I might be the only one left to think so, but I really don’t believe what the polls are saying about …
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Houck and Messner for county commissioner
I have to say Sunday night’s Crested Butte News Candidates Forum was a good one—four neighbors discussing ideas and issues with …
Read More »Let the voting begin and begin with Yes for 2A
Just about everyone who small-talks about this November election is ready for it to be over. Election fatigue is setting in …
Read More »I get it—sort of.
ColoradoCare I get that our current health care system is broken unless you happen to be a big shot at one …
Read More »Blowin’ my mind
For the first time since I’ve lived here, I was able to go in an underground mine Tuesday. It was pretty …
Read More »Preparation, short-term rentals and elk gratitude
I could write about a 68-year-old woman on Monday kicking the butt of a bully who claims he only wins…but I …
Read More »Happy over fall, mine progress, bathroom love and Dick Eflin
It’s hard to not be happy during these peak fall days. The changing leaves, the perfect light, the space to breathe. …
Read More »Cleaning up after summer, keeping fall nice (for us) and one tip for raising a good kid
Up here in the valley, it is hard not to love fall. The temperatures are chilly at night and pleasant during …
Read More »We are living in interesting times…
Sometimes understanding perspective is difficult in the moment. It is sort of like living every day with a grade school kid …
Read More »It’s Labor Day… A weekend to honor life’s job journey
If you’ve spent much time in the labor force there is a good chance that like me, you’ve been hired, you’ve …
Read More »Be aware—of students, trails and mushrooms
We are at a point in the season when things begin to turn and we need to pay attention. It is …
Read More »Gentrification and spirit
First, a shout-out to Olympic bronze medalist and former Crested Butte high school track athlete Emma Coburn, who medaled in Rio …
Read More »Walking into the transition period
While I’m walking the dogs on an early August morning that is starting to feel like September in most other places …
Read More »Short-term rentals: Some good things, some bad things, some weird things
Despite the claims of some people, the short-term rental situation is not a slam-dunk on any side of the issue. Some …
Read More »Being wrong. Size, backcountry clusters and punching it in from the five-yard line
I’d rather be right than wrong but there’s nothing wrong with not always being right. I have to admit I was …
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