So you want to be a member of the Town Council or school board? Be forewarned… chances are if you get …
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It’s not perfect but it doesn’t suck… so why the anger?
Wait, wait, wait. Two years ago there was no free bus service running up and down the valley between Gunnison and …
Read More »The Ultimate Green Man
“I’ll be your mirror, reflect what you are, in case you don’t know” —The Velvet Underground He’s a handsome, …
Read More »Words
Stop…Listen … look and think. I was thinking about editorializing on the county’s potential idea to require all big developments to …
Read More »Scenes from just another summer week in the Butte
It is Monday evening and the warm sun is setting behind Red Lady after a wet day. Alpenglow is packed with …
Read More »Starting to get gritty with the town budget
The Crested Butte parks look great. Little league and softball are played every day on fields of green. Elk Avenue is …
Read More »Happy Birthday, America…
It is Independence Day weekend. It is one of the biggest draws of the season in this small resort town and …
Read More »It’s a good place and getting better
Let’s all admit it. It’s a good thing to live in a mountain town.Or a bike town…Or a resort community…A ski …
Read More »Pondering a what if…
It’s the unthinkable. I hear murmurings but no one really wants to talk about it… including me. What if it doesn’t …
Read More »Bad acronym… Smart people
Meetings are not where anyone should choose to spend their leisure time. If the choice is a government meeting or cleaning …
Read More »Trying to read the tea leaves of summer tourism
Talk about a good news/bad news situation. The Crested Butte-Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce held a panel discussion last Thursday. …
Read More »Quick thoughts on a wet afternoon…
As someone commented Tuesday morning…”That sure was a nice summer.” It was and hopefully we’ll have another, longer one after this …
Read More »It’s not in your jurisdiction?
It’s not always easy being a politician in a small town.I’ve been there and pissed off some close friends, so I …
Read More »Take an extra second
It seemed like anyone in town this Saturday drove by the accident. Remnants of the crash on the highway by Crested …
Read More »It may not be perfect… but it is finally moving
School board president MJ Vosburg came in to the Crested Butte Town Council meeting with her pen, ready to ink a …
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