HOLE “N” THE ROCK 1952 HERB RINGER came West from his home in New Jersey in 1939. Camera in hand, Herb captured the American West, from the Canadian Border to the Rio Grande and from the Big Sur…
Herb Ringer’s American West: HOLE “N” THE ROCK, 1952
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That was THEN, This is…LATER…by Jim Stiles
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When October Comes…a poem by Damon Falke
When October Comes I know all the roads that lead into town, Even after these years away. The way I find them here In the shadows of my old hopes still, In the unexpected gifts of earlier days, In the…
MOAB’S CONCENTRATION CAMP (From the Zephyr Archives)…by Lloyd Pierson
Do you remember reading in your histories of World War II about the concentration camps set up by Hitler and Stalin? They incarcerated many of their citizens without benefit of due process because of these peoples’ political beliefs and racial…
Portraits of Moab (1988-1993) Part #4…by Jim Stiles
BRIAN O’REILLY lived in Moab for years and sometimes without a roof over his head. He was a handy man and did odd jobs around town. he gave an hour’s work for an hour’s pay and wouldn’t do it otherwise.…
Portraits of Moab (1988-1993) Part #3
BILL KOCI came to Moab in the late 70s and was a familiar and colorful presence in town for decades. He ran the Parkside Trailer Court until his death in January of this year. I miss Bill… MARIE LARKIN, brilliant…
The View From Above: 24 Hours of Moab Bike Race…by Jim Stiles
Rumors were flying last November that the ‘24 Hours of Moab’ bike race was at an end after its organizers reported “a precipitous drop in attendence (sic) in 2011 (has) put the continuation of the event in question.” But apparently…
The Calm Before the Swarm #3—“What Can We Steal Today?”…by Jim Stiles
Many Moabites were not quick to embrace the Mountain Bike Phenomenon. Local businesses geared to tourism were the first to see the benefit and tolerated the invasion, if not fully embracing it. Old Moab was not so generous. These guys…
Dog of the Month: Bella!
BELLA! Andy and Marcee Nettell have been fostering this beautiful pooch, Bella, while she waits for a permanent home. If you can’t resist those beautiful, soulful brown eyes, contact the Moab Valley Humane Society immediately. GOOD NEWS! AT PRESS TIME…
TIOLI: ‘THE 99%: (We really don’t like each other very much…but we’d better TRY)’…by Jim Stiles
Since the Occupy Movement began last September, I’ve watched with bated breath. I love a good revolution and have spent most of my adult life hoping to see one, but in this day and age, especially here in the…