Holy Halloween! I’m writing this Tuesday afternoon and it’s scary out there. And I’m not just talking about the ice-covered streets …
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Brookhart, Coleman and VanderVeer for school board
In 2022 Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert received 2,760 votes in Gunnison County. Her Democratic opponent received 6,219. In the world of …
Read More »No on Proposition HH. Yes on II
Over the last several weeks I’ve gathered a lot of information on Proposition HH that is on this year’s state election …
Read More »Good democracy cannot flourish under anonymity
It’s not easy participating in democracy. It can be messy, it can be controversial, it can lose you friends or help …
Read More »Reminders from outside the bubble
Seasons. Perspective. Gratitude. There are not many better things than a long fall in Crested Butte. You would think I would …
Read More »In print
Since Mark is out of town this week, and his talent for crafting an editorial is a tough act to follow, …
Read More »Is a bird in the hand worth a path by a ditch?
The idea that people would commute from homes in Crested Butte South to jobs in Crested Butte on their bikes used …
Read More »Ask the right questions….
“Do you know who I am?!” So asked our congressional representative when she was booted from a Denver theatre for inappropriate …
Read More »Now is not the time to talk Whetstone annexation…
A couple of weeks ago, Gunnison County’s John Cattles told the Crested Butte town council that the development team was “agnostic” …
Read More »Disaster?! Mud, trailers, cancelled election, and altars
The mud encasing people’s feet at Burning Man was the weirdest glopping of mud I’ve seen since trying to get out …
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