The View: We can do better for Moab workers
After reading the recent article “What we mean when we say ‘camping,’” [Moab Sun News Jan. 28, 2020 edition. -ed.] I felt moved to write a response. It is time for Moab to…
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The View: A retrospective perspective
I began a journey of formal public service six short years ago, and I’m now entering a ‘Post-Commissioner’ phase. I’ve come full circle: from watching from the spectator seats in the council chamber…
The View: Monolithic reflections
Its origins are a mystery. It stood in the desert for five years in secret. Then, in less than a week, its image had been broadcast around the globe, speculated and obsessed upon,…
The View: A road too far
Our community has seen proposals for creating the Book Cliffs Highway for the last 30 years and it is time that these proposals are put to bed. I will not come to you…
The View: The once and future labor movement
One thing can re-balance and save America. That thing is a labor movement. But what does that mean? It’s easier to lament problems than identify ways forward. It’s easier to suggest what we…
The View: The View: The importance of design
Look around you. At this very moment, you are likely surrounded by a built environment. That could be your home, a local business or on Main Street. For a large majority of our…
The View: We love BEACON!
Want to go mountain biking, learn martial arts, climb or skate? BEACON has you covered! How about trying yoga, learning how to cook, or playing an instrument? You can do that too! We…
The View: The Last Ride
I’ve patrolled the Slickrock Trail every day this year, except for days that the ice was there. During the start and continuance of coronavirus shutdown, I kept riding the trail, knowing that there…
The View: Removing the fog from F.O.G. and setting the record straight
Election ballots arrive in a couple of weeks! They will contain three ballot propositions that will let voters determine our future plan for Grand County’s government. Since we started the process to change…
The View: Moving to Moab
Moab is no stranger to extremes. Slackliners tiptoeing precariously across canyons and BASE jumpers flinging themselves from towering red rocks are everyday occurrences, as are fire spinners whirling flames inches from their faces….
The View: Making sense of the change in form of government
Let’s start at the beginning. In the early 1990s, Grand County had a three-person, partisan, at-large county commission with no term limits, like the rest of Utah’s counties. The commissioners had both legislative…
The View: How we serve Moab
It’s a little mind-boggling to think that it has been nearly two years since Kevin and I took ownership of the Moab Sun News. I can’t decide if the time has flown by…
The View: Bach in the Backcountry
In May of 2015, a group of Yale students visited the Maze District. Their purpose was a Sense of Place field study which, it was hoped, would develop into some sort of academic…
The View: Pride: Wake Up Call!
Some readers may not realize it, but modern-day Pride celebrations are held annually to remember a 1969 riot. In New York City’s Greenwich Village, the local LGBTQIA+ community had undergone years of being…
The View: Adventures in Italy: La Questura, 2013
Staying in Italy for any significant amount of time requires permission in the form of Il Permesso di Soggiorno, or Permit to Stay, and obtaining said permission is serious business. After filing reams…
The View: To Economically Diversify or Not?
The Grand County Council authorized sending a letter to the Bureau of Land Management asking them to remove all upcoming Grand County parcels from the BLM oil and gas lease sale in September…