We all like to think that small town government is a little different from big city government. It is. Those elected …
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Work, ethic
I have hired people. I have fired people.I have worked jobs that I was bad at (wine waiter and bar bouncer …
Read More »Sacrificing values for false security…
“You can’t have 100 percent security and then have 100 percent privacy.”—Barack Obama in response to the program that allows the …
Read More »Council and Center looking for feedback… Give it to them
The Crested Butte Town Council did the right thing and took a breath at Monday’s meeting. Now they want to hear …
Read More »By the Numbers
10,000+—The number of cars heading back to Denver that I passed Monday morning while I was driving home. That was on …
Read More »RTA makes good choice to support those that support us…
Talk about being between the proverbial rock and a hard place. The members of the Rural Transportation Authority were faced with …
Read More »Crazy thoughts…
Honestly, I am glad that the week started without anyone feeling the need to comment, “We need the moisture.” Instead, this …
Read More »Pig perspective
Statements don’t mean much without perspective. US Energy, the company with the rights to the molybdenum under Mt. Emmons, is touting …
Read More »A tale of two decisions…
Within 18 hours from 7 o’clock Monday night to noon Tuesday, I was struck with two major community decisions. One was …
Read More »Rhythms
Life is full of rhythm. Just look at what people in the eastern United States can expect this spring. Every 17 …
Read More »Guest Editorial: Preserving and Advancing Local Healthcare
One year ago, your Gunnison Valley Hospital Board of Trustees enacted a series of measures designed to prevent a financial collapse …
Read More »Was this winter good enough? Something to ponder this off-season
So the season has ended and winter has arrived with perhaps one of the best powder days of the year. What …
Read More »Decision to kill a murderer is still a bad decision
Let me start by saying that if I had allowed my kid to go to the midnight showing of a movie …
Read More »It’s only been a decade?
Happy anniversary. Ten years ago our country, your country, invaded another for no real reason. The president at the time, George …
Read More »March on…
I love March. Temperatures start to rise, snow can begin to fall and rumors of another impending sale of the ski …
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