Category: February/March 2019
Take it or Leave it: ‘Laws v Grayeyes’ (The war grinds on in San Juan County)…by Jim Stiles
“It’s our stuff. We made it and we know best how to use it and care for it. And now we’re going to get it back.” John Pretty Man, Crow Indian “The entire corner of Utah is a stronghold of…
RANGER STILES’ WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS #2 (Arches NP 1975-1986)…by Jim Stiles
(photos by the author except where noted) Author’s Note: For more than three years , I have spent most of my keyboard time writing “informational/investigative” long form articles (some might suggest ‘long-winded’) about excruciatingly serious topics…Moab politics, San Juan County politics,…
MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE OLD BOSS: THE SAN JUAN COUNTY SAGA CONTINUES…by Bill Keshlear
I’ll tip my hat to the new constitutionTake a bow for the new revolutionSmile and grin at the change all aroundPick up my guitar and playJust like yesterdayThen I’ll get on my knees and prayWe don’t get fooled again “Won’t…
Tax Increment Financing and the Not-So-Invisible Hand (Warning: Wonky)…by Stacy Young
As I have written about before, at stake in the Bears Ears controversy is the nature and pace of rural restructuring in San Juan County. As the residents of the county continue to grapple with their predicament, it becomes clear…
Vlachos’ Views: Florida…Words and Photos by Paul Vlachos
Paul Vlachos is a New Yorker who understands The West. And he is a New Yorker who understands New York. Wherever Paul goes, he finds signs of life… This may not be my first piece for the Zephyr on Florida.…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Cowboy Characters in Canyon Country (An Excerpt)…by Bob McPherson
In 1956, Irving Stone published Men to Match My Mountains: The Monumental Saga of the Winning of the American Far West with a chapter named “Giants Stalk the Land.” Both titles are appropriate, in modified form, for this chapter. Here…
At a Year’s End…by Damon Falke
My love I am sending you this picturesque view of the river –W.G. Sebald Again, remember that it is not the weight of the future or the past that is pressing upon you, but ever that of the present alone.…
The Desert is Home: Rediscovering a Frontier Heritage…By Harvey Leake
“The desert will take care of you. At first, it’s all big and beautiful, but you’re afraid of it. Then you begin to see its dangers, and you hate it. Then you learn how to overcome its dangers. And the…
Bygones & Obsolete Stories: “I Ain’t Got No Quarrel With The Viet Congs”…by Clark Phelps
“I ain’t got no quarrel with the Viet Congs” Muhammad Ali 1967 Required by law, I registered for the draft in 1968 when I was 18 years old. I had done enough homework and was frightened enough to know that…