It’s not as easy as everyone wants. I’m talking the politics of when the proverbial rubber hits the road…or in this …

One sign of good writing is getting a reaction from the reader. Roger Brown must be the new Hemingway.To be able …

Aspen has an Ideas Festival. Crested Butte has cocktail parties, barbeques and community concerts where people chat and brainstorm. Sometimes throwing …

So I’m sitting on the deck drinking coffee on a sweet summer’s morning this week. The kid is down at the …

Two topics of conversation seem to be dominating discussion this past week. A third should perhaps be on the list. I’ve …

It’s color-time in the valley. In winter, color here is focused on blue and white. Blue skies and white snow. But …

We all like to think that small town government is a little different from big city government. It is. Those elected …

I have hired people. I have fired people.I have worked jobs that I was bad at (wine waiter and bar bouncer …

“You can’t have 100 percent security and then have 100 percent privacy.”—Barack Obama in response to the program that allows the …

The Crested Butte Town Council did the right thing and took a breath at Monday’s meeting. Now they want to hear …

10,000+—The number of cars heading back to Denver that I passed Monday morning while I was driving home. That was on …

Talk about being between the proverbial rock and a hard place. The members of the Rural Transportation Authority were faced with …

Honestly, I am glad that the week started without anyone feeling the need to comment, “We need the moisture.” Instead, this …

Statements don’t mean much without perspective. US Energy, the company with the rights to the molybdenum under Mt. Emmons, is touting …

Within 18 hours from 7 o’clock Monday night to noon Tuesday, I was struck with two major community decisions. One was …