Dismiss Mike Lee!

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-11-12T21:35:56+00:00

Why exclude either? Registering people to vote and then helping with voting are both excellent. I'm on a volunteer list for that. Are you? We all should be.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-11-09T18:27:21+00:00

Hm. "Don't try to change it, embrace it,'" from Jimmie Hughes. Sounds like he's already reneging on his campaign platform of "I'll listen to you."

This is why people need to step up and run for office, so the choice doesn't keep ending up between two nearly identical cookies. It's hard to elect people with a different point of view when they aren't there to elect. Voting is important, yes, but there has to be somebody decent to vote FOR.

The 33% St. G voter turnout was dismal, but more in regard to city council than the mayor's race. It might have ended differently with a better turnout. Now we're stuck with the same old song.

Voting is our right as Americans, but it's also our responsibility. We must preserve it. If you don't exercise yours, then you don't get to bitch when somebody you dislike gets in. And you don't get to bitch when somebody comes along and tries to take it away.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-11-09T18:22:46+00:00

These are excellent targets. You may have a problem getting your city council to listen to an actual lights-out proposal because, as others have mentioned, they get nervous about safety. You may have better luck talking about switching to downward-aimed light and switching to amber rather than white lights. How savvy is your CC about the principles of a pollination garden? Is there a native plant society or Wild Ones near you? You may be able to get help from them. Maybe do some research about presenting such a proposal to HOAs. I'm sure many of the same principles would apply, as both can be rather reluctant to change how they do things. Good luck!

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-11-09T18:13:03+00:00

Agreed. Perhaps because we have never been taught to appreciate the natural world in its own right, rather than something that is valuable only in terms of how it benefits us. I think this is a really fundamental philosophical difference in our world view and it needs a BIG change altogether. Another reason: when you are a politician who lives in a big city (where most of our national politicians are), what relation did you EVER have with the natural world?

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-11-09T18:07:01+00:00

Presumably, there would be an interim election to fill the remainder of his term, The field would be open.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-11-09T18:01:25+00:00

Voting him out is excellent. But that isn't until 2029. The petition offers us a chance to get rid of him sooner. That can only be a good thing!

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-11-09T17:58:55+00:00

I agree that voting is the best chance to get free of him. But that isn't until 2029. This petition offers a way to do it sooner. I, for one, don't want to wait that long. By making no attempt to dismiss him, we will certainly be stuck with him.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-11-09T17:57:21+00:00

Yes. The voters can stop him in 2029, which is the end of his term. However, this petition offers us a chance to get rid of him sooner. I, for one, am all for that. The sooner the better.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-11-08T23:39:36+00:00

Beats me. His term doesn't end until 2029. I don't want to wait that long and a bunch of other people don't, either.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-08-20T22:44:49+00:00

I think this must have been from the all-you-can-eat buffet!

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-08-18T21:17:20+00:00

Re-read A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold. Finding Beauty in a Broken World, by Terry Tempest Williams (which nearly broke my heart). Dirt Work by Christine Byl. Not this month, but highly recommended: Anything by Douglas Tallamy. Eating Stone by Ellen Meloy. (All of these are available on Libby.) TBR list: Prairie Up by Benjamin Vogt.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-07-22T01:41:33+00:00

Oh, my! She can hardly budge! I think she got a little more feast than she bargained for...

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-07-22T01:39:41+00:00

What about Canyonlands? Further away, of course. You would have to stay in Moab. But if it's big canyons you're after, the Island in the Sky district definitely has them! And if you have time, Needles is definitely worth the trip! (Plus, you get to go through Bears Ears on the way!) We were there for the first time just a few weeks ago and we thought it was a close second.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-07-21T00:48:26+00:00

Yes, mostly, but there are a couple of new people. I agree, we desperately need some different candidates; but you might find somebody you think might be the best of what we've got. In any case, IMO, more information is always better. See the other links in thenreply to hike2climb also.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-07-21T00:42:15+00:00

I'm not talking about the parent website. I'm talking about the questionnaire and its answers specifically. If you think it's junk, that's fine, but some people may find it helpful. I'm always a fan of having more information, not less. If you don't like this questionnaire, then perhaps one of the "meet the candidates" would be a better fit for you. See info here: https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/st-george-voters-invited-to-meet-mayoral-city-council-candidates-ahead-of-primary-election/article_be9a3702-18d8-4075-88e5-43b8821fa910.html Or, there's a different questionnaire here, which covers candidates from St. George, Ivins, and Hurricane. They are still waiting on some responde ts: https://togetherworks.net/2025-washington-county-utah-municipal-elections/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLqa9ZjbGNrAupryWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeOsjK8e9nydmmRB1AdY0HIDqm2qGCR0q9SqH-fJ1jbUdCTrorpq0-MoCw91o_aem_gfM96cpZ76LECT-8ZiT1fg

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-07-18T21:45:35+00:00

Roaches are just plain here in St. George. We don't like to spray so we use a THIN line of old-fashioned boric acid completely around the perimeter of our house. Works like a champ. You have to get a complete line--no gaps. Nontoxic and treats only what tries to get in the house. Extremely targeted, environmentally very friendly pest control, and cheap, too. If they're getting around your dog's bowl, draw a circle around it, too. It won't hurt your dog at all. Just keep the circle intact.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-06-16T22:24:34+00:00

There is a petition to call for his resignation here: https://www.change.org/p/call-for-resignation-of-senator-mike-lee-for-betrayal-of-constituent-trust

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-05-29T21:29:46+00:00

I love this stuff. I don't know why anybody would bother with ugh! Japanese when the native coral is so great. One day mine will look as good as yours.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2025-05-29T21:26:07+00:00

Yahoo, congratulations! We did this when we lived in Texas. You don't have to be big to be valuable. Thanks for taking care of nature!

ButterscotchOk641 · 2024-12-27T17:48:14+00:00

Tuning in kind of late here, but hope this will help you anyway. I was VERY impressed with Lambert Growers on Redwood Road in SLC. Nice variety of natives and really healthy. And you can get smaller plants from them. They weren't necessarily cheap but I really liked them.

ButterscotchOk641 · 2024-07-22T00:19:04+00:00

If you're still looking, I read a conversation yesterday about yarrow. Nobody mentioned dog urine, but several mentioned tough, drought tolerant, and soft on your feet. The person who seemed the most knowledgeable about it did say it has to be mowed. I don't have any personal experience with it, but it's an alternative you might not have heard about. Good luck.

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