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To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Observercast

By Axing Parks, Politicos Are Stealing The People’s Property

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER “Sorry, we’re closed.” In one of the saddest signs of the times, this message is popping up all across the country, as governors and legislators are cutting off funds [and shutting off access] to one of the finest, most popular assets owned by the people of our country: state parks. More than 6,600 of these jewels draw some 700 million visitors a year to their grand vistas, historic sites, abundant wildlife, majestic […]

Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.