Time out.We have a situation… again.In fact, it is a bit of a mess. The “situation” is the old town dump. …
Read More »Editorial
Pain and frustration… Just another day in the Foothills.
Both the proponents of the Foothills annexation and members of the town Planning Commission have described the year-long process of punching …
Read More »It’s election time! And we want your help…
The great 2009 fall election is fast approaching and your community newspaper is seeking your help in grilling the candidates. There …
Read More »Do-overs anyone? Apple Z
On a Macintosh computer there is a command called Apple Z. It lets you undo the most recent thing you’ve done …
Read More »WTF?
When a Land Trust board member asked me my initial reaction to the board essentially firing three of its members, my …
Read More »Echoes of the governor’s visit to Crested Butte
So I’m listening to the Governor of Colorado Friday afternoon on a perfect late summer day, thankful to live here but …
Read More »Whining time is over
So you want to be a member of the Town Council or school board? Be forewarned… chances are if you get …
Read More »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 …
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