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Remember when Colorado was the ‘Hate State’?

Remember when Colorado was the ‘Hate State’?

Eagle County voters in 1992 voted against Amendment 2 (Wiki Commons map). As Republican-led legislatures across the country marshal unprecedented attacks against the rights and livelihoods of transgender people, Colorado…

Opinion: Boebert lied to constituents about why she missed critical debt limit vote

Opinion: Boebert lied to constituents about why she missed critical debt limit vote

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who represents part of Eagle County and most of Colorado’s Western Slope, speaks during a House Freedom Caucus debt limit deal press conference on May 30…

Opinion: Colorado lawmakers, including 3 Dems, kill assault weapon ban in committee crib

Opinion: Colorado lawmakers, including 3 Dems, kill assault weapon ban in committee crib

Editor’s note: This column first appeared on Colorado Newsline. In Vail and surrounding Eagle County, RealVail.com has for the past decade documented the ongoing debate over private ownership of military-style,…

Opinion: Constitution requires Trump be kept off ballots for engaging in insurrection

Opinion: Constitution requires Trump be kept off ballots for engaging in insurrection

There is no serious dispute about it: Former President Donald Trump while still in office engaged in insurrection when he impelled a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol. Also not…

Timely new book ‘Wildflowers Never Die’ follows careers of CIA operatives from Korea to Camp Hale to Laos to Vietnam

Timely new book ‘Wildflowers Never Die’ follows careers of CIA operatives from Korea to Camp Hale to Laos to Vietnam

While it’s been reported on locally for years, it’s safe to say the lesser-known use of Camp Hale near Vail as a CIA training ground for Tibetan guerillas returning home to…

Opinion: Gun absolutists must become social pariahs

Opinion: Gun absolutists must become social pariahs

America is a country-size arsenal. There are 20% more guns in the U.S. than people. Americans are estimated to own 393 million of the 857 million guns in the world,…

Judge Luttig from his home in Vail on Trump and Jan. 6: ‘Worst crime … a president could commit’

Judge Luttig from his home in Vail on Trump and Jan. 6: ‘Worst crime … a president could commit’

VAIL, Colo. — Impeachment politics and the possibility of presidential prosecution surprisingly keep cropping up here in Vail, where new Jan. 6 revelations are about as unexpected as an affordable…

No new Miller film, but still plenty of cinematic stoke in snow sports in 2023

No new Miller film, but still plenty of cinematic stoke in snow sports in 2023

With the sad news that Outdoor Inc. is pulling the plug on shooting new Warren Miller movies — at least for this season — it’s good to know so many…

Backcountry skiing: Learning from tragedy by being prepared, getting more training

Backcountry skiing: Learning from tragedy by being prepared, getting more training

On Tuesday, Dec. 27, my wife and I and two of our three sons took an all-day avy prep course with Apex Mountain School in EagleVail. It was a morning of…

Stunning new venue Chasing Rabbits looks to fill entertainment void in Vail

Stunning new venue Chasing Rabbits looks to fill entertainment void in Vail

Touring Vail’s newest entertainment venue Chasing Rabbits at Solaris Vail last week, I think I was doing exactly what the name of the place wants you to do: I was…