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Photo of the Day

United Post — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:20:40 +0000

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Aspen News Center Tuesday February 7, 2012

aspen news center — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:12:32 +0000

Moving forward with Little Annie’s.

podcast tuesday feb 7, 2012

Father’s letter leads to major local drug bust

ADN Ed — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:57:15 +0000

The investigation that led to one of Aspen’s largest narcotic busts in recent memory began when a local father wrote an anonymous letter to police saying the defendant in the case sold drugs to his teenage daughter.

Thomas Simmons, 22, of Aspen, faces a minimum of 12 years in state prison if convicted of the multiple felonies he faces.

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GOP candidates in Colorado on eve of caucuses

Aspen Times — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:25:02 +0000

DENVER – Three of four Republican candidates for president are in Colorado, trying to pin down support in Tuesday’s precinct caucuses.

Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich all plan Colorado stops on Monday. Only Ron P

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Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title

United Post — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:23:28 +0000

MADRID (AP) – Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sports’ highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended

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GOP candidates in CO on eve of caucuses

United Post — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:23:22 +0000

DENVER (AP) – Three of four Republican candidates for president are in Colorado, trying to pin down support in Tuesday’s precinct caucuses.

Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich all plan Colorado stops on Monday. Only

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The Trouble With Puppy

Ariane Zurcher — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:39:12 +0000

I have been working on word concepts with Emma. This weekend we tackled “puppy”. To most of you, the word – puppy – conjures up an image of an adorable little dog, pudgy with rolls of skin, big paws and sharp little teeth. However explaining or showing pictures of a puppy to a child who takes things literally can be a veritable minefield of conflicting and confusing messages. For example, showing a photo of a puppy and saying things like, “a puppy is a little dog” is not going to help the child understand what makes one dog a puppy and another, simply a small dog. It will also not be helpful to say, while pointing to a puppy, “is this a dog?” because of course, it is a dog, it’s just a very young dog. In addition there are many breeds of small dogs, often with puppy-like features, who are not puppies, but are small.

The things we say to dogs, calling a grown dog a “puppy” or “pup” even though they are not literally a puppy, but as a term of affection, adds to the confusion. You also cannot show a picture of a puppy and a grown dog and expect a child with autism to automatically know what the difference is, or at least it was not immediately apparent to my child on the spectrum. The only thing that really made sense was to say, pointing to the photograph of a grown dog, “This is a dog.” Then pointing to a photograph of a puppy, while saying, “This is a baby dog. It is a puppy.”

Emma has, only within the last year and as a direct result of Dr. Marion Blank’s guidance and help, begun to use the correct words in distinguishing a boy from a girl. Up until then she used “him”, “her”, “his”, “hers”, “boy” and “girl” interchangeably. A kind of pick a word and hope for the best approach. However with work, Emma has shown that she does and can make the connection. I will continue to work on “puppy” with Emma and with time I know she will get it, but it is yet another example of how teaching children on the spectrum can be challenging and filled with pitfalls.

For more on Emma’s journey through a childhood of autism, go to: Emma’s Hope Book

Emma watching traffic from the High Line

Can you spell f-u-n-d-r-a-i-s-e-r?

United Post — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:57:03 +0000

ASPEN – Aspen’s Hotel Jerome ballroom plays host to all kinds of events, from wedding receptions and holiday galas to business luncheons and bat mitzvahs. On Saturday, it will transform into a TV studio, where a half-dozen Aspen

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Glenwood will look to riders to help pay for bus

Aspen Times — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:26:39 +0000

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Bus riders would account for about 20 percent of the cost to run the Ride Glenwood city bus system, under a $1-per-ride fare proposal being considered by the Glenwood Springs City Council.

“Even after

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Paul Andersen: Fair Game

United Post — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:37:02 +0000

I’m splitting firewood at dusk last week on a winter afternoon. The double-bladed ax rings as I chip off blocks from cottonwood logs. The sound echoes into the woods beyond my house where red rock cliffs rise up from a pion-juniper f