Letter: A national park within Grand-Staircase is an ill-advised idea

Rep. Chris Stewart’s two recent proposals deserve our attention. In the first, he suggests that half the royalties from natural resource extraction be funneled to the National Park Service to help cover infrastructure improvements. This elegant solution, land used for practical purposes supporting land used for enjoyment, deserves our support.But Stewart’s second idea, to create a national park within one area of Grand Staircase-Escalante, is worrisome and confusing. Monument propone