Timothy Egan: The Great Western Public Land Robbery

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) This Dec. 28, 2016, file photo shows the two buttes that make up the namesake for Utah's Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah.

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Timothy Egan: The Great Western Public Land Robbery

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