by Bill Boyle
In the four months since the designation of the Bears Ears National Monument by President Barack Obama, San Juan County seems to have been in a state of suspended animation.
Now that President Donald Trump will request a review of the Antiquities Act, I think it is time...
DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
Beginning with the story on page 5, we are starting the process of looking at the national monuments near San Juan County that are managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). They include Grand Staircase and Canyons of the Ancients.
As designated,...
by Bill Boyle
A rock from San Juan County has found a unique home as the only item in a 3,000-meter well, encased in concrete and buried deep under the steppes in the central Asian nation of Kazakhstan.
The rock has made a fascinating journey from an abandoned mine in San Juan County to...
On January 19, 2017, before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the federal land agencies involved in the Bears Ears National Monument released the following press release.
This information may change as the new Administration begins to implement new...
DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
Time is ticking and everyone is wondering, “What will Barack Obama do before he leaves office in January, 2017?”
Of course, San Juan County residents wonder if Obama will use the Antiquities Act to create the Bears Ears National Monument.
The initial...
DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
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.
The schedule includes September 28 for US House and Senate candidates, October 5 for...
DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
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 support for the Bears Ears National Monument.
Several readers...
DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
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.
The meeting is scheduled to be held in the Bluff Community Center, which has a maximum capacity of several...
DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
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 world are being twisted and manipulated.
Political forces on...
DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
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, hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal expenses, several...
