Entries Written By Parkrag
The Role of the Contrarian on Our Government Boards
Back in high school there was a kid that wore the same T-shirt almost every day. It said, “QUESTION AUTHORITY!” Let’s just say that “the authority” didn’t like that shirt much and I recall him spending more than a few hours with the Assistant Principal because of it. Yet, I think that kid had a …
School Board Still Needs to Work on Regaining the Community’s Trust
In the wake of the school bond defeat in early November, some of the school board members have done an admirable job meeting with the public to understand why people were against the bond. This is a very encouraging sign that hopefully the relationship between the board and the public won’t be adversarial going forward. Yet, …
Enjoy this Winter Because the Next Couple May Not Be So Good
It looks like we have a great chance of having a big snow fall this year, if you believe in the effects of the El Nino. The phrase El Nino means, “an irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region and beyond every few years, characterized by the appearance of unusually …
PSA: Beware Your Pet’s Paws as the Snow Starts to Fly
Looks like it’s a PSA Friday… One of the changes I’ve noticed this year is the increase in number of trail markers alongside trails around Park City. My assumption is that Basin Rec has added markers so that paved trails can be plowed more effectively for winter use. It’s a great idea. However, it appears to …
PSA: Be Aware of Your Shipping Options This Holiday Season
A friend contacted us yesterday with a warning: understand your shipping options or be prepared to be ripped off. It seems she was trying to ship children’s clothes that no longer fit across the country to a relative. She took her box to the post office in Kimball Junction and told the worker that she …
The Fight For Our Moose
If you’ve lived in the area for even a short period, there is likely one wild animal you’ve seen roaming our hills. The majestic moose. These giant creatures, for the most part, only cause harm to our trees. Due to their size and the fact that they are indeed wild animals, they do occasionally hurt people …
The School Board Needs a Reboot (not a script rewrite). They Need to Pull It Apart and Put it Back Together.
When a TV series or movie is being resurrected from the dead like Battlestar Galactica or Dallas, there are generally two options. You can start it fresh with new ideas and out of the box thinking or you can simply tinker with the script. The cheap way out is the latter option, but the more …
What the School Bond Vote Can Teach Us
We, held the day In the palm Of our hands They, ruled the night And the night Seemed to last As long as six weeks… – Goodnight Saigon, Billy Joel One of the ways the Park City School Board failed in their attempt to pass a bond was in communication. This failure wasn’t due to lack …
Why You May Want to Consider the Park Record E-Edition
A couple of months ago I wrote about blocking ads using an iPhone and ad blocking’s impact on the Park Record. Since that time, I have been using iPhone ad blocking software and it makes the experience of browsing the Park Record on a mobile phone much better. At the time, I mentioned subscribing to the Park …
The Rise of the Citizen (Again)
Things are changing around Park City and the citizen is at its heart. Across the city and basin, citizen groups are popping up. Citizens for Better Education successfully challenged the school board’s bond. Save People Save Wildlife is a Facebook community dedicated to getting wildlife fencing throughout the city. A resident from Jeremy Ranch, Alex Brown, has …
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