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On June 15, 1981, the first edition of ''The Vail Daily'' was published.{{Cite web |last=LaConte |first=John |date=June 15, 2021 |title=Vail Daily turns 40: Co-founder Jim Pavelich looks back on publishing his first paper |url=https://www.vaildaily.com/news/eagle-valley/vail-daily-turns-40-co-founder-jim-pavelich-looks-back-on-publishing-his-first-paper/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=The Vail Daily |language=en-US}} It was founded by Jim Pavelich and Jon Van Housen with $3,000 in tip money as a successor to the recently defunct ''Vail Daily Mail''. At that time, ''The Daily'' was a competitor of the ''Vail Trail''. After a few years, Pavelich bought out Van Housen. |
On June 15, 1981, the first edition of ''The Vail Daily'' was published.{{Cite web |last=LaConte |first=John |date=June 15, 2021 |title=Vail Daily turns 40: Co-founder Jim Pavelich looks back on publishing his first paper |url=https://www.vaildaily.com/news/eagle-valley/vail-daily-turns-40-co-founder-jim-pavelich-looks-back-on-publishing-his-first-paper/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=The Vail Daily |language=en-US}} It was founded by Jim Pavelich and Jon Van Housen with $3,000 in tip money as a successor to the recently defunct ''Vail Daily Mail''. At that time, ''The Daily'' was a competitor of the ''Vail Trail''. After a few years, Pavelich bought out Van Housen. |
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In 1992, Pavelich refused to run an ad from a gay man in ''The Daily''. The ad advocated for a boycott of Colorado in |
In 1992, Pavelich refused to run an ad from a gay man in ''The Daily''. The ad advocated for a boycott of Colorado in response to the passing of the [[1992 Colorado Amendment 2]].{{Cite news |date=December 28, 1992 |title=Vail newspaper refuses ad supporting boycott |work=Pueblo Chieftain |pages=9 |agency=Associated Press}} In 1993, Pavelich sold ''The Daily'' and the ''Summit Daily News'' to [[Swift Communications]].{{Cite news |date=October 13, 1993 |title=Swift Colorado buys Vail, Summit papers |work=The Daily Sentinel |location=Grand Junction, Colorado |pages=14}} |
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