Election Fallout and New Attacks on the West

Worth a Reread or Full 1st time Read: 

A “MONUMENTAL” CHANGE: San Juan County Embraces Industrial Tourism

           …by Jim Stiles

Moab's Main Street: Is this our goal? 

Good News Bears

--Farmers Almanac Forcast for this winter:

~~Wildlife-related recreation on BLM land boosts Utah’s economy by $79.1M

Bad News Bears

~~Imagine a country that often has a corrupt authoritarian government. In that country no one knows about checks and balances or an independent court system. Private property is not recognized in that country. Neither can one buy or sell land. Businesses are reluctant to bring investments into this country. Those who have jobs usually work for the government public sector. Those who don’t have jobs subsist on entitlements that provide basic food.  Where do you think that closest Sovereign Nation is?  And how many Native Americans face this tragedy?

Be sure to read this whole article.  There is much that needs to change.

~~NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATIONS: “SOCIALIST ARCHIPELAGO” 

    "Native Americans receive more federal subsides than anybody else in the United States. This includes subsidized housing, health, education, and direct food aid. Yet, despite the uninterrupted flow of federal funds, they are the poorest group in the country. The poverty level on many reservations ranges between 38 and 63 percent (up to 82 percent on some reservations), and half of all the jobs are usually in the public sector. This is before the crisis of 2008! You don’t have to have a Ph.D. in economics to figure out that one of the major sources of this situation is a systemic failure of the federal Indian policies."  Author: Andrei Znamenski

~~Pategonia and Dine' Bekayha Celebrate Greyeyes' Historic Win 

~~SUWA Working to Defeat Emery County Public Lands Bill

~~With all the problems Salt Lake City has, somehow their Mayor, Jackie Biskupski, seems to be overly concerned about San Juan County.  Follow her Blog for more craziness

~~Public lands in Worse Shape than Privately owned Lands  True Conservation impossible without property rights. 

~~AS CALIFORNIA BURNS, JERRY BROWN TAKES HEAT FOR VETOING 2016 WILDFIRE MITIGATION BILL

Willie Greyeyes Drops County Lawsuit; Other Western News

Read: Navajo Times Article  Nov. 18  Conderning Willie Greyeyes

Utah: Updated Results of Utah Elections  (Mia Love Squeaking ahead.)

California:  Updates on Tragic California fires

Moab: Grand County Republicans Pursue Lawsuit Over Proposition 9

Moab:  Proposition 9  Big Winner in Moab

Utah:  Who's to Blame for Fires in the West

Moab:  Mountain Biker Dies on Porcupine Rim Trail

Moab: Immigration Violator Arrested by ICE 

Arizona:  State Parks Director Fired: Concerns over  Bulldozing of Archaeological Site

PBS Documentary on Bears Ears Fall 2018

Watch the PBS Documentary on line -- released in 2018

KUTA Film maker Nancy Green is interviewed by Doug Fabrizio concerning Bears Ears.
Listen and learn

~~BEAR ESSENTIALS: Nov. 4, 2018~~ Last edition

I've been publishing this newsletter for 28 months and constraints on my time are such that this will be the last issue.  I can't keep going to bed at 2 AM!! The Beyond Bears Ears Blog will remain up and I will add links to current articles worth reading. There are also hundreds of links on the site if you need to reference anything from the past several years.  Otherwise, just go to Save the Bears Ears on Facebook.  Current needs and discussion will be there.  Thank you for your support during this long battle, which unfortunately isn't over.  Thank you for caring enough to stay informed and active in public lands issues.  Janet

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    ~~BEAR ESSENTIALS: Nov. 4, 2018

Happenings in the West

~~Amy Irvine’s New View of Desert Solitaire by E. Abby

~~Rural Business Summit for SE Utah in Price Nov. 9:
San Juan County Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers, Students, and Community Leaders:

“Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox will be the Keynote Speaker followed by interactive training sessions and business breakouts. Take advantage of the networking opportunities and browse our business exhibit booths. Enjoy a catered lunch along with a presentation by Derek Miller of the Salt Lake Chamber. Gain insights and best practices in rural employment as you listen to our business resource panel. And hear from our closing Keynote Speaker Vale Hale, Executive Director at Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development. Those concerned about growth, economy, and the future should attend.”

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For More Information

n  Phil Lyman: Position on Federal Land Management

n  Plea To Senator Hatch:  Save us from Antiquities Act

n  Navajo Nation Calls GREEN ENERGY CAMPAIGN A ‘SLAP IN THE FACE’

n  More Investigations Concerning “Monumental Campaign”

n  Information On Utah Ballot Propositions

n  Need more Info on Judges before You Vote?

n  Help Support Phil Lyman’s Campaign for State Representative

n  Trump Signs Measure to Roll Back Harmful Water Regulations

                                                                                                          

n  San Juan County Accused of Racism in Politics

n  Mark Maryboy, the Man Fighting to Save the West?

n  Marsha Holland: Backed by Green Out-of-State Money

“The majority of Holland’s contributions are from the Salt Lake Valley, which is generally more liberal than southern Utah. And interestingly, her donations are also from supporters in Chevy Chase, Maryland, San Francisco and Berkeley, California, Boulder and  Durango, Colorado, Chicago, Illinois, and locations in states including Arizona New Jersey, Connecticut, Alabama, Ohio and Oregon.”

“With these out-of-district, out-of-state contributions, Holland’s campaign has outraised Republican favorite, Phil Lyman, by at least a multiple of 4. By contrast, Lyman, a southeastern Utah native and Commissioner in San Juan County, has received contributions exclusively from within the state, from individuals in his hometown of Blanding, as well as a handful of conservative political interests in Salt Lake City.”

n  Turning a Win-Win Public Lands Compromise into a Loss for Americans

n  Forest Service Decision Results in Catastrophic Fires

n  Calf. Democrat Will Further Degrade Antiquities-Historic Site

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n Read Past Editions of Bear Essentials

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