I’m not saying my heart skipped a beat when I spotted the butterscotch-colored flowers by Totem Pole Park on Monday, but …
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Off-season is peaking but there is still stuff happening
Just because the April school break is the slowest week of the year for Crested Butte doesn’t mean nothing is happening. …
Read More »This snowpack helps but the feds are right — it’s time for real action
The deck at the office has more than five feet of compressed snow on it so it might be a while …
Read More »End of the season weirdness collides with poor communication. Not a great combo.
There are more than a few weird things with the end of this season, and I’ve noticed that some communication failures …
Read More »Letter: Watko letters full of misinformation
Dear editor, Neil Watko’s latest letter in the March 24th issue of the CB News was signed as representing the ‘Gunnison …
Read More »Ahhh, spring in the high country
It’s not always easy living at 9,000 feet at the end of the road in a ski town. Heck, the official …
Read More »Skaters demonstrate the power of local democracy …and how to frame housing discussion
What’s not to love when small town democracy works – and it can still happen here often. It happened Monday night …
Read More »Navigating the atmospheric river
By Mark Reaman Three years ago this week we were in lockdown mode. My editorial then cited one of the incident …
Read More »March forth….
By Mark Reaman It doesn’t seem possible, but we are hitting the homestretch of the ski season. It is hard to …
Read More »A reason to rethink acceptance at the end of the road…
Dear Mark: I write in reaction to your editorial entitled “Luck, love … and the Trade Parade,” printed in the February …
Read More »On a mission…
By Mark Reaman Being on a mission can accomplish good things. Looking at something as a “mission” brings focus and tangible …
Read More »Mid-winter lethargy but…
Several separate low-pressure systems impacting the valley early this week brought us more snow. Maybe those ski races in Europe struggling …
Read More »Luck, love…and the Trade Parade
I’m the first to admit I’ve gotten lucky here. Lucky timing, lucky choices, lucky outcomes. I’d rather be lucky than good. …
Read More »Our bubble is not isolated
It is not uncommon to describe our place as being in a bubble. High in the mountains away from the mainstream, …
Read More »Reality vs. idealism: Whetstone, Elk Ave. and chances to guide the growth…
In an ideal world, the property at the top of Elk Avenue would be operating as its traditional use as a …
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