “Con Games with Michael Conniff” for Thursday April 24, 2008. For Autism Awareness Month, the Con Man interviews Ariane Zurcher and Richard Long about the “horrifying”... Read more →
The Aspen Tractor Beam Effect
One of the people at the newspaper who hired me when I came to Aspen five years ago told me about “the tractor beam effect.” That’s a poetic way of saying that once people leave Aspen they always... Read more →
Pssst… Aspen Post Newshole Has It Together
Did you know our Newshole brings together all the very latest RSS feeds from valley newspapers? Check out the latest from the Aspen Times, the Aspen Daily News, the Post-Independent, the Vail Daily, and... Read more →
CON GAMES 24/7: Hillary In Fantasyland, The Pope On The Border
The Con Man ain’t buying the latest dose of conventional wisdom about Hillary Clinton–that she can’t win the Democratic Presidential nomination. Also: should the Pope have zipped it when... Read more →
The Ultimate Con
Post blogger Star Eagle sent a video link from Brasscheck TV to the Con Man this morning. If you’ve ever heard the Con Man’s interview with Daryl Donley, this video will make you cringe–not... Read more →
CON GAMES 24/7: Hillary Wins In Fantasyland, The Pope On Immigration
Click here for the complete “Con Games with Michael Conniff” for Wednesday August 23, 2008. The Con Man takes issue with the notion that Hillary Clinton can’t win the Democratic nomination,... Read more →
Coyote Snugly
As only he can, Post blogger B. Jon Traylor looks out his window and comes away with a compelling view of immigration. “I have a young man who works for (with) me…. (I don’t like the... Read more →
Immigration With A Human Face
As I sit here in front of this laptop, there are four Mexican-American men outside my home, prepping the grounds for the Spring/Summer metamorphasis that is spiring, which inspires me still… Sure,... Read more →
Valley Kids Compose Themselves
Aspen Music Festival and School director of outreach Deb Barnekow is back in the schools with a raft of young and gifted valley composers. “Guest composer Andrew Norman and I will be checking in... Read more →