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House passes Chaffetz amendment to improve Navajo school bus routes
An amendment introduced by Congressman Jason Chaffetz was adopted into the House Interior Appropriations bill (H.R. 5538).
Aug 23, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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Astronaut, exhibits highlight Discovery Center opening
Approximately 600 local residents and visitors participated in a full day of activities to celebrate the grand opening of the Canyon Country Discovery Center on August 20 in Monticello.
Aug 23, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
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Grand opening of Discovery Center features the first astronaut with Native American heritage
The Canyon Country Discovery Center will celebrate a grand opening this weekend of the new facility in Monticello. The celebration will culminate a 15-year effort to develop the project, which beco...
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Meet Dr. Edward Lyman, the new superintendent of the San Juan School District
Scott Boyle recently sat down for an interview with Dr. Edward Lyman. Lyman became the superintendent of the San Juan School District on July 1.
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Local group organizes opposition to Bears Ears proposal
A group of San Juan County residents has assumed the daunting task of stopping the proposed Bears Ears National Monument. After just three weeks of intense work, they have some pretty impressive re...
Aug 09, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 64 64 recommendations | email to a friend
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Just how large is 1.9 million acres?
The proposed Bears Ears National Monument, at 1.9 million acres, would constitute 38 percent of the entire landmass of San Juan County. San Juan County is the largest county in Utah and one of the ...
Aug 09, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 71 71 recommendations | email to a friend
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Governor's Native American Summit
Saylor Dandy of Monument Valley, with Lt. Governor Spencer Cox, at the 11th Annual Governor’s Native American Summit held at Utah Valley University in Orem. Saylor sang the national anthem in Navaj...
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Senator Lee hosts standing-room only hearing on PLI
It was standing room only on July 27 as US Senator Mike Lee held a field hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The meeting focused on the Public Lands Initiative and the pro...
Aug 02, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 79 79 recommendations | email to a friend
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Utah Senator Mike Lee met with local Native Americans at the Bears Ears on July 27. They include Byron Clarke, Shawn Begaye, Boyd Silversmith and Clayton Long. Afterwards, he held a brief press conference about the proposed Bears Ears National Monument and the Public Lands Initiative, which is legislation before Congress that Lee is sponsoring in the Senate. Staff photo
An interview on the Bears Ears with Utah Senator Mike Lee
Question: What do you think of 1.9 million acres? Answer: It’s big; it’s huge. Yosemite National Park, a crown jewel of the national park system, is only 1.3 million acres. So this would be that mu...
Aug 02, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 67 67 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lee to chair Bears Ears hearing in Blanding, Herbert and Bishop to testify
On Wednesday, July 27 at 3 p.m., Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) will chair a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee field hearing at San Juan High School in Blanding regarding the potential Bears E...
Jul 26, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 78 78 recommendations | email to a friend
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