January 28, 2025 Is Another Uranium Boom on America’s Horizon? by Mark Steen The 1950s Uranium Boom was touched off by Charlie Steen’s discovery of the Mi Vida Mine in the Big Indian…
September 28, 2019 The rising popularity of OHV’s for “public lands” recreation must be addressed fairly Recently members of UTV Utah, have led the fight to open street-legal access to Utah’s roads and highways by sending a letter to Secretary…
July 4, 2019 Grand County leaders send hate letter to Loves regarding San Juan County truck stop Grand County of course has no jurisdictional authority on SITLA lands, or in another other county for that matter. The Grand County Council nonetheless…
June 3, 2019 Locals don’t want Moab politics determining future of San Juan County I have been studying the Moab area and the influence of its leaders and residents on our own San Juan County leaders. Moab and…
November 5, 2018 Embattled county in southern Utah caves to big outdoor recreation One of their most effective arguments, as they fought the Obama monument, was the idea that its designation was more a marketing tool than…
February 1, 2018 Who owns the view? Viral video poses questions about BLM photography permits “The camera equipment that we had was legit…long story short (BLM) pulled us off at the trail, brought us right to the BLM office…
December 7, 2017 Utah’s small towns can no longer bear the burden of industrial tourism Law enforcement is being stretched to the limit as search and rescue efforts can cost thousands of dollars to help lost or injured people…
July 27, 2017 “New West” progressives poised to sacrifice rural America on altar of ‘amenities economy’ While the mainstream media and environmental propaganda machine grind out daily reports on the economic benefits of an industrial tourism economy, they never specifically…
February 1, 2017 Welfare Recreation: The truth about subsidized public lands use in southeastern Utah For those opposed to ranching and grazing on public lands, perhaps the terms “Welfare Hiker” or “Welfare Camper” should be coined to remind folks that everyone should…
August 28, 2016 Paradise Lost: Warning to the West about overselling tourism Why Little Western Towns Don’t Want to Become ‘Another Moab’ Despite its tourist boom, the town that mining, parks, and mountain biking built is…
