Like the flies that are in the backcountry right now, the Crested Butte bag ban ordinance and discussion is getting a …
Read More »Editorial
Hitting this summer’s sweet spot…
The sweet spot is a place where a combination of factors results in a maximum response for a given amount of …
Read More »Making America Great Again— war, prisons, open space and opportunity
According to the local Chamber of Commerce, it appears less people came to celebrate America’s birthday in Crested Butte this year …
Read More »Fourth of July Thoughts
Welcome to the Fourth of July week. Traditionally it is one of, if not the, busiest weeks of the year for …
Read More »Hot flash thoughts; Trump, fire, water
This middle age thing is tough. I’m always hot. But I’m not alone. I have chatted with people on the East …
Read More »Straight Talk
Crested Butte News editor Mark Reaman took off for a beach in South Carolina this week, where the heat index is …
Read More »Feeling the heat…tourism, health insurance and Vinotok
It seems to start earlier every year. It, of course, being the hot summer tourism season. This year it seems to …
Read More »Small Town
Despite what appeared to be record business and early season trailhead activity this past Memorial Day weekend in Crested Butte, we …
Read More »Strike? Seriously? That’s seriously silly.
More than a few years ago when I started my first job in a news department at a small TV station, …
Read More »Spat
I’m not sure which analogy to use. Both will get me into trouble with friends and both are applicable but not …
Read More »Mercury is in retrograde—or it could be the weather
When Mercury is in retrograde, we tend to notice more issues in the areas of communication, in the way we interact …
Read More »Carrying capacity
In our local context, “carrying capacity” basically addresses the limits of a particular place. And in the summer just about any …
Read More »Voting thoughts…
I sort of love that while a charismatic Donald J. Trump can whip a crowd into a frenzy and motivate voters …
Read More »Help wanted
There appears no hurry to hire a permanent town manager in Crested Butte. Council wants some hand-holding in its search for …
Read More »Social media and social off-season
It is off-season. And while not at all good for general business, it is a great few weeks in the village …
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