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30. Awesome!

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Thu Feb 26, 2015, 06:11 PM

Feb 2015

Thank you to The President and his team. The kids will get both recreation and an education.

Great post NYC_SKP.

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Every 4th Grader in America to Get a One-Year Pass to Every National Park for them & their Family! [View all] NYC_SKP Feb 2015 OP

4th grade isn't every kid upaloopa Feb 2015 #1

I guess you did not read the article. They are targeting ALL KIDS. See the fine print. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #2

We know where the parks are. It said 4th upaloopa Feb 2015 #6

Transportation grants for all grades, educational materials for all kids, and 4th grade gets passes. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #7

I like it but it just doesn't seem like a practical upaloopa Feb 2015 #9

There are many more than one might suspect. No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #14

"the home of a former president" awoke_in_2003 Feb 2015 #20

Wm. H. Taft, in this case. No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #31

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2015 #34

It's a terrific idea to expose more children to nature, history, parks & monuments, to actually appalachiablue Feb 2015 #17

Lower income people don't visit the Golden Gate National Recreation area? CreekDog Feb 2015 #27

What is your malfunction??? Pisces Feb 2015 #36

Wah Wah!! What a Debbie downer. Find a problem where there is no problem. Celebrate Pisces Feb 2015 #35

Wow. That's so cool. HappyMe Feb 2015 #3

Here's hoping state governors follow suit Brother Buzz Feb 2015 #4

excellent handmade34 Feb 2015 #5

This is a terrific investment in the nation's future, educationally and environmentally... NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #10

Then we're gonna need some more parks. progressoid Feb 2015 #8

It's by no means just major National Parks. Yosemite is just not at all representative. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #12

Have you been to Yosemite? upaloopa Feb 2015 #19

Many times, we used to used Camp Curry in high school. It's crowded and popular, what is your point NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #22

Wow, it is incredible how much people want to complain about something great. You can't please Pisces Feb 2015 #37

Yeah, it's not just this frazzled Feb 2015 #43

Why do you insist on making a straw man of this idea? CreekDog Feb 2015 #29

I live at the west entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park mountain grammy Feb 2015 #49

Many of the parks, including Yosemite, just need to implement hard visitor limits. Xithras Feb 2015 #13

Haha, sucka fools! My daughter starts 4th grade this fall! alcibiades_mystery Feb 2015 #11

ROFL! NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #16

lucky bastard awoke_in_2003 Feb 2015 #21

My current 4th grader "That's not fair!" underpants Feb 2015 #28

Come see us in Colorado.. lot's of National Parks here. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #50

Wonderful! Thank you Mr. President and your team. Lots of wonderful memories will come or JDPriestly Feb 2015 #15

Why am I the first to suggest that the 'thuglicans will find a way to shoot this down? erronis Feb 2015 #18

You have very creative references to the Repugs. Most amusing. But seriously, the Gop is appalachiablue Feb 2015 #33

Yes, I tend to get carried away - mea culpa x 4 erronis Feb 2015 #38

It's a hyper neoliberal ultraconservative mess full tilt in the US since Reagan & Newt. Then Dubya. appalachiablue Feb 2015 #39

Some of my best memories in life are in national parks. Stuart G Feb 2015 #23

I've been to the Grand Canyon Aerows Feb 2015 #42

Wow! Now THAT's American! johnnyreb Feb 2015 #24

wow Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #25

The National Parks system turns 100 this year. It's a Birthday Present to the Nation! NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #26

Awesome! sheshe2 Feb 2015 #30

Cool, but why only 4th graders, why not all kids in public schools? n/t dilby Feb 2015 #32

It's a formative year and one in which science is taught. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #44

I hardly consider accessing our public parks year after year as abuse. dilby Feb 2015 #45

Because every 1-3 grader will bug mom & dad when they qualify jberryhill Feb 2015 #52

But that excludes kids in grades 5-12 now. dilby Feb 2015 #53

Obama hates 5th graders jberryhill Feb 2015 #55

We went to parks and monuments when I was a kid Aerows Feb 2015 #40

They still are a neat experience. No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #48

That must have been fun! Aerows Feb 2015 #54

Beautiful. K&R Jefferson23 Feb 2015 #41

The National Park in my back yard is already free, though. Fawke Em Feb 2015 #46

That's a spectacular park. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #47

Shhhhhh.... jberryhill Feb 2015 #56

My back yard: Rocky Mountain National Park mountain grammy Feb 2015 #51

Wow! jberryhill Feb 2015 #57

imagine the smiles, excitement, wonder, & inspiration hopemountain Feb 2015 #58