It’s still a little early for the town of Crested Butte to be panicking about its budget situation. There are a …
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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 …
Read More »Cycles and color…
It is almost as if the valley itself is asking its people to chill. It is that time in the cycle …
Read More »Don’t let light beer taint our soul
It is interesting to see how Whatever is indeed impacting the soul of the community. We can debate all day about …
Read More »Lessons learned in fun
A lot of people asked me during the Whatever, USA party what I was going to write about this week. I …
Read More »It’s not a CB experience but it is a learning experience
Given the early bombast of Whatever USA taking over Crested Butte, it would now be hard to characterize this Town Council …
Read More »Passion, respect, fun, trust and money
For those who support the MSEOTH for publicity…you got your wish. It is everrrrrrrywhere in the world. Locally, there were plenty …
Read More »Finding promotional balance between beer, weed, open space and sports?
Could in the end, the MSEOTH (Major Special Event on the Horizon) be—too mild? Painting the streets blue and playing Twister …
Read More »Getting real with the fantasy…
As generally outlined in last week’s CB News, I am a supporter of Crested Butte hosting the major special event on …
Read More »Being pretty darn pregnant but still having no idea what the baby will look like…
When it comes to the major special event on the horizon (MSEOTH – an acronym that sounds like an army from …
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