Tag: 25 years

The Zephyr Chronicles, Part 2: A BIG CHANGE & THE SIGNS OF THINGS TO COME (1996-2001)…by Jim Stiles

by stiles • June 2, 2014 • 1 Comment

By the mid-1990s, Moab and Grand County citizens—especially voters—were worn out. So was I. Beginning in 1987, with Moab’s economy in tatters and its elected officials proposing a toxic waste incinerator at Cisco to boost property taxes, it was one…

Take it or Leave it: 1976: WHEN COLORADO SAID ‘NO’ TO THE WINTER OLYMPICS…PLUS!! ON THE EVE of our 25th ANNIVERSARY…by Jim Stiles

by stiles • February 3, 2014 • 1 Comment

In 2014, at a time when the American West is being transformed into one vast recreational venue, where every high-risk, adrenalin-induced sport pours more fire (and money) on the tourist/sport economy that benefits from it, where even BASE jumping is…