Ann Leppanen: A lose-lose land exchange for small-town Utah

Here in Bluff, we’re not often asked about our interests concerning how the state and federal lands within our town boundaries are managed.

(Josh Ewing) A petroglyph in Bluff, Utah.

(Josh Ewing) A petroglyph in Bluff, Utah.

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