Wednesday
Oct222008
ANTicipating Tonight's forum
October 22 Don't guess, or walk away from the voting booth before you'vegotten throughthe local ballotwith confidence.
Entries by Elizabeth (292)
October 22 Saturday
Oct182008
ISSUE # 16 ... ANTecedent TO THE ELECTION
October 18 The Aspen/Pitkin Tax Man Cometh!
We’ve rarely seen a ballot this complex! So don’t guess, or walk away from the voting booth, before you’ve gotten through the local ballot with confidence.
Most local ballot issues propose sales and property tax extensions or increases. Hear why some may be crucial and some may be better levied in less stressful economic times. YOU decide.
Thursday
Oct162008
ISSUE # 15 ... DON'T BE IgnorANT ON ELECTION DAY!
October 16 The Ant is overwhelmed by the complexity of ballot issues. We are learning that even some of our elected officials feel the same way, trying to get up to speed on the complexities of area ballot measures. Here's an opportunity to feel confident on the local issues when you are in the voting booth.
Thursday
Oct162008
ISSUE # 14b ... ApplicANTs ANSWER COUNCIL'S WACKY QUESTIONS
October 16 "Will you promise to run (or not to run) in the next election?"
"What conditions would have to be present for you to exercise the condemnation powers of the City Council?"
"How would you behave if you had evidence someone was lying to City Council?"
"Which part of intense media scrutiny, 400 page memos, and 7 hour meetings interests you?"
Saturday
Oct042008
Are YOU Qualified for City Council? Take the Test Here... Issue #14
October 4
Updated on October 5 by
Elizabeth
Click-Through Test Below
See how you stack up against expectations the current Council has for their soon-to-be-appointed colleague.
The process sounded good when The Ant first read about it. Council is to fill the open seat with a "transparent process" of evaluating applications, narrowing the field, asking for written responses to a list of questions, and then a personal interview in public.
In practice, the process/scoring system to select the finalists, as well as the number of finalists to be considered, were apparently determined in closed session, and not explained to the applicants nor the public. The five finalists have been asked to answer 22 questions in writing. Make your own judgments when you see the questions
Friday
Oct032008
ISSUE # 13 ... COUNCIL'S FAVORITE ApplicANTS
October 3
This morning City Council narrowed the field to 5 candidates for the open Council seat. Marcia Goshorn, Jackie Kasabach, Howie Mallory, Jim Pomeroy, and Jasmine Tygre, got the nod.
A few highlights from their applications:
Wednesday
Oct012008
ISSUE # 12 ... LOCALLY RelevANT
October 1 The Red Ant 
Democracy! .. Issue #12, Oct. 1, 2008
The Ant and Her Friends Sponsor a Citizens' Forum on the Issues
Thanks for all of the ideas! We've heard from many of you about your local concerns and have decided to spearhead a pre-election event for the entire community - a citizens' forum on the (local) ballot issues.
If you're like us, that sample ballot looks like mumbo-jumbo, making the issues hard to sort out. You may know what you want to vote for, but the legalistic ballot language confuses the issues. Yes can mean no, and no can mean yes.
And this year, looking at LOCAL issues in Aspen and Pitkin County, including RFTA, there are seven (yes, 7) tax measures. Each certainly has its merits - but in the current economic environment, how does one decide? What is necessary now?
Wednesday
Oct012008
ISSUE # 11 ... ORDINANCE 22 REDUX -- YOU SPOKE
October 1 |
Ordinance 22 - You Spoke. Ordinance 22 Redux! |
