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Show Cloudrock Addendum...The Times-Independent "Endorsement" I read, with interest, last week’s editorial endorsement of Cloudrock by the Moab weekly, The Times-Independent, calling it "a natural happening in a community that is changing.” l admire the T-I’s...consistency. Since the mid-1980s, this is the third major potentially community-transforming project S ee ee at the ee of Grand pp County residents and the Times-I; t J th ema ]]--; at least in the begi g On December 3, 1987, a terrible idea, a proposed toxic waste incinerator to be built upriver at Cisco, received this comment from publisher Sam Taylor: "I've read all the letters...studied all the information, and I admit that I face the issue with mixed feelings. I can understand the feelings of people of both states (Colorado and Utah) that a facility here would increase the transportation of wastes through our communities, “But I’m convinced that something relatively safe must be done with these wastes, and incineration appears to be a whole lot safer than burying it in the sand." Then the editorial sarcastically referenced a similar incinerator proposal at Tooele, west of and up wind from Salt Lake City. "It’s funny we don’t hear the same hue and cry from Salt Lakers over the Tooele plans as we hear from Western Colorado.” Two years later, we endured the equally insane Book Cliffs Highway project, a goofy plan to use county mineral lease monies to build a major highway from I-70 over the Book Cliffs to Vernal. On May 25, 1989, the T-I threw its support behind this project as well: "I have been one of those who have worked hard over the years to see a major highway up the east side of Utah. There are a lot of sound economic reasons for it...I still want to see that road built, and I believe we now have the vehicle to get the job done." As public opinion in Grand County grew steadily against both projects, the editorial opinion of the Times-Independent also shifted against them. But the good people at the local paper were behind the curve on these issues, never in front of them. I only mention this, because some Moab citizens have the notion that Cloudrock is a done deal-——It’s NOT. And historically speaking, at least in the last 15 years, an early endorsement by the TimesIndependent has not necessarily reflected the will of the people. But I continue to love the Times- Independent and especially enjoy searching the old micro-film copies at the ey are an invaluable historical resource. A Life to Emulate... David Brower passed away last week at the age of 88. He was a genuine American hero to many of us and his passage is a great loss- -you can almost hear the planet sigh. He always reminded me of a modern-day Don Quixote, tilting windmills (like the Bureau of Reclamation) against enormous odds, and never letting a defeat slow him down. He always climbed back on the horse and carried on. That kind of courage and fortitude with integrity is rarely seen these days. In the 1950s, Brower led the charge against the Bureau’ s dambuilding plans on the Colorado and Green Rivers and successfully stopped BuRec in its tracks at Echo Park on the Green and at the Grand Canyon. Post-war proposals to "tame" the rivers of the Colorado River Basin might have left us without a single mile of freeflowing water—Brower, more than anyone else, deserves our neverending gratitude. Still, his efforts were never good enough for him, Brower never forgave himself for the one compromise of his life-signing off on the construction of Glen Canyon Dam. It haunted him to the end, but he was heartened by serious efforts in the last five years from a legion of voices who are determined to set things straight Glen Canyon. A living, free-flowing Glen Canyon—-now that would be to the memory of David Brower...a tribute that would put a his face. growing again at a tribute smile on A Serious Omission on the Incinerator Story The October/November issue of the Zephyr carried a story (by me) on Grand County’s successful effort to stop the construction of a toxic waste incinerator at Cisco in 1988. Somehow I failed to _mention the tireless and valued efforts of Lance and LaRue Christie. As members of the Board of Trustees for the Association of the Tree of Life (then and now), their contribution was instrumental defeat of the incinerator. ; My thanks to both of them and sorry about the oversight. TO EXPIRE! You should have received or you should soon receive a renewal notice. In order to avoid an interruption in your subscription we must receive your renewal before bos THE NUTSHELL With Steve Russell & Jim Stiles : SITLA primer 6 a possible win/win scenario... plus the GOOD NEWS from Steve. and NEW WEST BLUES by Jim Stiles “Snobrock’ comes to Mobville 7... THE NUTSHELL: Photographic Evidence The view from Johnson's Up-on-Top... The first reptilian Dog of the Month. Moab at the Burning Man Festival? You can never have too much ouclear waste. 8... LOOKING BENEATH ‘LAKE’ POWELL G.C]I takes a significant step forward in its quest to restore the temporarily flooded Glen Canyon, By Andrea Jaussi, Glen Canyon Institute I5...DA VID BROWER...1912-2000 16... CLOUDROCK OR CLOUDROT? Some scary excerpts from the developer's confidential — report to the state lands board. 17...PICTORIAL: ATTENTION PROSPECTIVE CLOUDROCK CUSTOMERS... Eyesores are a matter of taste. Do you like ‘honest?’ Or ‘ostentatious?’ 18... THE CANYON COUNTRY WATCHDOG with Herb McHarg & Liz Thomas of SUWA. Notes from Cedar City..SITLA v. the Schoolchidren of Utah...USFS & Bulldozers: A dangerous Mix...MORE 20... WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? Essays on the ‘meaning of Jifc’ (if any) from Zephyr readers. Jessica Berry, Deborah Hughes. Art Goodtimes, & Aspen Downs 22... HOW SCIENTIFIC IS SCIENTOLOGY?’ By Alexandra L. Woodruff A paperwork flub by a church evaluator raises this writer's eybrows... 26... THE HERB RINGER COLLECTION. Defining ‘ostentatious’...times have changed... Aspen, Colorado ‘chalets’ in the early 1950s _ 36... FEEDBACK SUBSCRIBE TO THE ZEPHYR SIX ISSUES (ONE YEAR): $15.. TWELVE ISSUES (TWO YEARS): $28 EIGHTEEN ISSUES (THREE YEARS): $40 PLEASE READ THIS! The Post Office will NOT forward 3rd Class mail. If you do:not send usa change of address, we cannot be responsible for issues you did not receive. Subscriptions must begin with the next issue. Back issues are available at ridiculous prices. Call for a price list. 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