Meetings are not where anyone should choose to spend their leisure time. If the choice is a government meeting or cleaning …
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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 …
Read More »Actions and consequences
Look at it from the business side. Here’s what I recently discussed with Billy Rankin, a CBMR ski patrolman and Crested …
Read More »A serious look
It’s a little after 4-20. Obama should consider a serious look at pot. I like President Obama. He seems like an …
Read More »Dealing with the downturn like everyone else
This town’s newspaper has always been a community sounding board. Not everyone likes that aspect of the News but it is …
Read More »It’s all funny…
Walking into Kochevar’s Saturday afternoon was like walking into a three-dimensional comic book. The new queen and king hoisted their plungers …
Read More »Addressing the cluster…nothing is ever perfect
First the good news…The school board held another meeting Monday evening to solicit public comment on the plan to expand the …
Read More »My hamburger is your filet?
A guy goes into a butcher and sees a selection of meat. He wants to eat filet but can only afford …
Read More »Taking a better way with local ideas…
Throughout the year, the Crested Butte News will ask various members of the community to write a guest editorial for page …
Read More »How about 10 to 5?
As the old saying sort of went, ”Heaven Forbid we should be like Aspen or Telluride,” but once in a while …
Read More »It could have been simpler but it will get done…
Crested Butte mayor Alan Bernholtz described the process as “painful.” He’s right. School board president MJ Vosburg said the project is …
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