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SD8 race analysis: Nothing boring about insurrection, alternate electors or ‘selling drugs on the side’

SD8 race analysis: Nothing boring about insurrection, alternate electors or ‘selling drugs on the side’

“This is going to be one of the most boring debates that you will watch,” Republican state Senate candidate Matt Solomon promised Thursday during his Moving Mountains Eagle County matchup…

Opinion: Joe O’Dea dances with Trump while American democracy crumbles

Opinion: Joe O’Dea dances with Trump while American democracy crumbles

Consider how far we’ve fallen. Former President Donald Trump led a violent attempted coup based on a lie and broke America’s centuries-long tradition of peacefully transferring power. The America First…

Democracy itself is on the ballot in Tuesday’s Colorado primary election

Democracy itself is on the ballot in Tuesday’s Colorado primary election

With the June Jan. 6 hearings wrapping up Thursday and Colorado’s primary election set for Tuesday, June 28, the debate over where candidates stand on the 2020 presidential contest –…

Opinion: Domestic enemy Trump must not be rewarded for fomenting Jan. 6 insurrection

Opinion: Domestic enemy Trump must not be rewarded for fomenting Jan. 6 insurrection

The hearings of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection have already provided conclusive evidence that the effort to overturn the 2020 election was a conspiracy directed by a…

Bannon to Trump: ‘Call Pence off the f___ing ski slopes [of Vail] … to kill Biden presidency in the crib’

Bannon to Trump: ‘Call Pence off the f___ing ski slopes [of Vail] … to kill Biden presidency in the crib’

“‘You’ve got to call Pence off the f—ing ski slopes and get him back here today. This is a crisis,’” [Donald Trump political advisor Steve] Bannon said, referring to the…

Last chance to unaffiliate, change parties for June 28 GOP primary between Boebert, Coram

Last chance to unaffiliate, change parties for June 28 GOP primary between Boebert, Coram

Monday, June 6, marks the final day for Colorado voters to either declare themselves unaffiliated or switch political parties in time for the June 28 primary. In the Roaring Fork corner of…

Lots to love in beefed up U.S. World Cup skiing schedule; lots to hope for in future

Lots to love in beefed up U.S. World Cup skiing schedule; lots to hope for in future

With snow in the forecast for the Colorado Rockies this weekend, it’s easy to let one’s ski brain wander to next season, especially with the news this week that ski…

Warm weather precedes snowy weekend as Vail braces for more parking, transit, housing woes

Warm weather precedes snowy weekend as Vail braces for more parking, transit, housing woes

Spring seems to have sprung a little early in the Colorado Rockies, with temperatures approaching 50 Fahrenheit in Vail this week after a snowy and busy Presidents Day holiday last…

Embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters headlines conservative group’s mixer in Eagle

Embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters headlines conservative group’s mixer in Eagle

It’s important this midterm election that candidates are very clear where they stand on voting, public health and education. Shadowy “conservative” groups that are part of a national trend of…

Opinion: Republicans attacking American democracy must land on page one

Opinion: Republicans attacking American democracy must land on page one

Editor’s note: This column first appeared on OtherWords.org. RealVail.com recently asked two Republican candidates for Colorado’s state Senate District 8 about the Jan. 6 insurrection, while the Vail Daily and…