European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse 18 2007 stars and stripes j o Page 19 roads of regret naming Public structures after politicians May be unintentionally controversial path by Giovanna Dellorto the associated press Atlanta As rep Cynthia Mckinney was preparing to leave office after being ousted by voters in her own party a state lawmaker proposed striking her name from a major thoroughfare that runs through her former District the reason is her track record the fact that she has done things that Are embarrassing said state rep Len Walker whose District Borders the Atlan Maarea District once represented by Mckinney the states first Black congresswoman Mckinney has Long been controversial she once suggested the Bush administration had and Vance knowledge of the sept 11 2001 attacks but kept quiet to allow defense contractors to prof it from the aftermath More recently she scuffled with a us Capitol police officer still the Cynthia Mckinney Parkway in Dekalb county just East of Atlanta remains named after her As the Parkway illustrates Nam ing Public infrastructures and buildings after living politicians particularly those still in office can be fraught with the potential for embarrassment and a lot of costly changes their legacy int even established yet said Derek Alderman a cultural geographer at East Carolina University in Greenville no they Are More susceptible to the politics of the Day or to the conviction of the Day in South Carolina Many Clam ored to have former lieutenant governor Earle Morris hrs name removed from a stretch of High Way after he was convicted on Security fraud charges in novem Ber 2004 investors in the firm he led and its Parent company lost Monin pen Fedora 9 or Call 5103767328 from any on base class a Dan line Rote Ond offer current As of Morch 12007 Ond Ore subject to change Rote dependent on amount borrowed term Ond Model year car loan example loan of 554 apr 72 monthly payments of approximately each rate applies to online applications Only otherwise the applicable apr is 594 for up to 72 months Nacua million when the companies collapsed thirty years after Morris was bestowed with the Highway Honor his name was replaced with South Carolina 153cthe states transportation commission approved the change four months after mor Ris was convicted Ohio University recently was in a similar quandary in Decem Ber its Board of trustees scratched the name of former us rep Bob Ney from an athletic facility on its St Blairsville Ohio Campus a month after Ney resigned from Congress and pleaded guilty to Federal corruption charges in Chattanooga term the same Fate nearly befell the University of Tennessee in 2005 Law makers filed a Resolution to name a new engineering building after state sen Ward Crutchfield but dropped the project after he was indicted on Federal bribery and conspiracy charges donating big Cash or ear marking it from Public budgets is usually How living individuals especially politicians get their names onto roads Bridges and buildings that name recognition particularly useful at reelection time and the possibility of embarrassing changes have prodded some legislators to introduce Bills that would prevent naming Public structures after living people that tradition is Well established for Federal projects an exception being the Ronald Reagan National Airport outside washing ton which was named after the former president left office according to Josh Hagen a geographer at Marshall University in Huntington Eva get legally married while deployed Usa marriage certificate recognized by military no travel required completed in 3 weeks personalized service do the right thing Contact Sam or Barbara Call 0016103535381 toll free 8774822406 Smulick Yahoo com pregnancy a problem Call women clinic in Guam Usa confidentiality assured military Welcome visit our website at
