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Show THE ZEPHYR DECEMBER 1990 PAGE 2 page two Jim Stiles Issue and I have kept promised last month that this would be a "politician-free- " There are no or the candidates Interviews Grand Commissioners with my promise. County who pursued the office. No Interviews. with the mayor or the city council either. However, for the sake of the 2ephvrs subscribers, I want to briefly fill you In on the results of the November election. Also, two stories by Ken Davey and Nancy Shanaman provide a more detailed glimpse at different aspects of the campaign In Grand and San Juan County. In the Grand County Commission race, the Republicans overwhelmed their Democratic opponents -- - Incumbent David Knutson and Manuel Torres handily defeated Dave Blerschled and Craig Bigler, taking over 60 of the vote. On the other hand, Incumbent County Attorney Elaine Coates, who was publicly supported by both Torres and Knutson, was overwhelmed by a similarly lopsided vote In a yesno retention election. I found bid. I had myself personally caught up In Elaine Coates' a to BICAP Council for allowed story I wrote In Adequate Prosecution) 1988 about the County Attorney's handling of the death of Michael Barrie, a little boy who was murdered by his mother's boyfriend. Mrs. Coates, two years later, apparently took exception to the story and ran an ad on the Channel 6 scanner. It suggested that Jim Mattingly, producer of Channel 6 News, and I had withheld Information given us by Assistant Attorney General Rob Parish In order to discredit Mrs. Coates. The ad provided a phone number for Mr. Parish to confirm her allegations. Since I had no Idea what she was talking about, I decided to give Rob Parish a call myself. I dialed up the number on the screen, only to learn that the number was wrong. It It belonged to Job Service. dldnt belong to the Attorney Generals Office In the State Representative race, Incumbent David Adams defeated challenger Ken Sleight, again by a wide margin. But the campaign did light a Are under the Navajo population In San Juan County; although the Navajo slate was, for the most part, defeated, no politician will ever again be able to take their vote for granted. For an In depth description of the Navajo movement, read Nancy Shanamans story beginning on page 8. And In a break with the past, Grand County voters decided by a large margin to Increase their own taxes so that the children of Grand County can have a chance at a better education. Hopefully, the 2 mill Increase In property taxes will result In reduced classrooms and Improved textbook materials for students who education-wis- e, live In one of the poorest counties in the United States. Of course, all of this Is old news to everyone except the subscribers who are no doubt waiting with baited breath for the dramatic outcome of the November 6 elections. For everyone In Grand County who got caught up in the campaign, we are glad It's over and don't want to think about politics at all. Personally, I won a couple and lost a couple. But there's nothing any unhappy voter can do to change the outcome, and I don't want to think about politics for at least a month. warm and green Im talking Wur; to II you dont mind, Id Ilka to talk about something about baseball. In the campaign rush, Id wanted to pay tribute and bid farewell to one of baseball's most cherished shrines. Now, that the smoke has cleared, Id like to say goodby to Chicagos Comlskey Park. Comlskey was the oldest ballpark In major league baseball. For ninety years, the games greatest players met here In South Chicago, to live the dreams that all boys share but rarely experience. It was what a ballpark should be. In an age marred by synthetic grass and plastic domed stadiums, Comlskey's groundskeepers still mowed fresh turf, beneath ancient bleachers that creaked and groaned In the wind. Ghosts the ghosts of Ty Cobb and "Shoeless Joe Jackson, Gehrig and Ruth, lived at Comlskey Foxx and Williams. They were all here. Now they're gone and so Is Comlskey. Chicago Is building a new stadium across the street they call It New Comlskey Park, but theyre only kidding themselves. The new ballpark will be bigger and more symmetrical. Hot dogs will probably cost more and, for awhile, It will be cleaner than the old ballpark..... but It Just wont be Comlskey. I out-of-to- wn ion (Bl-partl- san re-pr- int Although I mourn Its passing, I actually saw only one game played at Comlskey Park. Almost 30 years ago, my family took the long drive over dangerous two-laroads to Chicago to watch the White Sox play the all powerful New York Yankees. These were dynasty days for the Yankees who In 1962 had only missed two World Series In the last ne decade. brother and I expected to see a blow out We had seats In the right field bleachers and had brought our gloves along to pull down the many home runs we expected our heros, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, to drive In to the seats. Things, however, did not work out the way we'd anticipated. Mantle was having knee problems and dldnt even play. Maris might as well have stayed on the bench as well. He struck out twice and popped up to the catcher. In the bottom of the ninth, the Sox and Yankees were tied, one a piece both were unearned White runs. The Sox loaded the bases on an error and two walks. And then the Yankees pitcher, Jim Stafford, allowed the winning run to score when he hit the batter, forcing the My little run In from third. He hit the batter. It was the worst ballgame I have ever seen played In my life (except for my own premiere pitching performance In Little League In which I gave up 17 runs In 2 13 Innings). Still, I remember that wonderful old ballpark on that fine August afternoon. Even a rotten game was tolerable at old Comlskey Park. Baseball will never be the same. out-of-to- wn GIVE A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION TO THE ZEPHYR FOR CHRISTMAS With the dreary campaign over, dreary weather has moved In. Today Is one of or those bleak, gray days that Is actually only a to the real winter doldrums that await us. And the truth Is, I don't want to contemplate snow, sleet and frozen windshields pre-curs- I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion." Thomas Jefferson The Zephyr will send a card to the recipients, and start their subscription with the December issue. To: name address THE CANYON COUNTRY ZEPHYR P.O. BOX 327 MOAB, UTAH 84332 3 (801) JIM STILES, PUBLISHER 239-777- Trish West production manager contributing writers Ken Davey, Damian Fagan, Diane Fouts Nancy Shanaman, Ken Sleight 1990 The Canyon Country Zephyr all rights reserved The Canyon Country Zephyr is a monthly newspaper, published eleven times a year at Moab, Utah. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of its vendors, advertisers, or even at times of its publisher . From: name address |
