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Writers on the Range

Culture wars and an embattled Utah monument

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Rainbow over Cheesebox Butte-Highway 95, Bears Ears National Monument
Stephen Trimble

Bears Ears National Monument was created by President Barack Obama then altered by successors Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Now, says Utah writer Stephen Trimble, a collaborative plan for its management has been entangled in a culture war over who gets to call the shots about the state's magnificent public lands.