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In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law. He used that law to create 18 national monuments. These included the Grand Canyon, Mount Olympus, Natural Bridges and Muir Wood. All of these gems of public land, and others established later, such as Grand Teton and Grand Staircase-Escalante, were scheduled for development. How much richer we are as a nation for having preserved these beautiful spaces.

Now, all national monuments created in the last 20 years are under attack by the Trump administration and our “own” Ryan Zinke. More than ever, we must stand up for the protection of these precious wild places, not only for our children, grandchildren and future generations, but for the wildlife who inhabit them.

My vote in the current election goes to Rob Quist, who has made a commitment to the protection of our public lands. We need someone in Washington who is willing to stand up to the Trump administration.

Julie Ellison,

Missoula

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