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Show Hey, Jim! issue (Dogs). Just received my first copy of your fine paper. It was the Francisco. San eternal Pooches are being persecuted as well here in the town of tolerance, Environmentalists contend they're interrupting the mating rituals of a shore bird (forget the name). It is certainly at risk, but I doubt the problem is rooted in our immortally beloved, brothers and sisters. They've made dogs slobbering, off limits to parts, perhaps all, of Ocean Beach. I don't have a dog here, so I'm not so upset. But thought your readers may wish to learn of the fact that the wave of the anticanine campaign isn't exclusive to the desert of southeast Utah. Part of the collective unconsciousness of all the unseated?? "Long live diversity; long live the Earth! Aug-Sep- t. butt-sniffi- Dear Zephyr I guess I will take a chance and renew for two years. If the Zephyr goes, it would be most likely from God leveling Moab, like he did those two other towns (S & G) back in the Holy Land. He'd tell you to leave; remember, don't look back, you've got enough salt (Paradox form) already. I've got one bone to pick. Last issue you ran an ad by a cable company. They claim Alanis (Morissctto) is scary in the ad. Maybe she and her family are. My mom, who reads you devotedly, took exception that our family name was used instead of hers. If the cable people and you really knew anything about Alanis to pass judgment that she was scary, they and you would know she spells her name with one R (Morisettc) and not two R's (Morrisctto) (check your mailing label). We arc not scary but can be mean as hell. My mom's maiden name is of Italian (Sicily) origin and was wondering if cement overshoes work as well in a dry lake bed (common out there) as one with water. I think the cable company should say they are sorry for insulting my family name, fire the moron who thought the ad up, give me the key to the City (I spent many dollars there) and pay for my next stay in Moab, or at least some free ball-licki- n', n', turd-droppi- n' Tim Lighthiscr San Francisco, CA LETiTERSITO FEEDBACK OnBinartlhtfllBnailailM tegOBOrtiBaiB) Minas receive r 5jBOxfelMO BTir GEGM &K1 ts. Yours truly, Russell S. Morrisctto New York, NY Dear Editor On October 1st and 2nd, at the behest of the county commissioners and county attorney, the San Juan County road crew defied a federal cease and desist order and criminal k "roads" on Hart's Point, trespass charge and graded a handful of barely visible indefinitely scarring the sacred and majestic cliff rims of the Canyonlands basin. Even as Kent Walter, the BLM San Juan Resource Area manager, was telling the road crew and Sheriffs department in no uncertain terms that they were risking being held personally responsible for the damage done in connection with this criminal trespass, the Sheriff was dragging Ken Sleight and myself out of the path of the road grader. Ken and the rest of us present had hoped the Sheriff would ease the situation by at least halting the destruction until agreement on a righteous and legal course of action could be reached. Instead, the land and its myriad inhabitants and rich natural and archeological record lie scarred for r and illegal actions. generations to come from their shortsighted, confrontational, were Foiget, for a moment, that if these intoxicatingly alive and inspiring in another country, state, or even county, they would be considered the crown jewels of their land. Foiget, for a moment, that thousands of speaking residents of San Juan County live here (and I'm speaking of sagebrush, juniper, grass, coyotes, gophers, birds, bugs, mushrooms, antelope, elk, lion, bobcats, weasels, skunks, badgers, snakes, spiders and more if you laugh and scoff at the concept of considering these citizens, read no further-y- ou won't understand). What the Sheriffs department was attempting to do was to silence the owners of this land. They were denying its tenants, including myself, n their and constitutionally guaranteed right of free speech and expression (and I lot a of time in the Abajos and the splendor of the surrounding canyons, more yes, spend than I do in any place of men). It is part of the same insidious tendency of government to abuse its power that so many residents of southern Utah object to in our Federal government The San Juan County Commission should spend our tax money wisely. Why waste it on building and maintaining useless, profitless roads to nowhere that precious few people will ever use? And if the Commission has a gripe with the Feds, take it out on them, not on the land and its inhabitants! Many people fear the earth's resources will be "locked up" by wilderness designation. Yet most of the energy and mineral resources of Utah, particularly San Juan County, are already known and accessible by road. There is more land under pavement than in two-trac- Alanis could be related to me and my family, so maybe I should write her a note telling her that this cable company thinks she's scary; maybe she would get some lawyers and sue the s- h- out of them, she has the money. You sec, the story goes like this (a family history was done by my dad): there were seven brothers; they left France (Morrisctte is French) something about being persecuted for being Huguenots (Protestants, in America) by one of those King Louis , They arrived in the New World (1800's) around what would be Virginia. They decided to each change the spelling of their last name by one letter; thusly, you have two R's, one R, no E on the end, etc. From Virginia, they scattered across the U.S., mostly in Minnesota, Virginia, South and North Carolina and Canada. Gee, something you always wanted to know, huh? Moral: you should better proof-rea-d your material, otherwise none of this would be going on, or at least I would not be going on and on. PS. high-power- ed PPS. Did anyone call you racist for your population article yet? They would have, here in the NY inner city. Editor's Note. Whew. ..where to begin? First of all the fine folks at TCI Cable are completely innocent. They can only be faulted for letting me get " creative (?) with their ad. I misspelled Alanis' last name, not them. And I love Manis...Yd like to romp with her if only she'd have me. I was somewhat terrified by that one video where she looked like she had one eyebrow and bore a striking resemblance to the Daughter of Satan. Otherwise I adore Alanis. And no, I haven't been called a racist yet. Those who truly know me know I am disgusted with all humans, regardless of race, color or creed. And I edited out your nasty comments about Subway sandwiches causing colon blockage because it was so poorly written, because the owner is a good friend of mine, and because Subway takes out a huge ad in the Zephyr. over-eage- sky-islan- ds non-Engli- sh God-give- IMAGES IN STONE By David Muench 'With introduction by Polly Schaafsma Superb reproductions convey the rock art panels of North America, their aesthetic power and beauty revealed by the astounding photographic art of David Muench. 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