Average summer-month temperatures in Pitkin, Garfield counties up between 2 and 3.5 degrees as runoff comes earlier and streamflows decline.
Author Archives: Catherine Lutz
Catherine Lutz is an Aspen-based freelance writer, reporter and editor. She contributes to a wide range of publications, including Aspen Sojourner and Aspen Magazine, and works for a number of clients, including the Aspen Institute. Catherine is also the former managing editor of the Aspen Daily News.
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Giving big: Aspen-area nonprofits and their economic impact
Nonprofit tax return data from the IRS via ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer tool.
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Aspen nonprofits: the public data table
Public data on Aspen’s nonprofits in one big searchable table.
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Disease without a cure: comparing the cost of hospital care in the Aspen region
Of 23 treatments tracked at five Western Slope hospitals in 2011, Aspen Valley Hospital had the lowest average charges in eight of the treatments. Knee joint replacements, however, usually come with higher prices.