Opinion: Be aware when driving in Arches National Park
I’m writing about my experience of a near head-on collision at Arches National Park on Sunday, October 12, 2025. I hope this helps others with awareness, safety, and defensive driving.
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Opinion: Character confronted by ignorance
“While this was a personal attack upon me, situations like this are why so many suffer in silence—where speaking up is met with mockery and disbelief from those who have never endured the battle.”
Opinion: “Why can’t EMS be run like a business? This is why…”
“No amount of efficiency or cost-cutting can change the fact that the current financial model for EMS is broken because it lacks adequate and ongoing dedicated support from community funding.”
An opinion from EMS Director Andy Smith and the board of the EMS special service district
Stand up for Labyrinth Canyon (an opinion from Matthew Williams)
“Make no mistake, the decision to reassess this Travel Management Plan is not just about where you can take an OHV, or whether or not non-motorized recreationists should be able to enjoy spectacular silence and wilderness characteristics in and around Labyrinth Canyon. It’s about who we are going to let dictate the future of Utah’s land management.”
Letter to the Editor: Proposition 4, Utah Redistricting, and Brammer’s Bill
“For those of us in southern Utah, stapling large pieces of Salt Lake to rural districts reliably shifts campaign attention north.”
Letter: Support for Proposition 13
“Proposition 13 is about peace of mind. It ensures that when you call 911, help is always available. Or when fires break out, crews have the right equipment and gear. And when your senior needs a place to be, they can find it close to home.”
Dr. Angela Alexander: “Support Proposition 13 – Our Community’s Safety Depends on It” (opinion)
Proposition 13 proposes a 0.5% sales tax on hotel stays, restaurant dining, tours, and in-town clothing purchases—just five cents on every ten dollars spent. Revenue will support Grand County EMS, the Moab Valley Fire District and Canyonlands Care Center.
Walt Dabney: “I’ve helped manage Utah’s public lands. Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is a far-reaching assault.” (opinion)
When President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1) passed Congress, its supporters celebrated a sweeping return to “energy dominance.” But buried beneath the headlines is a quiet, far-reaching assault on America’s outdoor recreation heritage — one that puts the $1.2 trillion dollar recreation economy at risk.
Marjorie Haun-Storland: “A majority of people living in the unincorporated areas of San Juan County oppose the proposed [land use ordinance]” (opinion)
“A majority of people living in the unincorporated areas of San Juan County oppose the proposed LUDMO because it is more suited to a densely populated suburban locale than it is an open, sparsely populated, agricultural county covering 8,000 square miles where more than one-third of the population do not pay taxes.”
Cristin Hofhine: “Of Mice and Men and Mediocrity” (opinion)
“When dedication is punished, it sends a message to every public servant: loyalty will not protect you, and excellence will not save you. The cost is not only personal, it is systemic. It hollows out institutions until only fear and mediocrity remain.”