Note: December is here. As I write this, I’m watching snow blow over the sund,* and on the hill behind the house the powder’s already a half meter or more deep. I’m listening to Frank Sinatra sing “Have Yourself a…
Recollections…by Damon Falke
Author: stiles
Take it or Leave it: WHY RETURNING FED LANDS TO THE STATES IS STILL A RISKY NOTION…by Jim Stiles
As a counter to the monument designation, and in fact as a long standing response to what local and state governments consider federal overreach, there are some in Utah state and local governments like San Juan County who have advocated…
STATUES, ‘NEGRO BILL,’ & THE ERASURE OF HISTORY…by Jim Stiles
I have made a living, more or less, as a writer for 30 years, mostly as the editor of this publication and sometimes as a freelancer for others. I believe in the dissemination of information, wherever the facts may lead.…
BYGONES & OBSOLETE STORIES: Avoiding the Vietnam Draft…by Clark Phelps
VIETNAM – KEN BURNS & LYNN NOVICK I watched the PBS Television series on the Vietnam.War. I did not serve – I made no apology then and find no need to apologize now that I anguished for years to not be…
An Excerpt From ‘LAST OF THE ROBBERS ROOST OUTLAWS: Moab’s BILL TIBBETTS’, PART 14…By Tom McCourt
THANKS to Tom McCourt & the Tibbetts Family. For years, I have been watching Moab move farther and farther away from its roots, to the point where it seems few people even know the history of the place anymore. Some…
Live! with Katie Lee: An Interview with the Irrepressible and Irascible Kandid Katie…by Jim Stiles
Katie Lee died last month, in her sleep, at the age of 98. Many of us thought she was immortal. She was a force of nature and could light up a room like a lightning flash in a thunderstorm—you knew…
Herb Ringer’s American West: “FIRST TIME…” Herb Ringer’s father, JOSEPH RINGER, offers this fascinating ‘List of Firsts’ in his son’s life…
When Herb gave his father a journal for Christmas in 1944, JOSEPH RINGER put it to good use. In addition to his remarkable commentary that spanned the years 1944 to 1963, he liked to make lists. This is one of…
BEARS EARS SUMMARY–MISSING FACTS & MISCONCEPTIONS …by Jim Stiles
Note: Yesterday, the Deseret News ran a shorter version of this summary. This 1400 word essay provides a more detailed analysis of the Monument debate, which is sure to continue after yesterday’s announcement by President Trump that the Monument will…
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