Due to an ongoing family crisis, today's blog post will be basically links to help you stay informed. May the new year bring all of you new hope, love, and health. JW
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Post from Representative Phil Lyman Dec. 22, 2020
~~ Today is an important day for my family and me, and for rural Utah. To say the last 5 years were difficult would be an understatement. My family has been my salvation in the darkest moments. My wife, Jody, is my partner and friend. I am blessed, and grateful beyond words for her support and for her resolve to always, always, always do the right thing regardless of the consequences. My adult kids are people of capacity who live by their convictions as well.
The false narratives of the media have been so damaging, not only to me but to the truth. Our protest here in San Juan County was not about a road or about ATV rights. We protested a federal agency that wrongly and maliciously raided our community. Had the administration, at the time, done what they should have in 2009, it would have prevented a massive waste of taxpayer dollars and the devastation of the lives of the honest people who were targeted by dishonest people.
I am deeply grateful to President Donald Trump. Today he righted a wrong. People should not fear prosecution when they have done nothing illegal and I hope that my experience brings attention to the persistent federal attacks on rural Utah by the Bureau of Land Management, the US Attorneys, activist federal judges, and career politicians who choose to sit quietly when the moment calls for them to stand.
My friend Monte Wells was with me on the day of the protest, along with 700 of our closest friends. Monte was falsely charged and convicted in a kangaroo court but had the integrity to forego asking for a pardon when no offense had occurred. He has my utmost respect and deserves more than a pardon; he deserves respect from every person who understands what it means to stand up for truth.
My most sincere thanks goes also to Senator Mike Lee , former Congressman Jason Chaffetz, State Senator Dan McCay, former State Representative Mike Noel, my friend and advocate Jerold Perkins, and to Commissioners Darin Bushman, Leland Pollack, Mark Whitney, and the rest of The Posse, and to so many others for always being on my side.
I will say more soon, but for now, I am truly grateful.
Thank you, President Trump, for reminding us what it means to lead.
Phil Lyman
~~The Monolith Hypocrisy and Legal Exemption by Monte Wells
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Copies of 3 issues of Blue Mt. Shadows related to the uranium industry in San Juan County are still available in print.These and other older issues are available at Gone Thriftin (Blanding 708 S. Main) or The San Juan Record (Monticello.) Newer issues sold at Clarks Market, San Juan Pharmacy, --or contact. Blue Mountain Shadows |
~~ Energy Fuels Plans to Process Monazite Sands by David Boyle
~~ Creation of new national uranium reserve could mean jobs in Utah, but is the environmental cost too high? by Zac Podmore
~~ ABOUT THAT DRILLING NEAR LABYRINTH CANYON by Bill Keshlear
"Given what I'd call "Leave No Trace" rules that mandate reclamation during and after construction and drilling, there’s no reason to believe the project will have much of a long-term impact on “opportunities for solitude primitive and unconfined recreation,” wildlife habitat, scenic views or really anything else. However, as the EA points out, the so-called improved county access roads will be better able to handle big-rig traffic required for drilling operations, while allowing easier access to relatively popular back-country trails by visitors driving run-of-the-mill passenger vehicles. "
~~ SJ County NewsThat Clicked in 2020 : San Juan Record
~~ The Plot to Steal America
~~ Bluff seeks to protect geoglyph near west-side gravel site
~~ New BLM Field Manager in Monticello
