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Valley Roundup - January 3rd, 2014

Carolyn Sackariason and Andy Stone join us to talk about the big news this week including the Silver Queen Gondola on Aspen Mountain.  Right at peak ski season the lift blew a wheel bearing - a big one.

The grounded ski lift appears to have had little effect on tourism in town.  It is shaping up to be one of the best Holiday season’s in recent years.

Also today we look at Colorado’s mark on history.  You can now walk into a store, buy some ganja, fire up the bong and toke it up…and it’s all legal.  This is such a big story that Colorado’s biggest news paper hired a marijuana editor to handle the news flow.

Its all head on today’s Valley Roundup.

Topics discussed:

Silver Queen Gondola Goes Down

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/160709

http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/aspen-skiing-company-no-big-financial-hit-gondola-closure

Busy Town

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/160735

Aspen Real Estate - 2013

http://www.estinaspen.com/aspen-real-estate-aspen-property-tim-estin/the-estin-report.html

Denver Post Marijuana Editor – Legal Pot 2013

http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/denver-post-hires-marijuana-editor-launches-pot-website

Pricey Health Insurance in Aspen

http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/expert-why-are-healthcare-prices-so-high-resort-area

Linda Lafferty – Best Selling Author – and Local

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/9491548-113/lafferty-stone-bathory-guzzardo

Also today:

Aspen Public Radio’s Marci Krivonen Interviews Denver Post’s New Marijuana Editor.

http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/denver-post-hires-marijuana-editor-launches-pot-website

The Download with Rob St. Mary

Tech in 2014.

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/bigger-smarter-lighter-tech-were-looking-forward-2014-2D11741740

Bye-Bye Facebook?

http://fusion.net/abc_univision/story/quitting-facebook-11338

Tweeting Sharks.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/sharks-in-australia-are-using-twitter-to-warn-surfers-and-swimmers-of-their-presence/#.Ur4TCS_UNyw.facebook

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