“They were a tough and courageous people who soon became synonymous with the rugged environment in which they lived. The hours …
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Risk
Life is full of risks. Get in a car and you take a risk. The risk is higher on the autobahn …
Read More »Not much is cheap anymore…
So much anymore comes down to dollars and cents. The feds are pushing the county to help pay for improvements to …
Read More »As the courthouse crumbles…Learn from the past
And I thought I was having a bad day. Computer crashes, stories lost, tax questions, bills due. And then I hear …
Read More »Starting new talks…the right way
I remember having the chance to do an interview several years ago with former President Jimmy Carter, who used to regularly …
Read More »Turning over stones…
After years of being subject to the whims of politics, local school officials in the valley have tempered their expectations of …
Read More »Event equality …
There are a few obvious signs of busyness in the upper valley. When cars are lined up to park on the …
Read More »Accidents happen…
It was a period for accidents—and I got to write about them. Starting at the end of last week I felt …
Read More »Wow! Thanks for the good, the bad and even the ugly…
A diligent (and sometimes critical) reader sent me an email Monday evening just as I literally finished writing this piece. “So …
Read More »Take some of the edge off…
The members of the Board of Zoning and Architectural Review (BOZAR) want you to know that Caddis Flats is not yet …
Read More »Sending the band to Sochi
Like any good band, it takes more than one guy to make it a success. Mick Jagger’s solo albums are not …
Read More »Blunck’s nod to the past, present and future…
“Proud does not really describe it.”—Michael Blunck Facebook post One of ours is going to the biggest sporting event in the …
Read More »Quick and passionate versus deliberate and serious. The state made the right call revoking the VCUP
It is natural in this day and age to want what you want – now. Just do it. Why wait? Git …
Read More »What’s the big deal? Doing the deal legally is the big deal…
Like a stereotypical stoner home from school in the middle of the day, I took a bite of pizza and Googled …
Read More »Skiing the vibe…embrace the challenge in 2014.
A photo making the social media rounds the last week of December brought some pride to those who ski Crested Butte. …
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