(From the August/September Zephyr) Take it or Leave it: FLASHBACKS #1… ‘PROGRESS v DEVELOPMENT’ (From 1994)…by Jim Stiles

Excerpt:

When I think of Progress and what it means for places like Moab, I think of a community in which its citizens can earn a decent living, pay the bills, and have something left over at the end of the month. But I can call it Progress only when those citizens also realize the value of the intangible qualities that make our town unique and enrich our lives.

Qualities like the beauty and solitude of the canyons and mountains that surround us and qualities like the friendship, compassion and the trust and support of our neighbors are, to me, just as important as the bottom line on a financial statement…

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