Editorial

It’s been a while in coming, but this week we’re excited to share with you some of the best stories of progress in the Basin.

The day before our latest storm was set to wallop us, I walked the dog. I expected it to be a relatively mild day, as it often is just before a major storm.

How we treat Creation will dictate the quality of life for countless human beings, now and in the future. So, the first reason for environmental concern is simple enlightened self-interest.

Think of any southern movie you’ve seen and a big mansion with large white columns.

The Drive Through the Ages on Highway 191 from Steinaker Dam up to the Simplot Phosphate mine goes through a series of strike ridges and strike valleys, as it crosses a hard formation followed by a soft formation, again and again.

Often, it’s the vision that comes from taking a fresh look at the full field that leads to a scoring opportunity.

Last spring, for a post-Covid vacation, we went halfway up the coast of Maine to a wonderful island named Vinalhaven.

I’ve devoted more than four decades to the printed page and spent two more decades as a child in a newspaper family who was given front row seats to the world around him.