Thanks for going slow
Something positive to report! I have been very impressed with how much slower traffic has been this past week. This was particularly significant because it historically has been one of our most chaotic…
opinion
Letter to the Editor: Kicking the watering can
I write because kicking the watering can down the road is no longer working. I recently heard a presentation by John Weisheit of Living Rivers. No can kicking there. In fact, he presents…
The View: The Harbingers of Spring
It’s finally warming up here in Moab and on the Slickrock Trail. I was riding the Slickrock Trail on a Sunday afternoon when I met up with two 15-year-old bicyclists. They were about…
Letter to the Editor: Facing the Poo-pocalypse
Dear Editor, Those of us in Utah that live near any of the Big 5 National Parks know that they are an invaluable economic resource to rural communities. But after you leave pavement…
The View: Hi, my name is Shannan and I’m fat
During an interview on Buzzfeed in January, personal trainer Jillian Michaels said that Lizzo, a body-positive music artist who happens to be a fat woman, shouldn’t be celebrating her body. “Why are we…
Letter to the Editor: Protect Moab’s Watershed
Most important for a healthy lifestyle is good, safe water. We need it to drink, cook, farm and bathe. Nothing is more important. Yet this is the very thing being jeopardized by the…
Letter to the Editor: Sand Flats is inappropriate for oil and gas leasing
Dear Moab Sun News and Grand County residents, Last week, we began to experience the effects of Trumpycology. That is correct, the Don’s environmental policies have come home to roost in Grand County….
Letter to the Editor: Leave Sand Flats Alone
I am disturbed by the news that the BLM plans to offer oil and gas leases in the Sand Flats Recreation Area. Didn’t we recently celebrate the creation of the Slickrock Trail? Isn’t…
Letter to the Editor: It Takes a Village
THANK YOU. As our family was hit with the unthinkable on Oct. 30, we were immediately surrounded by our loving family, friends, and community who have offered love, support and so much more….
Opinion: The Youth are the Future
Dear Editor: As a resident for 27 years, I came with the dream that Moab would become a world-class community with cutting-edge sustainable living and enviable conditions for its people. Well, so much…