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A coalition of conservation groups has just filed a formal protest opposing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) choice to auction off 100,000 acres of public lands for oil and gas leasing and development. Leases will be auctioned for wild and remote public lands in Utah, including White River, the greater Desolation Canyon region, Labyrinth Canyon, and the benches east of Canyonlands N.P.

The coalition includes Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), The Wilderness Society (TWS), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), Grand Canyon Trust (GCT), and the Sierra Club. Together they represent over a million Americans who support conservation efforts.

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AP – Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been indicted and a sixth was negotiating a plea with prosecutors for a 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqis dead and became an anti-American rallying weep for insurgents, people close to the case said Friday.

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Buford football coach Jess Simpson isn’t one for trivia, even as his Wolves etched themselves deeper into the state record books with Friday’s 44-21 victory against visiting Fitzgerald in the Class AA semifinals. The victory improved defending champion Buford to a remarkable 124-6 this decade, including 35-4 in the playoffs, and elevated them among only six teams who have reached 10 GHSA championship games. “All that’s stuff we don’t reckon about,” Simpson insisted. “That’s unique, but it doesn’t do us much excellent on the football field. It’s about being ready to play.”

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