Note: This article first appeared in the October/November 2011 Zephyr… Many years ago, during one of my first trips to the canyon country, I made the dusty drive to Grandview Point on the Island in the Sky. The road was…
Note: Elsewhere in this issue is a review of the recently released documentary, “Planet of the Humans.” The documentary was written and directed by Jeff Gibbs, and produced in part by Michael Moore. In part, it exposes the hypocritical connections…
When President Obama created “Bears Ears National Monument,” it was an accepted fact that with the designation would come massive development studies, master plans, draft management plans, and ultimately, the approval of multi-million dollar visitor centers, improved roads, and other…
DATELINE OCTOBER 1, 2039 UTAH WILDERNESS NEWS FROM THE FUTURE! EDITOR’S NOTE: And now, some editorial humor from “the Future!” (a modified version of this story first appeared in The Z several years ago. It has been updated and revised)…
The Zephyr takes pride in getting our facts right and our quotes accurate. Sometimes we have to do a little research to find those facts and quotes, but it’s worth the effort. This issue’s “accurate quotes” section comes from a…
For months advocates and opponents of a proposed Bears Ears National Monument debated the pros and cons of such a designation. It appeared all but certain that President Obama’s administration would embrace the plan and monument proponents appeared to have…
NOTE: The following article was written for the December 2016/January 2017 issue of The Zephyr, but was posted early, via our Blog page, in order to reach as many readers as possible. Now that we’ve posted it here on our…
From the OCTOBER 1999 ‘Take It or Leave It’… This seems to have been a bad summer for a lot of Moab merchants. Many Main Street businesses are reporting drops in sales. There is genuine concern out there that tourism…
Among many Moabites who instinctively label themselves “progressive environmentalists,” the collective vision for a better future in Southeast Utah is frequently and inextricably linked to one word— it’s almost a rallying point: ‘Sustainability.’ I see the word enthusiastically bandied about…
I’ve been a devoted reader of the ‘Letters to the Editor’ page in the weekly Moab Times-Independent for almost 40 years. Some of my fondest Moab memories are sitting in publisher Sam Taylor’s office on countless occasions, discussing the issues…