Here’s a secret—sort of: Communities like Crested Butte, Mt. Crested Butte and Gunnison are above the average when it comes to …
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Weird or Not Weird…
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro…”—Hunter S. Thompson Weird: Forty degrees in January. We all appreciate a January …
Read More »Colors of change
It’s Best of the Butte season and as always, some of the random answers were the best. See the results on …
Read More »Putting the squeeze on KBUT on something unique
Let me be the first to say that I listen to KBUT a lot. It’s a good deal and a great …
Read More »Shocked…
I think people will be shocked at how busy this Christmas and New Year’s will be in Crested Butte. There will …
Read More »Speaking of: People, annexations, TAs, sales tax and more
Like the first weekend in July, August or September, there’s a lot of stuff coming up right now. The numbers look …
Read More »The ski area buzz is warming up—literally
This time of year brings with it a unique excitement found only in ski towns. Crested Butte is a great ski …
Read More »Government isn’t bad but stupid government is…
Here’s something you won’t hear me say very often: ”Republican congressman Scott Tipton and I are on the same page.” And …
Read More »Between a rock and a sweet spot with town sales tax dilemma
It’s still a little early for the town of Crested Butte to be panicking about its budget situation. There are a …
Read More »A blue dot in a red wave
A last minute rush to the ballot box delayed Gunnison County election results until late Wednesday, but it didn’t take that …
Read More »Sometimes a couple has to start over to move to a better future
Watching the Gunnison County commissioners in their role as the Local Marketing District (LMD) dance with the board of the valley’s …
Read More »Looking at a couple of tax issues— 3B for schools and a sales tax for parks
Let’s start with the premise that no one likes to have their taxes raised. If we have to choose to pay …
Read More »Some heat in the fall election
If you are registered to vote you should have your ballot before the week ends. They were dropped into the mail …
Read More »You know when the family holiday dinner turns ugly? Well…
Maybe it’s the new proliferation of jet contrails that someone called to tell me about. They appeared this week, dulling our …
Read More »Art, ranching, film, biking, cow pies and our backyard
Art is meant to be enjoyed but also make one think. Here is a shout out to the Crested Butte Film …
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