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 …
Read More »Lions and snakes and bears, oh my
While picking up a rental car in Dayton, Ohio last week, in typical small-talk conversation with the guy at the counter, …
Read More »Council not exactly showing “gamer” ability
In sports, there is a term to describe those players who relish being in a position to make a difference and …
Read More »Here’s an easy one.
There is a new excitement out there about the potential for Crested Butte, Gunnison and/or Mt. Crested Butte to attract a …
Read More »Underdogs
I got a call from someone making the case for the bears in town. “We live in bear country. We moved …
Read More »Quick mid-summer observations…
It’s a different summer from last year… July is going off in town and it actually feels extremely busy. See the …
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