GrassRoots has been covering local elections for 40 years. This year we looked for insights into how we, as a community, have addressed the pertantent issues over the years, and how some of the grand themes of local politics are a constant in our valley. On Tuesday night GrassRoots will provide you with the earliest possible local election results on the crawl, while presenting some truly fascinating conversations from our community archives throughout the night.
Aspen Times reporter Mick Ireland passionately discusses the future need for affordible housing with Kenny Moore in 1982. Everyone's favorite curmudegeon Wink Jaffee wrangles with Pitkin County Commissioner Bob Braudis about freedom and governing in 1986. The same year, outgoing Sheriff Dick Kienast spars with Wink on the drug war and his, at the time, radical philosophy of law enforcement.
County Commissioner candidate Bob Child (voice and mannerisms eerily like present candidate Steve Child) discusses environmental policy, airport expansion and a variety of still hot topics with opponent (now Basalt Town Councilman) Herschal Ross and former Aspen Mayor Eve Homeyer in 1992.
And then late night, something that hasn't aired since it's original live broadcast in 2001... the experimental, wild and wierd KSPN Retro Dance Party in the GrassRoots studio. How many Steve Skinners can you count?
Tune in. You might find GrassRoots election night programming to be the most interesting, intellegent and relevant, and irreverant, on television.
