Editor’s Notebook
BY Greta Belanger deJong
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October 31, 2014
We probably all have personal signs that tell us, yep, the season has changed. For me, fall begins when I wake up, look west out my bedroom window and see in the distance the Oquirrh Mountains. They are my joy and inspiration through all the leafless m …
BY Katherine Pioli
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October 31, 2014
It’s Thursday night, jazz night, at the Garage on Beck. Despite the bar’s location on the industrial north side of Salt Lake next door to the fiery plumes of the oil refineries, and the fact that it’s still a work night, a healthy gathering of people h …
BY Jodi Mardesich Smith
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October 31, 2014
Until the 1970s, the chakras were little discussed, mostly mysterious wheels of energy ascribed to ancient yogic traditions. Since first learning about them in the 1970s, Anodea Judith has made teaching them her life’s work. Her book Wheels of Life: A …
BY Staff
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October 31, 2014
Throughout the State of Utah, monuments from Temple Square to Delicate Arch remind us of Utah’s grandeur and dominion. Now, thanks to a fruitful collaboration between Traverse Mountain Outlets and the Yesco Sign Company, we have one more icon to c …
BY Alice Toler
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October 31, 2014
The woman was screaming. I was nine years old, and it was about 2:30 in the morning. I had never been up at that hour before, and I had never heard a human being make sounds like this woman was making. We went out onto our back patio, which looked up o …
BY Staff
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October 31, 2014
Devil’s Dung. Not exactly the most flattering description for something that is eaten with such relish in parts of the world. Stinking Gum? Not much better. Food of the Gods. Ah, now that’s more like it. My finger runs down the definition in the guide. …
BY Amy Brunvand
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October 31, 2014
Vote for the environment! Utah General Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2014. —by Amy Brunvand Illegal ATV riders charged San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman and four others have been charged with misdemeanor conspiracy and operation of off-roa …
BY John deJong
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October 31, 2014
Transit-disoriented development: Legislative audit of UTA reveals serious conflicts of interest. —by John deJong One usually thinks of vast open spaces when one thinks of antelope. To my surprise, both met my eyes the first time I took TRAX to the end …
BY Dennis Hinkamp
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October 31, 2014
Totally credible news. —by Dennis Hinkamp I love the news and, in fact, am a journalism graduate from a semi-famous university. I just find that most of it lacks imagination. So, here is the news as you would like it; not how it is. The NFL promises to …
BY Sophie Silverstone
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October 31, 2014
The Utah Ecopsychology Project’s conference.—Sophie Silverstone, Alice Toler, Naomi Silverstone It’s easy these days to give in to despair when you let yourself consider the future of our species on planet Earth. All the extra carbon that Gaia so caref …
BY Katherine Pioli
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October 31, 2014
While the term “corset” was first coined in France during the 1300s and referred to a laced bodice, the popular undergarment still known and worn today has its origins in 16th century Italy and the court of Catherine de Medici.—by Katherine Pioli In a …
BY Staff
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October 31, 2014
What’s new around town. Finca is moving to 327 W. 200 S. in November (date?). Early November – 3rd to the 15th is expected. Our lease was almost up and we were looking for a building to purchase. We were able to purchase the main floor and basement of …
BY Charlotte Bell
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October 31, 2014
Urdva Mukha Prasarita Padottanasana: Hugging the ground. —by Charlotte Bell I’d like to propose an inevitability to accompany death and taxes: gravity. In fact it’s arguable that gravity is more consistently inevitable than taxes, because there are way …
BY Suzanne Wagner
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October 31, 2014
Learning how to make conscious choices. —by Suzanne Wagner Osho Zen Tarot: Consciousness, Beyond Illusion Medicine Cards: Antelope, Skunk Mayan Oracle: Imix, Cauac Ancient Egyptian Tarot: The Emperor, The Tower Aleister Crowley Deck: Adjustment, Swiftn …