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1. 1. Aspen Times News for Aspen Colorado - News

   www.aspentimes.com/article/200 - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/7/2004   Last Visited: 10/8/2004

   Monica Piergrossi works for the Colorado Environmental Coalition and helped organize the event. She said it appears that the campaign staff of Walcher's 3rd Congressional District opponent, John Salazar, waited until the last minute to decide who to send to the forum. When Walcher found out it wouldn't be a member of Salazar's campaign staff, his side pulled out.
   
   Piergrossi and others involved with the event expressed frustration over its cancellation, saying it would have helped voters learn where Walcher and Salazar stand.
   
   "I think people were looking forward to hearing what their views on recreation and outdoor issues are because that's such a main driver of the Western Slope economy now - tourism and recreation," she said.

2. 2. Colorado Environmental Coalition - Staff

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   Published on: 3/3/2005   Last Visited: 3/3/2005

   Monica Piergrossi, Front Range Field Director. Since early 1996, Monica has been responsible for organizing citizens and coordinating Coalition's coalition partners on issues such as growth management and open space preservation, transportation, and wilderness protection. Currently she is mobilizing citizen support and securing endorsements for the Citizens' Wilderness Proposal from organizations, local governments, and businesses across the state. Monica brings extensive knowledge in state and local politics and community organizing to the Coalition. She has managed and worked as staff on a number of Colorado ballot issues and candidate campaigns, and currently is a board member of two political organizations. Monica has a B.A. in Political Science from Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado, where she also rekindled her 20-year love for skiing Colorado's deep powder.

3. 3. The Casper Star-Tribune

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   Published on: 8/5/2003   Last Visited: 8/5/2003

   Environmentalists suspect the the state is avoiding mention of specific projects to forestall criticism, Colorado Environmental Coalition spokeswoman Monica Piergrossi said. She said the statewide study should consider all viewpoints.