It hit me Monday morning about 8:45. I was in the middle of the biggest lift line of the year, waiting …
Read More »Editorial
An apology, a compliment and an admonition
Last week’s “Overheard” certainly raised more than a few eyebrows and all of us at the News heard about it. Some …
Read More »Make it about the Adventure.
“What they’re saying is, that if it was better, it would be better…”“If nothing changes, then nothing changes.”“It just comes down …
Read More »Being nimble and bold is a good step
Some bold ideas that have a seed in the valley and helped move the place forward:—Ski Free, which was the most …
Read More »Changing perceptions…
Someone I respect sent me an email saying he thought I was a bit off last week in my characterization of …
Read More »Treat the illness not the symptoms…
So it appears one of the most obvious symptoms of one of the community’s biggest problems has been identified. No shortage …
Read More »Observations of the local TV news, weather and sports
The mine:I spent more than a few minutes this past week looking over the Plan of Operations (PoO) submitted to the …
Read More »Dreams and reality as we enter a new year…
It is the first day of 2013. It is late morning and still -6 degrees. It’s the way it is supposed …
Read More »Cheers to the growing light…
It is already getting better. The light, I mean. Believe it or not, about a week ago, the days started to …
Read More »Things no one wants to talk about: Calendars, salaries and lights…
Let’s start with the school calendar. It impacts hundreds of people in the community so is worth chatting about. It has …
Read More »Opportunity in perspective
It’s the old “one door closing and another door opening” scenario. We wish now former Crested Butte town manager Susan Parker …
Read More »Ride the magic…whatever it is
Don’t panic. I’m not talking about the local band…I am talking about the weather conditions. After last winter’s odd pattern of …
Read More »Balance on Black Friday
One comment I heard immediately after the election stuck with me. Basically, this person said he was a bit disappointed on …
Read More »We want mudslides in L.A.
Unlike most places around the country, we live in a place that not only welcomes big weather events, we pray for …
Read More »Don’t push us toward a Backwater Banana Republic
On the bright side—according to Bloomberg News, “No matter who wins the election, the economy is on course to enjoy faster …
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