The PArk Record Crossed the Line on local election

“So much for Objective Journalism. Don’t bother to look for it here–not under any byline of mine; or anyone else I can think of. With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in …

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Park City Municipal needs to walk the walk on social equity

Last week, Park City’s City Manager, Diane Foster, was let-go by the town. She has been on the job since 2013 and her employment contract provided a severance package equal to a year’s pay, according to the Park Record. That equates to about $140,000. Good for Ms Foster in receiving a severance package. I only …

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What if you don’t know it’s a roundabout?

It may seem like I’m are beating a dead horse on safety issues on the Jeremy and Pinebrook roundabouts. However, the Park Rag continues to point out issues because they may be heard and maybe improvements will be made. With that in mind, a friend of ours was driving last night in the roundabout and …

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Please Step Up Park City School District

A few days ago I wrote that the Park City School District needed to tell parents and teachers that school will be remote until the end of the school year. My reasoning is that it allows us all to make better decisions. I had some push back via email and social media that “I’m an …

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What I expect from Park City teachers in the Fall

Happy 4th of July. I hope everyone is doing as well as they can given the odd circumstances we find ourselves in. This is the time I start thinking about schools and the fall. This year, that is a particularly interesting exercise. No one knows how Park City schools will function come late-August. The Governor …

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Let them eat cake

“Qu’ils mangent de la brioche” Mary Antoinette uttered as french citizens starved in the streets in 1789. Let the starving eat cake. Yet, recent events in Park City make for an interesting discussion, given the recent Black Lives Matter murals panted on Main Street in the last week. Across the country, recent protests around police …

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