Megan Tackett

3 weeks ago | aspendailynews.com | Megan Tackett

Laurel Catto, current resident and self-described “curator” of the Bruce Berger Cabin at 835 W. Main St., shakes hands with Eric Newcombe, Colorado’s state and regional coordinator for the National Register, as her husband, John Catto, snaps a photo in the background. About two dozen attendees gathered Monday to witness Newcombe present the plaque marking the cabin’s induction into the National Register of Historic Places.

2 months ago | aspendailynews.com | Megan Tackett

Sunshine Week snuck up on me this year — not unlike my relatively recent appreciation for Alexander Hamilton after Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical dropped. In much the same way, learning more about James Madison — the Founding Father whose birthday yesterday marks the start of this weeklong celebration — has deepened my respect for the constitutional bedrock of government transparency and press freedom. If you haven’t heard of Sunshine Week, you’re not alone.