Jim Stiles is Founder and Co-Publisher of the Canyon Country Zephyr.
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BRAVE NEW WEST (The Comic Strip)…by Jim Stiles
All the News That Causes Fits… Since 1989
Well, that last cel may be a slight exaggeration, but you can see that situation from here.
“Save this town” … yep … reminds me of the quote about the bombing of Ben Tre during the Vietnam War: “it became necessary to destroy the town in order to save it.”
ffitting that the white people problems are more important to the writer than the native american problems. settlers can’t have it both ways.
That was great, Jim. Can’t wait for the sequel.
“Tecumsah” —I can only depict the events of Moab’s history as they actually happened; its history is no different than most other communities on the North American continent. And this series has just started…there’s more to come..JS
In 89, I could’ve bought 3 houses or more for cash… didn’t think it would pan out investment wise. Boy was I wrong. I wanted Moab to stay the same…. although a liquor store would’ve been good.
In the 70’s, I coulda bought a lot, or three, in Telluride for $500 each! Sure wish now that I woulda! I didn’t see the blitz there coming either. 😱
Every time I see that Mountain Biker with the “Boulder” t-shirt, I cringe and wish they had never invented the damn things… I’ve lived in Boulder for 37 years and my visits to the Moab area pre-date the mountain biking boom, but I know I was just the advance squadron of the Colorado invasion. I recall the mountain-bike boom hitting Boulder in the mid-80s along with the whole “extreme sports” and “he who dies with the most toys wins” enthusiasms which rendered my old-fashioned tree-hugging smell-the-flowers style of outdoor education and environmentalism an anachronism. Now! We have the advent of “fat bikes”. At least they don’t tear up ski trails the way snow-shoes do…
Sums it up nicely.