Valley Roundup for June 24, 2016

Aspen Public Radio

Published June 24, 2016 at 3:42 PM MDT

Welcome to Valley Roundup. I’m Carolyn Sackariason.

There is a primary election this month among three candidates for Pitkin County commissioner. In a forum held this week, accusations flew from one candidate to another about conflicts of interest.

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/columnist/171422

Housing, open space dominate 'Squirm Night'

http://aspenpublicradio.org/topic/pitkin-county-commissioner-candidates#stream/0

Scott Writer:

http://mc.grassrootstv.org/vodcontent/14121-High-v1.mp4

Hawk Greenway:

http://mc.grassrootstv.org/vodcontent/14122-High-v1.mp4

Greg Poschman:

http://mc.grassrootstv.org/vodcontent/14123-High-v1.mp4

http://www.grassrootstv.org/

Finally, last week’s mountain lion attack has some questioning why two big cats were shot after one of them had a small child’s head locked in its jaw in a yard in Woody Creek.

More details emerge on cougar’s attack of child

Official: Lions killed after attack near Aspen were brothers

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/letter-editor/171527

Joining me this week are Jason Auslander, reporter for the Aspen Times, Mick Ireland, columnist for the Aspen Daily News and Roger Marolt, columnist for the Aspen Times and the Snowmass Sun.

Valley Roundup is a production of Aspen Public Radio news.