With the upcoming Quiznos Pro Challenge bike race scheduled to roll through the valley in August of next year, there is …
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Politicians like McCain shouldn’t ask or tell anymore…
It should be easy now. The political cover needed for even the most ardent hardheads and anti-gay voices like Arizona Senator …
Read More »Lose the monkey; bring on the light
A guy I used to work with would say his two favorite days were when he got his snowmobile permit and …
Read More »Mayor looks back and ahead
This week marks my first anniversary as mayor. Thank you for your support, encouragement and input. I appreciate the opportunity to …
Read More »Good News, Bad News…
Good News:Crested Butte, Mt. Crested Butte and Gunnison landed a cool event this past week. The Quiznos Pro Challenge road bike …
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First of all, congratulations to Phil Chamberland. He won the Gunnison County commissioner’s seat Tuesday, taking down three-term incumbent Jim Starr. …
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Read More »A season of opportunity
Elections are opportunity. Opportunity to build on what we as a collective believe is working or an opportunity to bring in …
Read More »We’re on the road to…
Up in Mt. Crested Butte there will soon be a new elevator to nowhere to attract the tourists. An elevator and …
Read More »Stimulate us
As a guy who used to love the political season and its sometimes shall we say, “interesting” debates and accusations, I …
Read More »Will Snodgrass Ultralight fly?
We are apparently moving to Snodgrass Ultralight. After Monday’s meeting between the ski area and the Forest Service, the old wooden …
Read More »And the numbers say…
They are talking hundreds of millions of dollars in Gunnison County, hundreds of thousands of shrinking or expanding “skier days,” lift …
Read More »Building Stronger Community
At my annual campus fall address, I shared lessons learned from my time spent with legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, …
Read More »Crazies
In one sense I guess it’s good to know there are crazy people on both sides in this war thing. But …
Read More »Painting a few strokes for the Big Picture….
A couple of gatherings this week, one at each end of the valley, gave a nod to some forward thinking and …
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