There wasn’t an Oh Sh*t moment to be found last Tuesday as the best bike racers in the world rode up …
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Here we go…
Anything new… a first… is exciting. The first day of school. Your first job. A first date. You never know what …
Read More »What are we missing?
So, I am watching the TV news earlier this week and at the end of the story about 30 soldiers dying …
Read More »It’s busy out there and good people are making it happen
Everyone’s gut says summer is going off. The numbers aren’t all tabulated but the streets don’t lie. It’s busy. People are …
Read More »Keep Local Control
Fracking is a weird word. It sounds like what it is. Drillers dig into a rock layer and using high pressure, …
Read More »Finding an understanding
As is the case most weeks, what I write on page 2 is not addressed to just the general readers but …
Read More »Don’t screw up the gift of the Lupine Trail
Basic standards of politeness say that when given a gift, you don’t start pawing for more and taking whatever else the …
Read More »Council recycling excuses
So I’m sitting in a Crested Butte Town Council meeting with the July 5 hangover… figuratively more than literally… and the …
Read More »Life is…sometimes fortunate
At 9,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains in July, life is good. Blue skies, highs in the 70s, the rainbow of …
Read More »And on the national scene…
From the Associated Press—”Texas is now the first state with a law requiring drillers to publicly disclose the chemicals they use …
Read More »Quick summer thoughts
In less than a week we will experience the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. These …
Read More »What the frack? Flaming peaches?
First let me say I like being warm in my house when it is -20 degrees in Crested Butte. That climate …
Read More »Econ 101…thoughts
A few weeks ago, Chamber of Commerce director Richard Bond stated that they’d like to bring in more high-paying jobs to …
Read More »Get real?
It isn’t always easy at 9,000 feet in a tiny mountain village but when it’s sweet, it’s sweet. This weekend is …
Read More »Be aware out there…
Waking up to sun and warmth when the forecast calls for clouds and snow is a treat. It is spring and …
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