It’s a bit of a stretch but we are trying to find something good in missing out on a big early …
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Showing up matters
Once a year at the News we are supposed to review past work and select those things we think are worthy …
Read More »Game changers
Like the muffed punt in the fourth quarter of last Sunday night’s premier football game between the Broncos and Patriots, there …
Read More »Synchronicity & Red Lady
When lawyers and scientists start throwing around concepts like serendipity and connectedness, you know we have something to be thankful for …
Read More »Same as it ever was…Same as it ever was… Same as it ever was…
The Crested Butte-Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce winter forecast meeting last Friday brought together folks who are confident that this …
Read More »Don’t be SAD
The short days of November and December can be harsh. The sun sinks behind Gibson’s Ridge about the same time Little …
Read More »Chemistry class
The winds of change are stirring up the mix. I rode my bike up here Monday and got out the uphill …
Read More »Crested Butte council election thoughts
First a big “thank you” goes out to everyone running for the Crested Butte Town Council. It can be a high-profile, …
Read More »One sales tax proposal is a need. The other is a want.
(We will look at candidate endorsements next week after we complete our questioning of the candidates. This week we look at …
Read More »Toxic politics and media
Let’s start with the reassurance that the town of Crested Butte’s drinking water was never contaminated from a “spill” at the …
Read More »Collaborate and coordinate with affordable housing
As part of Monday’s Crested Butte Mountain Resort presentation to the Crested Butte Town Council on its proposed ski area expansion, …
Read More »Changes
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, “The only thing that is constant is change.” There is plenty of change happening right now. …
Read More »The final flings of the summer
Crested Butte doesn’t have what we would call a “Festival Season” like, say, Telluride. We do have events (think Vinotok and …
Read More »Surprises
Fall colors It was a bit of a surprise to see a dusting of white on the high peaks Tuesday morning. …
Read More »Disturbing
Motorcycles: It wasn’t just the number of emergency vehicles responding to an accident by Crested Butte South Saturday night that foretold …
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