For decades, the Meador House was one of the most prominent homes on Main Street. But it sat vacant for years and in the late 90s, the house was torn down. A few years later, after a contracted battle with…
Before & After: THE MEADOR HOUSE.
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My Personal History, Part 8: Verona and Pete Get Married…by Verona Stocks
After Pete and his brother Jack were through shearing our sheep they went on other sheep shearing jobs. I did not see Pete again until June 1st. I was home to make preparations to move the sheep to Dry Valley…
A REPLY TO DARCEY BROWN…and the Insularity of the Erudite (part 1)…by Jim Stiles
Last year, I became aware of a new (at least to me) environmental/progressive activist in Moab named Darcey Brown. She’s become a voice for “New Moab” and has been a frequent contributor to the Letters section of the Moab weekly,…
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TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT…Jim Stiles ON THE FACTS, DARCEY BROWN & MOAB ‘THEN & NOW’ SOWING CLOVER By Tonya Stiles “SORRY. THE COMPUTER SAYS ‘NO.’” BEFORE & AFTER…Moab, Utah…then and now Dewey Bridge: 1982 & 2008 MOAB GROUND ZERO:…
Take it or Leave it: ON THE FACTS, DARCEY BROWN & MOAB ‘THEN & NOW’…by Jim Stiles
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…
Sowing Clover: “Sorry. The Computer says No.”…by Tonya Morton
I’ve always liked to think that I have pretty decent luck. But it turns out that everyone has good luck until, suddenly, they don’t. On April 17th, I was on a camping trip with my husband, Jim, when I received…
Moab: ‘ Ground Zero’…Whose Fault is it Anyways?…by Kara Dohrenwend
I locked myself out of my house the other day. I stood there for a minute, and then walked the front door and then to the side door. All locked. Kinda funny really. We lived for over 10 years in…
THE RICH ‘GREEN’ BENEFACTOR DEBATE, RE-VISITED: Part 1…by Jim Stiles
RE: David Bonderman…Facts or ‘Fluff?’ You Decide… About 15 years ago, I became aware that some of the world’s wealthiest bankers, financiers, and industrialists were throwing huge amounts of money at this country’s mainstream environmental organizations. The ‘contributions’ trickled all…
Vlachos’ Views: Temporary Neighbors…Photos and Text 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… I normally like to sleep in my van at a truck stop…