{"id":2457611,"date":"2020-04-24T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-times-roses-and-thorns-april-24-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-04-24T08:16:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T14:16:36","slug":"aspen-times-roses-and-thorns-april-24-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-times-roses-and-thorns-april-24-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Times Roses and Thorns (April 24, 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2022 Roses to Aspen Branch and Aspen Fire for the free plants on Earth Day. It was a fun treat to get a beautiful bloom to cheer up a gloomy time.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Roses to the people and stores in Glenwood Springs who are abiding by that city\u2019s mandatory face mask rules. While Aspen officials seem to be overthinking it, the new law at the other end of the valley seems to be going just fine.<\/p>\n

The stores, many of which have checkpoints at the door to meter people going in for masks and for numbers, have lines outside but they are orderly. On a recent supply trip, we experienced the changes were not an issue at the bigger box stores, most of which had organized systems in place and signs clearly saying no mask, no entry.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Thorns to the liquor store employee in the Basalt area who cussed out a customer this week simply for asking why their employees weren\u2019t wearing protective masks. Asking a question regarding public health shouldn\u2019t ignite vitriol \u2014 especially during a global pandemic.<\/p>\n

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