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It’s not as easy as everyone wants. I’m talking the politics of when the proverbial rubber hits the road…or in this …
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CB is not a serf town…it’s a mountain community
One sign of good writing is getting a reaction from the reader. Roger Brown must be the new Hemingway.To be able …
Read More »Ideas
Aspen has an Ideas Festival. Crested Butte has cocktail parties, barbeques and community concerts where people chat and brainstorm. Sometimes throwing …
Read More »It ain’t that hard…but it matters
So I’m sitting on the deck drinking coffee on a sweet summer’s morning this week. The kid is down at the …
Read More »Norton’s rankings, people, and keeping it all from going up in flames
Two topics of conversation seem to be dominating discussion this past week. A third should perhaps be on the list. I’ve …
Read More »Colors
It’s color-time in the valley. In winter, color here is focused on blue and white. Blue skies and white snow. But …
Read More »Be a part of the equation
We all like to think that small town government is a little different from big city government. It is. Those elected …
Read More »Work, ethic
I have hired people. I have fired people.I have worked jobs that I was bad at (wine waiter and bar bouncer …
Read More »Sacrificing values for false security…
“You can’t have 100 percent security and then have 100 percent privacy.”—Barack Obama in response to the program that allows the …
Read More »Council and Center looking for feedback… Give it to them
The Crested Butte Town Council did the right thing and took a breath at Monday’s meeting. Now they want to hear …
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