NOTE: This article first appeared in the July 7 edition of the San Juan Record. Bill Boyle is its publisher and editor. — The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in the past week regarding political gerrymandering. In brief,…
“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” Gloria Steinem San Juan County comprises a splendor of canyons, cliffs and castles of sandstone. Anyone who has made a random discovery of 1,000-year-old artifacts of human…
Cultural and political rifts widen as newly elected Navajo commissioners of San Juan County, Utah, govern by resolutions approved without advice or informed consent of those governed. Critics say the commissioners’ private attorneys writing those resolutions and offering legal advice…
“It’s our stuff. We made it and we know best how to use it and care for it. And now we’re going to get it back.” John Pretty Man, Crow Indian “The entire corner of Utah is a stronghold of…
I’ll tip my hat to the new constitutionTake a bow for the new revolutionSmile and grin at the change all aroundPick up my guitar and playJust like yesterdayThen I’ll get on my knees and prayWe don’t get fooled again “Won’t…
As I have written about before, at stake in the Bears Ears controversy is the nature and pace of rural restructuring in San Juan County. As the residents of the county continue to grapple with their predicament, it becomes clear…
I love to get out and see the beautiful views in San Juan County. I grew up here and I had the perfect growing up life. We lived on the east side of town. I’d get with my boy friends…
“Battle Over Bears Ears” is a one-hour documentary produced by KUED in Salt Lake City. According to the station’s website, it “explores the deep connections to place and the vast cultural divides that are fueling the fight over how the…
On November 12, KUED, the public television station in Salt Lake City, premiered a one hour documentary titled “The Battle Over Bears Ears.” In 2017, producer Nancy Green and her crew came to San Juan County and spent weeks there,…
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…