Dust in the Wind
A lot going on in San Juan
Election day is less than two months away.  The San Juan Record is planning to run a profile of the major party candidates whose names are on the General election ballot.
Sep 14, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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On ads, letters, opinions
There was some controversy last week over a paid advertisement in the July 20 San Juan Record. Diné Bikeyah placed the ad, which thanked federal officials for visiting San Juan County and urged sup...
Jul 26, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 77 77 recommendations | email to a friend
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Expect a circus in Bluff
Expect a full-blown circus in Bluff on Saturday as a high-level contingent of federal officials host a public hearing about public lands issues.
Jul 12, 2016 | 2 2 comments | 86 86 recommendations | email to a friend
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First casualty of war is the truth
One of the first casualties of war is the truth, and there is a war being waged over the Bears Ears area in San Juan County. As a result, even simple realities in our spectacular corner of the worl...
Jun 07, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 124 124 recommendations | email to a friend
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Two years since the 2014 Recapture Canyon protest
It has been two years since a large group of local residents and others participated in a high-profile protest in Recapture Canyon. In the two years since then, there has been a federal trial, hund...
May 10, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 129 129 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bears Ears / PLI contrasts are stark
The future of the Cedar Mesa / Bears Ears area is uncertain as the clock ticks toward the end of the Obama Administration.
Apr 19, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 128 128 recommendations | email to a friend
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Changes to SJR delivery
Beginning this week, most readers of the San Juan Record will receive the paper one day later than normal. The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News have discontinued daily delivery and we have scramb...
Mar 01, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 139 139 recommendations | email to a friend
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Because of government restrictions on public land development, we should support private development
The fact that 92 percent of San Juan County is owned by one government entity or another is a source of endless frustration to local residents. As we continue to see, the frustration and conflict o...
Dec 02, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 146 146 recommendations | email to a friend
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Westley Shook
I am Westley Shook and I am running for the Bluff Service Area (BSA) board. I have spent the last 45 years working in wildfire emergency management. I attended BYU, the U of U, and instructed at th...
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The Boyle family at the Dome of the Rock. Courtesy photo
A great trip for SJR Travel
SJR Travel recently returned from another wildly successful tour of the Holy Land. An adventurous group of 47 people (more than half are under age 30) spent two weeks exploring Israel and Jordan.
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