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Pitkin County is the latest local jurisdiction to tackle the booming vacation-rental scene by proposing new regulations to tighten the industry.

Big Pharma will earn billions in profits this 2nd pandemic year; projected to be $16 billion for Moderna this year 2021 and $38.7 billion in 2022, as a startup vaccine maker.  Pfizer’s RNA vaccine is expected to $54.5 billion in 2022, says the drug industry resource Fierce Pharma. Big Pharma has the world by the tail, able to make an RNA vaccine for a variant viral strain overnight and put it on the market with no advertising, using public health officials “vaccinate or die” sales pitch, ...

When President Joe Bidens administration announced last week that it would drop U.S. opposition to generic drug makers in developing countries getting recipes for COVID-19 vaccines, the change in policy resonated loudly in Vermont. It drew praise from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). "Our vaccination efforts here at home will only be successful if vaccination efforts in the developing world happen simultaneously," he said in a statement. "Supporting this [patent-protection] waiver, and puttin...

Charlotte MacLeay Charlotte Ely MacLeay passed away peacefully at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester, Vt., on April 25, 2021, after a difficult battle with a rapidly progressing dementia. She was a caring and community-minded nurse and educator who deeply loved her family, greatly enjoyed meeting new people, and greeted everyone with a warm and engaging smile. Born on October 8, 1949, to Robert H. and Loree C. Ely in Brownsville (West Winds...

Fri, 03/26/2021 - 6:01pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health is reporting a surge in new cases. There does not seem to be a single reason, but the new variants of the novel coronavirus are likely playing some role. Cases were elevated yesterday also, but todays 251 new cases is an all-time high for Vermont. There was also one more death for a statewide total of 224. Health Commissioner Mark Levine said at Friday’s press conference that we are meeting our primary ...

1:10 p.m. — Charlotte voter open to new development The sun on the pavement of the Charlotte Town Hall parking lot beat back the bitter cold spell facing voters today. Michael Haulenbeek, a Charlotte woodworker and native, stopped to speak to his votes in favor of ballot items six and seven, both of which aim to allow for denser housing and development in the East Charlotte Village Commercial District. "We cant vote no to all new development, and if were gonna have new development, Id like to...

For the first time in nearly a year, all five Pitkin County commissioners spent time together in the same room last week discussing county priorities for the year. Not surprisingly, the list included no new projects for 2021, with board members and senior staff preferring to concentrate on several on-going issues including the pandemic, the jail, the airport and changes to the county’s growth management system. “People are still trying to get through the pandemic,” said Board Chairwoman K...

Aspen Journalism A herd of bighorn sheep graze along the Crystal River near Penny Hot Springs on Tuesday. Local groups are restarting a push for a federal Wild & Scenic designation on the upper portion of the river. Heather Sackett/Aspen Journalism REDSTONE — After a four-year hiatus, residents of the Crystal River valley are reviving efforts to protect the upper portion of the river through a federal designation. The Crystal River Caucus, Pitkin County, the Crystal Valley Environmental Prote...

Local governing bodies collectively spent 60 hours behind closed doors in 2020 discussing matters concerning the public. An annual review of executive sessions conducted by Aspen City Council, Snowmass Village Town Council and the Board of Pitkin County Commissioners shows that combined, they held 36 closed-door meetings last year. The commissioners held the most meetings, with 20, followed by Aspen City Council Town Council with six. For commissioners and Aspen elected officials, they held fe...

  RUA Life Sciences plc (AIM: RUA), the holding company of a group of medical device businesses focused on the exploitation of Elast-Eon™, a long-term implantable biostable polymer, is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions proposed were duly passed by shareholders.    Furthermore, as announced earlier today the Open Offer closed for acceptances at 11.00 a.m. on 29 December 2020 with final valid applications from Qualifyi...