BY TOM BUTINE
On July 16, after touring southeast Utah and meeting with leaders and concerned citizens, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell held a public meeting in Bluff to gather input on the future of Bears Ears area in southeast Utah.
More than 1,500 people, in 100-degree heat, overflowed the community center where invited speakers and citizens chosen by lottery gave their opinion on what should happen to these beautiful canyonlands with more than 100,000 ancient archeological sites considered sacred by many Native Americans...