Re: Denali

corita · ‎08-20-2012

@Kachina624 wrote:
@corita wrote:
@Dell1 wrote:
@corita wrote:
It is NOT his decision to make regarding name change! I believe that the people living in that state should vote on the name change. If they vote for the change so be it....he is not a king!!!

corita, Read my post #14, The state of Alaska has been asking for the name change back to 1975, 40 years ago.
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Dell -- Thanks, I did and have been hearing all about it in the news. I still think it is NOT his decisoin. A vote by the people living in Alaska would be the most equitable and honorable way to handle it. That would stilll answer the Alaskans' request and maybe, cool the Ohioans' anger.
@corita It wasn't his decision. It was by order of the Secretary of the Interior! You may have read post #14, but you didn't comprehend.

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Dell - I did read and comprehend....please don't assume. But when I say his decision, I mean his administration. I still think to be fair, a vote should be taken in Alaska. If that many Alaskans want the change, then they win. I have no horse in this race....it is a beautiful area and I would love to visit sometime. And yes, maybe another hill/mountain in Ohio should be named after the man.

NoelSeven · ‎03-09-2010

@corita wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
@corita wrote:
@Dell1 wrote:
@corita wrote:
It is NOT his decision to make regarding name change! I believe that the people living in that state should vote on the name change. If they vote for the change so be it....he is not a king!!!

corita, Read my post #14, The state of Alaska has been asking for the name change back to 1975, 40 years ago.
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      Dell -- Thanks, I did and have been hearing all about it in the news. I still think it is NOT his decisoin. A vote by the people living in Alaska would be the most equitable and honorable way to handle it. That would stilll answer the Alaskans' request and maybe, cool the Ohioans' anger.
@corita It wasn't his decision. It was by order of the Secretary of the Interior! You may have read post #14, but you didn't comprehend.
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    Dell - I did read and comprehend....please don't assume. But when I say his decision, I mean his administration. I still think to be fair, a vote should be taken in Alaska. If that many Alaskans want the change, then they win. I have no horse in this race....it is a beautiful area and I would love to visit sometime. And yes, maybe another hill/mountain in Ohio should be named after the man.

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I think you do have a horse in this race and it's political. You've made that clear several times.

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occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

Ohio is flat, no mountains, which you would know if you had paid attention in geography class.

Denali is an unattractive name and will be mispronounced by many who live outside Alaska. The mountain belongs to all of us, not just those living in Alaska, we should all have gotten to vote on the change.

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

If there were a vote it should be up to Alaskans. they have referred to that mt. as Denali for much longer than there has been an America.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@occasionalrain wrote:
Ohio is flat, no mountains, which you would know if you had paid attention in geography class.

Denali is an unattractive name and will be mispronounced by many who live outside Alaska. The mountain belongs to all of us, not just those living in Alaska, we should all have gotten to vote on the change.

Occasional rain is always against everything but she has outdone herself here. Call a national election to name a mountain? And she's worried about the cost of changing maps? How much do you suppose an election would cost?

Denali is a familiar name to most people with any education as it's the name of one our premier national parks and well-known as a wildlife refuge. I'd say it's a pretty easy name to pronounce.

Surely somebody in Ohio has a pimple we could call Mt. McKinley.

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Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

Alaskans, through their elected officials, have asked for the change years ago.

The state of Alaska has had a standing request to change the name to "Denali" — a native Athabascan word meaning "the high one" — dating back to 1975, when the legislature passed a resolution and then-Gov. Jay Hammond appealed to the federal government.

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NoelSeven · ‎03-09-2010

@occasionalrain wrote:
Ohio is flat, no mountains, which you would know if you had paid attention in geography class.

Denali is an unattractive name and will be mispronounced by many who live outside Alaska. The mountain belongs to all of us, not just those living in Alaska, we should all have gotten to vote on the change.

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You insult someone on their geography skills when you have trouble pronouncing a common name? Pot meet Kettle.

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Justice4all · ‎12-22-2013

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RoughDraft · ‎03-09-2010

@occasionalrain wrote:
Ohio is flat, no mountains, which you would know if you had paid attention in geography class.

Denali is an unattractive name and will be mispronounced by many who live outside Alaska. The mountain belongs to all of us, not just those living in Alaska, we should all have gotten to vote on the change.

I'm speechless!

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