NOTE: This is the second in an ‘as needed’ series of photo essays on the changing face of Southeast Utah, as its communities pursue an “Industrial Tourism” economy. In the last issue, Tonya and I ventured into Moab for the…
Note: This story is reprinted with permission from Bill Keshlear and “Bears Ears Divide.” It first appeared HERE. (The following has been updated to include comments of Rep. Phil Lyman, R-District 73. Also, in a recorded phone conversation Juan Palma…
This is the second batch of documents from The Zephyr’s 2018 FOIA request to the Bureau of Land Management. The request for documents related to the May 10, 2014 “Recapture Canyon “Protest” that led eventually to the indictment and conviction…
This is the second batch of documents from The Zephyr’s 2018 FOIA request to the Bureau of Land Management. The request for documents related to the May 10, 2014 “Recapture Canyon “Protest” that led eventually to the indictment and conviction…
Over a year ago, on May 14, 2018, I filed a “Freedom of Information Act” request (FOIA) with the Bureau of Land Management. I was interested in obtaining public documents related to the controversial “Recapture Canyon Protest Ride” on May…
(where NOTHING is as black & white as we want it to be) On May 7, 2019, the San Juan County commissioners gathered at their regular bi-monthly meeting to discuss an array of controversial matters (If its San Juan County,…
When the BLM sent me the compact disk containing some of the documents I requested, I opened up the files and learned that the agency had divided the documents into four folders. They were labeled: 1. Employee1_DH 2. LE (law…
CLICK HERE TO READ DOCUMENTS FROM MARCH 21 to APRIL 28, 2014. CLICK HERE TO READ DOCUMENTS FROM MAY 8 to MAY 14, 2014. To comment, scroll to the bottom of the page. Don’t forget about the Zephyr ads! All…
CLICK HERE TO READ DOCUMENTS FROM MARCH 21 to APRIL 28, 2014. CLICK HERE TO READ DOCUMENTS FROM MAY 2 to MAY 8, 2014. To comment, scroll to the bottom of the page. Don’t forget about the Zephyr ads! All…
What’s happening here is happening elsewhere. And what’s coming may be bigger than even we doomsayers would dare predict. Barring a miracle, we are about to enter a new phase, the last phase, in the taming of the West. When…