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Letter: Taggers aren’t the only vandals in the canyon

I am sympathetic to addressing the damage graffiti causes to the environment, water supply and viewshed. At the same time, how can we talk about people the way they are spoken of in this article? Whom is Michael Nebeker talking about when he refers to “the sickness” he says should not be allowed “to come up here”” The LDS Church hauled away mountains of stone and is characterized as a part of a venerable history, while those who tag the rocks left behind are vandals?

I was unclear what Maffly meant when he wrote: “This painting could be considered art if only the ‘artists’ had applied it to a canvas and hung it in their own neighborhoods.