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alp227

(32,067 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2013, 08:31 PM Oct 2013

States pony up to open national parks, sights

Last edited Fri Oct 11, 2013, 10:53 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Politico

The Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore are all open for business again — at least for about a week.

The three iconic national symbols will be at least temporarily reopened after the states of Arizona, New York and South Dakota each agreed to pay the National Park Service six figures to manage them after they were shuttered to visitors because of the government shutdown.

New York is donating $369,300 to have park service employees reopen the statue to visitors and manage it starting Saturday through Oct. 17, the Interior Department announced.

Arizona is ponying up $651,000 to have the Grand Canyon National Park open for tourism for a week starting Saturday.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/national-parks-reopening-government-shutdown-98210.html

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States pony up to open national parks, sights (Original Post) alp227 Oct 2013 OP

Statues and Canyons over food Politicalboi Oct 2013 #1

Opening tourist attractions absolutely means food on the table to those who work in those industries legcramp Oct 2013 #4

Exactly! And thank you ChazII Oct 2013 #7

clearly your about as messed up as Repukes. Terry Brandstad must be a friend of yours PatrynXX Oct 2013 #8

Glad to know.... RT Atlanta Oct 2013 #2

As if they should have been closed in the first place Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #3

State of Colorado is re opening Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mtn Natl Park mountain grammy Oct 2013 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #9

seems like a good deal, quadrature Oct 2013 #6

I think the bills should be paid by the Republicans in Congress. summerschild Oct 2013 #10

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

1. Statues and Canyons over food

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 08:37 PM

Oct 2013

Our priorities are so screwed up.

legcramp

(288 posts)

4. Opening tourist attractions absolutely means food on the table to those who work in those industries

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 09:04 PM

Oct 2013

and earn their living doing it.

You do understand working for a living and providing your own food don't you?

ChazII

(6,206 posts)

7. Exactly! And thank you

Reply to legcramp (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 11:41 PM

Oct 2013

as I have family members whose livelihood depends on those tourist who visit the canyons. Funny but they do like to eat, have heat in the summer and fuel for the cars that take them to work.

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)

8. clearly your about as messed up as Repukes. Terry Brandstad must be a friend of yours

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 12:35 AM

Oct 2013

Don't take care of your parks States go belly up. Besides the normal workers who work there

RT Atlanta

(2,517 posts)

2. Glad to know....

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 08:38 PM

Oct 2013

My children are on Fall Break this week and our friends' trip to D.C. was not as originally planned since all the museums are closed. Hope other families are able to find some joy in the treasure that are our nation's national parks!