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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Crested Butte heat wave?
Marketing suggestion: Buy billboards in downtown Dallas, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Houston, St. Louis, Atlanta, etc. (Denver, Grand Junction, Pueblo might be …
Read More »Balance. Acceptance. Jackhammers. And stars.
Two sides of a Monday in paradise…1) Slate River bliss. Sitting next to a fire by the river as the stars …
Read More »Bucks for the Bang
The Fourth was a perfect day for a parade and people watching. The crowds were huge and the parade was long… …
Read More »Curry has chance to put the independent back in Independence Day
Being the Fourth of July issue, it seemed only appropriate to write about something political. There’s President Obama’s baffling Afghanistan policy. …
Read More »If you can’t find something to do this weekend… think about moving
There are few finer places to spend a summer’s day than in this valley. Each good day here is worth about …
Read More »What’s the real problem with congestion again?
I remember being a rookie on the Crested Butte Town Council in the 1990s and wanting to talk about the parking …
Read More »Want some fireworks downtown? Pull out your purse…
Collaboration is possible in this valley. Last Saturday was the perfect example as 175 cross-sectioned members of the community came together …
Read More »Signs of light
A guy comes into the office Tuesday night with a big smile and some frenetic energy. “I really love it here …
Read More »We can compete against each other or with each other…
One mayor says even talking about it is a bit absurd. Not wrong there. The other mayor sees it as a …
Read More »Ideas for the future…
As one person said to me this past week, “I thought I’d accept the challenge in your last editorial.” So we …
Read More »A few questions, starting with: Is No the new Yes?
For some, it was a week of No. Others will argue it was a week of affirmation for what this end …
Read More »Editor should apologize…and he does
Mr. Reaman:Whether additional government regulation would have prevented or mitigated the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is arguable. Liberal opinion usually …
Read More »Burn the Gulf!
If a couple of guys, say two of the aliens Stephen Hawking believes are out in the Universe, are floating above …
Read More »Playing Jenga with the fireworks
It’s not really about the fireworks. It’s not really about splitting the biggest summer event between the two towns. It’s about …
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