It’s hard to focus on a local issue when you have QAnon believers distraught and spewing on social media that Joe …
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Dust on crust
In ski town parlance, dust on crust was what we woke up to on Tuesday and Wednesday. It added a skiff …
Read More »Hang on…it’s going to be a long couple of days
A week doesn’t sound like such a long time. This week feels like it could take forever. It’ll be less than …
Read More »There’s a difference between sane weird and insane weird
Well 2021 isn’t exactly starting out normal and easy. Streaming videos of losers vandalizing the capitol wasn’t on my list. MAGA …
Read More »Dreaming… of hope
It’s not like when that ball drops into what will be a pretty empty Times Square in New York at midnight …
Read More »Light in the dark days
It is during these darkest days of the year that I appreciate the light… any light. We have a Christmas tree …
Read More »Observations of the hill in early season
Crested Butte Mountain Resort has been open a couple of weeks now. And it’s different. It’s a little quieter than last …
Read More »The Black Lives Matter conversation
The Crested Butte Black Lives Matter Community Coalition held a Zoom Sunday night titled “Uncomfortable Conversations.” A panel comprised of people …
Read More »Giving thanks
Despite a pandemic that has certainly brought a tainted hue to 2020 along with a divided presidential election and even local …
Read More »The future is here…
If we look close enough, the future is close enough to taste. The only way to change it is to stay …
Read More »Math. Science. And fatigue
Fatigue. COVID fatigue. Election fatigue. No gathering fatigue. Future fatigue? It’s like students at Western weren’t supposed to start acting …
Read More »Winning and losing—a view from the island
Like four years ago, Colorado woke up Wednesday after Election Day as a square blue island in a sea of red …
Read More »Feel confident that your vote is legit
Spending a chilly Tuesday morning in Gunnison County’s Election Central was a good way to mark some time a week before …
Read More »Agreeing with some Republicans—and making other endorsements
Last week I laid out my reasoning for supporting Jonathan Houck and Liz Smith for Gunnison County commissioner. This week we’ll …
Read More »Houck and Smith for commissioner
My guess is that given the perceived cluster of the national election, most people who get their ballot will fill it …
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