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Bosterson
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by Bosterson » August 31st, 2015, 10:22 am
Who actually calls it
McKinley??
President Obama announced on Sunday that Mount McKinley was being renamed Denali, using his executive power to restore an Alaska Native name with deep cultural significance to the tallest mountain in North America.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/us/mo ... tml?ref=us#pnw #bestlife #bitingflies #favoriteyellowcap #neverdispleased
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sprengers4jc
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by sprengers4jc » August 31st, 2015, 11:26 am
'We travel not to escape life but for life to not escape us.'
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kaltbluter
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by kaltbluter » September 1st, 2015, 11:25 am
And this one:
Why would an Ohioan's opinion about a peak in Alaska matter?
How about Alaskans name features in Alaska and if Ohioans want a Mt. McKinley they can rename
Cambell Hill or
Mt. Rumpke.
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pdxgene
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by pdxgene » September 1st, 2015, 11:38 am
The most made up controversy of all. Even Sarah Palin is in favor of it...
I think she can see it from her porch...
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by adamschneider » September 1st, 2015, 11:49 am
My first thought when I saw the headlines was, "well, that'll piss off some Republicans"... and then I learned that the entire state of Alaska has been trying to get it changed for decades.
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Koda
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by Koda » September 1st, 2015, 11:56 am
this is a good precedence Obama set because if there was ever a mountain whos names needs to be changed to its original its Mt Hood. Not only was "lord" Samuel Hood not an American he was actually an enemy of the United States.
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kepPNW
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by kepPNW » September 1st, 2015, 12:50 pm
Koda wrote:this is a good precedence Obama set because if there was ever a mountain whos names needs to be changed to its original its Mt Hood. Not only was "lord" Samuel Hood not an American he was actually an enemy of the United States.
Agree that isn't a very appealing namesake! But I think what a lot of folks are missing here is that all Obama did was authorize Federal action in accord with local desire. Alaska itself declared the name change in 1980, and the locals there have used Denali for hundreds of years before that.
Karl
Back on the trail, again...
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Koda
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by Koda » September 1st, 2015, 1:58 pm
kepPNW wrote:Koda wrote:this is a good precedence Obama set because if there was ever a mountain whos names needs to be changed to its original its Mt Hood. Not only was "lord" Samuel Hood not an American he was actually an enemy of the United States.
Agree that isn't a very appealing namesake! But I think what a lot of folks are missing here is that all Obama did was authorize Federal action in accord with local desire. Alaska itself declared the name change in 1980, and the locals there have used Denali for hundreds of years before that.
well then we have a very long road ahead if we want to see Hood officially called Wy'east because everybody here calls it Hood. At least I've never heard of any movement to change it
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