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Ken Salazar urges more Latino-themed national parks, sites
Washington Post ^ | 10/11/11 | Ed O'Keefe

Posted on 10/12/2011 10:20:05 AM PDT by ColdOne

With the nation’s Latino population booming and now the country’s largest minority group, the Obama administration’s top Hispanic official is concerned that the federal government is not giving enough attention to Hispanic history and culture.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in the past year has pushed the National Park Service to identify more sites or properties related to the histories of women and minorities that could be added to the National Register of Historic Places or be preserved as national parks or historic landmarks.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: bholatinos; hispanicvote; interior; nationalparks; salazar
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To: Niteflyr
I am of Dutch heritage. Where are my theme parks?

Even Old New York was once New Amsterdam.

21 posted on 10/12/2011 11:06:47 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ColdOne

I think they should make the border a National Park. Set up guard stations, razor wire, charge admission, arrest people for littering.

And my grandma was from Mexico.


22 posted on 10/12/2011 11:16:31 AM PDT by Betis70 (Bruins!)
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To: Niteflyr
I am of Dutch heritage. Where are my theme parks?

You already have one.


23 posted on 10/12/2011 11:25:52 AM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Lazlo in PA
You already have one.

Wow who knew!...:oP

24 posted on 10/12/2011 12:18:12 PM PDT by Niteflyr ("The number one goal in life is to parent yourself" Carl Jung)
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25 posted on 10/12/2011 7:43:46 PM PDT by Baynative (The penalty for not participating in politics is you will be governed by your inferiors.)
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