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FLASHBACK 1991: Junior Greider mourns the loss of political idealism to big-time money.
Twenty or thirty years ago in Salt Lake City, you could become mayor the old-fashioned way. You could do it with lots of volunteers and a little idealism. That was small town politics. Salt Lake was still a community then, not a big city.
In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
Title: The End of Innocence Author: Junior Greider Date: Oct. 29, 1991 "I need to remember this So, baby, give me just one kiss And let me take a long last look Before we say goodbye" —Don Henley, "The End of the Innocence" Make no mistake about it; starting a column with a…
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