Energy and excitement come in several forms. There is what we saw Monday with the distinct excitement of a ski town …
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Simple math: Billions and trillions, Mike, Bernie and Donald
Oh, I’m all in for Mike. Bloomberg. Just look at page 44 and why wouldn’t I be? Mike tells us he …
Read More »Reminders and observations
It didn’t feel super crowded this past holiday weekend. It was busy but not elbow-to-elbow. That could be because the Front …
Read More »Lift lines, sanity, the CB ski patrol and Presidents’ Weekend
Photos of last weekend’s lift lines in Vail were all over the internet and tagged mostly as “insane.” Lines that seemed …
Read More »Undercurrents: The Center, wolves, empty house tax and Iowa
It looks like it might be a week for weird undercurrents—the feeling that something isn’t exactly in synch with what you …
Read More »Forgive me father: A climate confession and possible solution
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” —Greek proverb After …
Read More »Power of the mountains and a unicorn
There’s a big ol’ world out there beyond Highways 135 and 50. I popped in there last week and it’s sort …
Read More »The refuge of mountains
Monday night, two speakers addressed a nearly full auditorium at the former Crested Butte Center for the Arts for the Gunnison …
Read More »Maybe we’re all in a movie.
It certainly appears that Donald thinks his life is one big movie and we are all pipsqueak extras. In the movies …
Read More »Like it or not, second homeowners are part of the community—and division hurts community
The idea of an “empty house tax” certainly has people talking. It has generated letters to the paper from all sides …
Read More »More sun and thoughts at the end of the darkest days
Winter officially began last weekend with the solstice on Saturday at 9:19 p.m.—the shortest day of the entire year in the …
Read More »Happy Holidays from the CB News crew
Another legend lost
One of the true legends of the valley departed for the little cabin in the sky this weekend. The mayor of …
Read More »I was thinking
So I was riding the new Teocalli chairlift Saturday—actually, I might still be riding the new Teo chairlift, given the speed …
Read More »Seasonal questions to avoid
As we start the holiday season that corresponds with the ski season I saw an article online titled “Please stop asking …
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