“I often say my life seems to revolve around three things – my dog, my bike and my laptop…And that's the way I want it,” says Mike Mewborn, known to locals as Marlow. You’ve likely seen him riding his recumbent bicycle in town with his dog trotting by his side. Marlow is a glimpse into Moab’s past and, for some, a potential future. Today on the news, we catch up with him on the shores of the Colorado River for our latest audio portrait.

// And, the Weekly News Reel, where we check in with reporters on their latest stories of the Moab area. Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent talks slipping graduation rates, widespread discrepancies in sales tax reporting and Grand’s top planner making an exit. Maggie McGuire of the Moab Sun News discusses new wag bag disposal sites, a conversation about special events permitting in Grand County and a poet/fiddler’s upcoming local performance.

// Show Notes

// Photo: Mike ‘Marlow’ Mewborn at his camping spot along the Colorado River in Moab, Utah, on June 6th, 2022. KZMU/Justin Higginbottom

// Music in Today’s Audio Portrait

// Dirty Old Frogg (ID 359) by Lobo Loco

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/NIce_Nowhere/Dirty_Old_Frogg_ID_359/

// Afterglow by Podington Bear

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Thoughtful/Afterglow_1910/

// Requiem for a Fish by The Freak Fandango Orchestra

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Freak_Fandango_Orchestra/Tales_Of_A_Dead_Fish/Requiem_for_a_Fish_1403/

// Sounds in Today’s Audio Portrait

// Sounds of Yellowstone and Grand Teton: 20100616_162512_grotto_geyser_.wav by hoersturz

https://freesound.org/people/hoersturz/sounds/103147/

// Transportation & Traffic: Freeway Traffic Moving at the Speed Limit (side of the road) by mhtaylor67

https://freesound.org/people/mhtaylor67/sounds/235530/

// Weekly News Reel Mentions

// The Times-Independent: Congrats to you, Class of ‘22

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/congrats-to-you-class-of-22/

// The Times-Independent: High school graduation rates ‘sliding backwards’

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/high-school-graduation-rates-sliding-backwards/

// The Times-Independent: ‘Widespread’ discrepancies in sales taxes – but few answers

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/widespread-discrepancies-in-sales-taxes-but-few-answers/

// The Times-Independent: Guenther to leave planning department

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/guenther-to-leave-planning-department/

// Moab Sun News: Moab poop problem gets pilot program

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/06/13/moab-poop-problem-gets-pilot-program/

// Moab Sun News: Grand County Commission rethinks special events permits

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/06/10/grand-county-commission-rethinks-special-events-permits/

// Moab Sun News: Fiddler-poet Ken Waldman to perform at the Grand County Library Thursday, June 16

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/06/11/fiddler-poet-ken-waldman-to-perform-at-the-grand-county-library-thursday-june-16/