National decisions have direct local consequences. Right now, Donald’s man Elon is continuing to take the chainsaw to the federal government …
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Walking the razor’s edge…
It is the time of year when many here walk a razor’s edge between hope and despair. The uncertain and sometimes …
Read More »Flicker, the good and the bad…
As mentioned last week, one of the beauties of the spring off-season is the chance to connect or reconnect with neighbors …
Read More »Transition time…
There are few better things than the first couple days and weeks after the ski area closes. Crested Butte transitions from …
Read More »Poop is hitting the fan — step up against an unfair situation
Who said life is always fair? It probably is most times, but often, it just isn’t. And when it’s not, you …
Read More »The new normal?
It’s not warm, it’s hot. Weird. I’ll bet we’ll see some snowstorms in late April or May that will test people. …
Read More »Cut the crap out of the CAP
Not to be mean but the draft Crested Butte Climate Action Plan (CAP) isn’t very good, and despite town council calls …
Read More »Small things matter: trivia boards, easy parking and an aspen grove…
The big things get all the attention, but the small things matter as well. Sometimes the small things are indicative of …
Read More »The emotion, and the money of community housing
Here we go! As the saying goes—there is nothing affordable about affordable housing. The 252-unit Whetstone community housing development is slated …
Read More »A loss and five things I did for work last week
The community lost another good one last week. It is unfortunately part of living in this active high mountain valley. Crested …
Read More »Blizzards, developments, lizard people and more…
The theme for early 2025 is apparently more. More snow! More development in the corridor! More people fired by a couple …
Read More »Making a difference…
My 97-year-old father-in-law crossed to the other side Tuesday morning. A good man who lived a complete life, it was time. …
Read More »In these weird times, appreciate our connection to nature
“After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on — have found that none of these …
Read More »A time of uncertainty…
It feels like the only thing that is certain right now is that everything is uncertain. From a horribly botched workforce …
Read More »Gas and TDS
As the overnight temperatures plummeted, I upped the temperature in the house and started a trickle of water as I left …
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