Utah politicians don't let the facts get in the way of a good rant “'Choke-hold' sound bites are more about scoring political points than ensuring balance and fairness for all. Here’s to a little less drama and a little more thoughtful debate."  Op-ed – The Salt Lake Tribune Another Vernal,...

Rob Bishop: Public Land Zombie? “It’s not like Bishop would have to read all 78 pages of FLPMA. It’s right there on the first page, in the Declaration of Policy, where it says it is the policy of the United States that ‘the public lands be managed in a manner...

Nothing conservative about wilderness opposition “Those real conservatives understood that truly wild places inspire self-reliance, personal responsibility, faith and spiritual renewal in a world where those conservative values are constantly under assault.  They also recognized that in wilderness, freedom is found in its most fundamental form, and from it springs...

Wild lands offer an opportunity for solitude "I am reminded of one aspect of wilderness that is personally critical.  The 1964 Wilderness Act includes as one of several qualifying criterion for wilderness: an area that 'has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation.' The opportunity...

More appreciation for new BLM wilderness policy "The 'no more wilderness' policy adopted under former Interior Secretary Gale Norton did not serve our nation well. It would have been tragic for this policy to be continued only for the sake of commercial, primarily oil and gas, interests."  Letter-to-the-Editor – Pantagraph Protecting wilderness...