Tom Wharton: Utah politicians would rather fight than manage public lands

Part of my frustration is the amount of misinformation and hyperbole put out by both sides.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded by Utah representatives at the Utah Capitol on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, as he signs the presidential proclamation to shrink Bears Ears national monument.

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Tom Wharton has written high school sports and the outdoors for more than four decades. Though he retired in 2016 from his full-time position after working more than 45 years at The Tribune, the University of Utah graduate continues to write about prep sports, Utah history and the outdoors part-time.