Editor's note: Let's hope this idea goes the way of the Sagebrush Rebellion in the 1970s.

f all the nutty ideas floating around these parts of late – procuring an aircraft carrier (Wyoming), pets as wolf bait (Idaho) and Yellowstone bison as bio-terrorists (Montana) – none compare to Utah on the incredulity meter.

Seems the Beehive State is abuzz about an effort to put a fresh coat of paint on a failed old idea: seizing control of all public lands within its borders other than national parks, wilderness areas, military bases and Indian reservations.

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