Tri-State, the utility that generates electricity for 44 rural electric cooperatives including Gunnison County Electric Association (GCEA), continues to push for …
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Obama is losing me…
“No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.”—James Madison, 1795 Apparently we are supposed to live in …
Read More »Hucking slush. Where were the elected leaders?
By the weekend, the topic of this week’s editorial was too obvious: the deplorable conditions of the Crested Butte streets, including …
Read More »Why make things harder?
Why does it seem some people or institutions want to make things harder than they need to be? Shouldn’t one goal …
Read More »Goodman, Gadhafi and perspective
So Amy Goodman…she of the happy unicorns and nothing but sunshine radio show is coming over to speak in Crested Butte …
Read More »Kumbaya
It’s not easy to go all kumbaya two weeks in a row, but every once in a while it puts local …
Read More »Midseason blessings
Midwinter safety check. Stay aware but stop the dark season bitching… for at least a few minutes. For some reason I …
Read More »Something’s got to change
Writer’s Note: With the mine on Mt. Emmons gaining momentum, I found myself compelled to throw a few thoughts in the …
Read More »Start with common sense
First off… that reference to Dickie Brown as Klinger from the TV show MASH by forester Jeff Burch at the Mt. …
Read More »Tell me why the council’s knickers are in a knot?
If the Crested Butte Town Council is going to get its panties in a knot over something, I am somewhat perplexed …
Read More »Moving along
Things aren’t slowing down any on the mountain that rises above the town. If you care either way about a mine …
Read More »Gunnison Valley Health report from Phelps
Dear Community Members:It is an extreme privilege for me to share important initiatives at Gunnison Valley Health in 2011. We’re in …
Read More »Could councils consider combining cops
I like the police officers in this town. It ain’t always Mayberry north of C.B. South but the cops here are …
Read More »Beacons…
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell was not happy that the National Football League cancelled Sunday’s game because of snow. “There was only …
Read More »Light
I’m part of one of those families who celebrate a lot of holidays. In December, we get Hanukah and Christmas. Both …
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