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Show THE ZEPHYR/DEC-JAN 2008 elevation of people. These ideas were in mind when I enthusiastically gave birth to The Village Hat Shop in 1980. Our stated business goal of “Harmony and not quantity,” and our motto seen along with our logo, “ We fit the mind as well as the head,” are examples of this ethic. SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL was published in 1973 and could not have foreseen the Internet, but Schumacher does opine for a “technology with a human face” and many of us who have pioneered ecommerce believe this is its promise. Not surprisingly, big money coming from gigantic faceless corporations attempts to overrun this new channel in much the same manner as is done in the bricks-andmortar arena. The jury is still out, but those of us who remain optimistic believe small ecommerce merchants can compete as long as the web remains democratic and we have this means to communicate directly with our customers, with both words and deeds, the simple but power- ful truth that we are in fact good people looking to trade with good people. Thanks for your patronage, Fred Belinsky Iwas gobsmacked, to be honest. I was so impressed, I ordered two more hats. I should have enough straw hats now to carry me to my grave and beyond. And to Fred...keep up the good work. You’ve made me feel just a little less cynical than I was before. ANOTHER SUWA BOARD MEMBER COMMITS SECURITIES FRAUD But then there’s this. (Oh NO...not AGAIN!) In the August/September issue of The Zephyr, I reported that Bert Fingerhut, once a powerful board member of several mainstream environmental organizations including the Grand Canyon Trust, the I hope that SUWA’s remaining board members will be eager and anxious to clear the air completely. They should be willing to assure their members and the public that the actions of these two men do not reflect a culture of corruption within their organization or the environmental community at large, that betrays their broader and nobler goals. The SEC story continues: “Earlier today, Ristow pled guilty to parallel criminal charges filed by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. In connection with his guilty plea, Ristow agreed to pay a total of $2.85 million in forfeiture, representing his own illegal profits from the scheme.” Fellow SUWA board members had, as recently as last year, praised Ristow for his ability to invest the organization’s ever-growing revenues. Net assets increased by over $600,000, to almost $5.5 million in 2005 alone. While there is nothing to suggest that Ristow did anything illegal or unethical in his handling of SUWA funds, I hope that SUWA’s remaining board members will be eager and anxious to clear the air completely. They should be willing to assure their members and the public that the actions of these two men do not reflect a culture of corruption within their organization, or the environmental community at large, that | IN THIS ISSUE OF THE ZEPHYR VOLUME 19 NUMBER 5 DECEMBER 2007/JANUARY 2008 4...POINTBLANK THUS I REFUTE ‘FAKE LOVE’ By Phillip Crumbley 6...BULLETIN BOARD of DOOM Traffic Delays...carbon credits for Gulfstream owners....MORE!!! 8...LOSING SOLITUDE THE WAR WAS OVER... By Martin Murie betrays their broader and nobler goals. I keep looking for outrage from my fellow environmentalists---outrage at one (or two) of their own. And at themselves. But instead, all I can detect is deadly silence, and perhaps the shuffling of bodies, ducking for cover. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, COMING SOON! "BRAVE NEW WEST’... THE MOVIE If my writing a book called “Brave New West” wasn’t enough to scare you, here’s more ‘good news!’ The highly regarded documentary film company, High Plains Films of Missoula, Montana, is putting the final touches on a film about The Zephyr and it bears the same name: Brave New West. About two years ago, | was approached by HPF’s Dru Carr and Doug Hawes-Davis with a proposal to shoot a short film about The Zephyr; they showed up, a few months later, with lights and cameras and a thousand or so questions and followed for a week or so. They came back again until they could not stand the sight of me Now they are working on the final cut, me around and again, anymore. which has grown to over 80 minutes. I have no idea when it might be available for sale as a DVD, or reach the airwaves (if ever); in fact, even the DVD may be a long ways off. Who knows. But you can find a two minute trailer of it on YouTube— yes, the skinny kid with the muttonchop sideburns is really me. Here’s the link: 13...PERFECT MOMENTS Clark Phelps Devin Vaughan Crista Worthy Tammy Farmer Robyn Slayton-Martin Lance Christie Dan McCool Greg Kroll Judy Ross-Martinez Charles Miller Kelly Robinson Celia Alario Evan Cantor Danny Rosen Wayne Hoskisson John Mason Pee Wee Rudd Lee Bridgers Melinda Price-Wiltshire - Larry Lindenberger Mary Rees Gary Eschman Laura Paskus Mark Straka Susan Baffico Mike Ritchie Nima Isham http://youtube.com/watch?v=6Hkftm_3Z4o Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and the Wilderness Society had pleaded guilty to securities fraud and was awaiting sentencing. According to the Wall Street Journal, Fingerhut “made $12 million over the past decade by trading in the IPOs of mutual savings banks. He targeted banks that were about to go public and used the names of friends and relatives to open accounts at the banks.” He targeted over 65 banks. As part of the settlement, he agreed Or you can just go to YouTube.com and type ‘brave new west’ in the search bar. And please note the soundtrack....that crazed Now another SUWA board member, Mark Ristow, who also served as SUWA’s treasurer, has pleaded guilty to similar charges. According to the SEC web site: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a retired Indiana real estate entrepreneur (Ristow) and two of his relatives with securities fraud for defrauding savings banks and their depositors in connection with the banks’ conversion from mutual to stock ownership.” “These defendants engaged in a calculated scheme to defraud savings banks and their depositors,” K. Schonfeld, Director is our to return $11 million in illegally obtained profits and faces 57 to 71 months in jail. Sentencing is in September. U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie said, “Fingerhut used his Wall Street acumen to concoct a cunning scheme. He made millions by robbing everyday depositors of an opportunity to which they were entitled and deserved.” said Mark rocker very own, the beloved Ned Mudd. of the SEC’s New York Regional Office. “For more than a dozen years, the defendants lined their pockets with money that should have gone to legitimate depositors.” To hear Ned’s extraordinary music for FREE go to: http://www. highplainsfilms.org/music_ 20...FROM THE CRAWLSPACE of HISTORY notes from the desk of NED MUDD Mudd's unique take on perfection 22...SAVED BY AN ENEMY An Improbable ‘perfect moment’ in the midst of a living hell... By Amatetsan downloads.html SUBSCRIBERS...WE SCREWED UP If you are reading this online because your print subscription stopped last April for no apparent reason, but you never got around to contacting me, it’s our fault. For reasons I cannot explain, about 50 paid subscribers were deleted from the computer last April. The error was confined to subs expiring in 2/08 and. 3/08. I have finally caught the mistake and have reinstated those subs and extended the expiration date to 10/08. I’m really sorry about this and I hope it never happens again. If you continue to have trouble please EMAIL me. JS 29...HERB RINGER'S AMERICAN WEST...Hope Valley 30...FEEDBACK _ The Readers Respond |
