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As I followed every lead, my brother Mike grew more and more real, more and more a person to me, a singular human worthy of more than a clinical psychiatric summation.

"Only about 10% of wildfire ignitions are caused by utility equipment. And we’re going to end that," Patti Poppe says.

Utah's public-lands-hating Republicans called it an insult, but the restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante is a win for Native Americans, nature and all of us.

Reviews of four recent books with various perspectives on the mental health system, including explorations of the DSM and Open Dialogue.

Credit terrain.org In a recent article for Terrain.org titled “In Defense of Pinon Nut Nation,” writer and photographer Stephen Trimble says “Piñons and junipers are the size of humans. We don’t look down at them, casually, and we don’t gaze up in awe. We are equal in scale. ‘Tree’ usually means tall, vertical, but these trees often are round. They have the reserved warmth of a Native grandmother. When you live in piñon-juniper woodland, you live with the trees, not under them. ...

No one likes the idea of reliving the troubled development process that produced it. Heres What You Need to Know: The F-35 has become a victim of its size and expense. Could a rethink of U.S. acquisition policies bring back the heady days of the “Century Series,” a time in which the Air Force could pick and choose between a variety of different fighters specialized in certain tasks? Could such an approach free the Pentagon from the specter of another gigantic, F-35-sized procurement project...

Print article Two weeks before the November election, attack ads started showing up on Facebook targeting independent and Democratic state legislative candidates. “Calvin Schrage is no independent,” said one of the ads, referring to the independent candidate for a House seat representing the Anchorage Hillside. “He is a typical liberal Democrat.” The group paying for the ads, the Council on Good Government, received nearly all of the $380,000 it raised from a single group: the Washin...

This fresh Radio Book Club is full of the latest literary delights grabbing the attention of our hosts from the Grand County Public Library and Back of Beyond Books. Jessie, Shari, and Andy not only host a wide-ranging conversation about books during this episode, but also books about books! Plus, lots of reads about public lands and Bears Ears. It’s another delightful show that will certainly send you deep into the pages of their recommended reads. Tune in.  Shari’s Reviews + Mentions Th...

Why The U.S. Air Force Will Never Build Another F-35 The integration of modular components into a usable airframe, especially one that would require stealth, seems extraordinarily difficult. Heres What You Need To Remember: The idea of having a variety of different aircraft rather than putting all of the eggs into one fighter-shaped basket has an intuitive appeal. But before we pine for the days of Super Sabres, Delta Daggers and Starfighters, we should take a clear-eyed look at the problems a...

Making better choices about our public lands Ashley Korenblat, opinion contributor © Courtesy of Stephen Trimble / www.stephentrimble.net ArchesNationalPark_Utah There is a macro-economic trend pulsing through the economy and rural America is uniquely positioned to reap the benefits. Outdoor recreation is no longer just a business segment, but rather a growing indicator of a communitys prospects for prosperity. Public land communities have long benefited from easy access to t...