And how it shaped his interest in nature. He talked about the legislative houses and opposition to establishing the 10th National Park. Hosted by history colorado, this event marking the centennial of the park is a little over one hour. On genuine 26, 1915, Woodrow Wilson created rocky Mount National park. Five days earlier on january 20, the enabling legislation, a cartoon on the screen behind me appeared in the denver post. It shows enos mills shaking hands with the goddess colorado, who was saying, enos, i am proud of you. In the background, to mountains speaking. Further complements followed, and within months enos mills was being hailed as the father of Rocky Mountain National Park. The title that mills himself would appropriate in his own writings. That title has followed mills from his time to our own. To cite the most obvious public example, that title graces the pedestal of the bronze lifesize statue of mills and his border collie, scotch. It has stood in the corner of a park
On january 26, 100 years ago president Woodrow Wilson signed into being the next park. Looking on from the background to mountains join man, you guess im proud of you, the other replies, i always knew you were all right. Further complements followed. Within a matter of month, he was being hailed as the father of document National Park. The title that he himself would soon appropriate in his own writings. The title has followed mills from his time to our own. Despite the most public of example, it raises the lifestyle statue of mills and his Border Collie that have stood in the corner of the park in downtown estes park. 1870, 2 1922, the father of rocky notional park Rocky Mountain National Park. The inscription continues as follows, he brought the love for nature and the wilderness to all that he touched. His legacy is in the scenery and wild gardens of the nature that we continue to enjoy. However, the title father is both unfortunate and misleading. That all too easily lends itself t
Details still coming in. We will get it to you as soon as they unfold. Barbara, back to you. Thank you scott. Heres video just into the newsroom shows the scene where a woman was killed when a car ran up on the sidewalk in maryland. This is randolph road and veersville road in wheaton. We are told the victim is in her 40s. The driver, also a woman taken to the hospital. News nours shomari stone is on the way and we will get his report in just a few minutes. Also breaking right now the verdict is in for james holmes, the man charged with killing 12 people in a colorado movie theater. 70 others were injured in that theater shooting. If the jury convicts his, he could be sentenced to death. If they find him not guilty holmes will be committed to a mental hospital. Right now the search is on for two people involved in separate incidents that left a couple officers injured in Prince Georges County. One of those cases, a person is facing attempted murder charges. News4s pat collins is live i
He makes a really good point, which is that its hard you got to have skin in the game, you know. You really do. I am always curious to ask people, and we have a poll coming out soon that does ask this question of parents, if money were not an issue, would you send your child to your Neighborhood Public School . If you had a choice and you could send them, you could take them out and send them to a private school, or any school of your choice, would you do it . And it was astonishing to me how many people would. And the fact is they cant, and thats what is frustrating. You know, he is right, politicians and people in power do have a choice, and if you are at a disadvantage and you dont have the money to choose a private school or you dont have Educational Options where you live, you dont, and thats not fair, that goes right to the heart of the inequality piece. If some of our viewers want to check out the poll that you are talking about, is that on the website, the we just completed it,
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