Entries Published On January, 2016
Park City Sucks
In late December I wrote a column on how Park City may have made a big mistake by letting Vail use the term Park City for their ski resort. Since that time I’ve done research, thought more about the topic, and frankly become more upset that our community is now forever tied to a Vail ski resort name. …
Elected Officials Please Don’t Spread False Information
While I know most elected officials try to get it right, when they don’t, and you know they don’t, it calls into question all of the decisions they make. The most recent example was this morning on KPCW. KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher was interviewing Park City council members about yesterday’s city council meeting on Round Valley as an …
Save $20 to $40 a Month on Your Electric Bill
Most people are looking for ways to cut back and not waste money. While some people may be aware of a strategy for cutting your electric bill, I stumbled into this one during Christmas. We put our heat tape on our house (keeps the ice dams from building up on the north side of our …
Why the U.S. Should Never Host Another Olympics
Remember the 2002 Olympics? A lot of people felt that was the moment that put Utah on the world map. Fourteen years later, with traffic woes and population continually increasing, many people probably wish we’d flew a little more under the radar. Yet, it looks like state leaders are ready to champ at the bit …
A Message from Wild Aware Utah
A representative from Wild Aware Utah reached out to us with information related to the recent shooting of the Cougar in Summit Park. If you are interested in the topic, you may want to give it a read: Hi Park Rag Readers! I wanted to let everyone know about our collaborative, state-wide wildlife awareness and …
“Eats Park City” Campaign for Healthier Food in Park City Schools
If you are concerned with the school lunches at Park City schools, you may want to check out their Hungry for Healthy Campaign. They are trying to get the following 7 types of ingredients eliminated from Park City School District school lunches: Trans Fats and Hydrogenated Oils High Fructose Corn Syrup Hormones and Antibiotics in …
Like Chair Lifts Falling From Heaven
We know the opening of Park City Mountain wasn’t great, but we do have one thing to be thankful for… at least our chairlifts didn’t fall out of the sky. It appears that on Sunday, at Vail’s Heavenly resort in Tahoe, a chair lift did just that. SF Gate reports that “Nearly 70 people were evacuated …
Stocks Versus Snow
Yesterday on KPCW, Ski Utah (a group representing our ski resorts) was talking about the season with Leslie Thatcher. They were talking snow. The point Ski Utah made was that SNOW is the key to booking visitors at our resorts. I’m sure, in some ways, that’s true. If the snow isn’t flying, neither are the people. …
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
I have a sixteen year old dog. Every night, in the dead-middle of the night, she needs to go outside. As a “good dad”, I let her out and faithfully wait at the door for her to come back in. Each night I listen carefully for any signs of trouble. I live on the edge …
Another Day … Another Carmageddon
It sounds like this morning that the traffic light on Highway 224 at Ute Boulevard (by the McDonalds) isn’t working. This is causing traffic to backup onto I-80: A couple of weeks ago there was a wreck at the Canyons intersection that caused huge delays on 224. The more these things happen, the more it …
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