Passing with flying colors
By Stephen Philip Druce
In response to one's application to NASA for the coveted role of astronaut, one is duly required to sit a questionnaire interview that hopes to establish one's credentials and suitability for a position...
FRI & SAT: Eat, drink and be merry at the so. Utah Culinary Festival
The Independent
Nearly forty local restaurants will be showing off and sampling their most popular menu items at the second Annual Southern Utah Culinary Festival this Friday...
Why not have a baby?
By Stephen Philip Druce
Men who don't want children are incessantly bombarded with the question, “Why don't you want to have a baby?”
Such men soul-search and conclude that they couldn't face the arduous task of having...
Written by Paul Van Dam
I bought property here almost 40 years ago. No one would deny Washington County is one of the most beautiful places in the world. That’s why millions of people come here to enjoy its spectacular...
Free screening of 'Switch,' discussion on future of energy to take place at Kanab High School
On Thursday night, April 24, at 7 p.m. in the Kanab High School auditorium, community members are invited to attend a free viewing of...
Written by Marianne Mansfield
A letter came for me last week. I was about to toss it aside, assuming a computer-generated address disguised to look human. On closer inspection, though, I realized it wasn’t. The envelope was addressed to me...
Written by Alex Ellis
Last weekend, as I stood atop I-15 near Bunkerville, Nev., I felt ambivalent as I watched the local ranchers release Cliven Bundy’s cattle.
Before any would-be critic takes a swipe at me, let me first point out that I...
Heed the butthole robber
Stephen Philip Druce
Beware the butthole robber — the new criminal on the block. Citizens of London are being robbed in the street and assaulted by attackers using their assholes as weapons. The asshole robbers are applying...
The town of Springdale, in cooperation with Zion National Park, will celebrate the 10th Annual Zion Canyon Earth Day in Springdale on Saturday, April 19. This annual event draws 1,000 or more visitors to help celebrate our beautiful home.
Live...
Written by Michelle Brooks
It was a warm spring day sometime in 2006 that it all happened. My husband, Michael Brooks, and my father-in-law, Bud Brooks, decided to drive up to Mesquite from Las Vegas to play a round of...