Million american visitors touring these iconic sites so as the Summer Travel season begins to wind down and on this anniversary well be devoting the next 90 minutes learning about your park Service Experiences and we want to hear from you. Our phone lines are open at 2027488000 for those in the central and eastern time zones 2027488001. What had been your experience at National Parks across the country, including a new one designated this week in the state of maine. You can also send us a tweet at spambingswj or join us on facebook. Com cspan. Good thursday. Thanks very much for being with us. If you pick up todays wall street journal or Washington Post, two editorials commemorating the National Park service including this from Terry Anderson. Happy 100th birthday National Parks and Jonathan Janis writing these lands are your lands, america. Read them online at wsj. Com. Some background on the National Park service. It was signed into law on this date by president Woodrow Wilson in 191
Into its operations. Then the anniversary of the magna carta. Later, donald trump joins joni ernst at an event in iowa as it could be to veterans. Host good morning. A live look at the Lincoln Memorial and the mall in washington, d. C. With the Washington Monument in the foreground and the u. S. Capitol on this thursday, august 25. Today marking a Centennial Anniversary. It was on this date 100 years ago president Woodrow Wilson signing a bill that created the National Park service. Today an estimated 20,000 employees, more than 200,000 volunteers, staffing americas 413 National Parks, memorials, battlefields and Historic Sites. And last year alone, nearly 310 million american visitors touring these iconic sites so as the Summer Travel season begins to wind down and on this anniversary well be devoting the next 90 minutes learning about your park Service Experiences and we want to hear from you. Our phone lines are open at 2027488000 for those in the central and eastern time zones 2027
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Terrorism remains the top issue on the campaign trail. As we look at live scene on the capitol hill on this christmas eveeve. Phone lines open. If you are say you were better off this year, if youre worse off the number to call is you can also join us on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Thank you very much for being with us. Some of you are weighing in. Were taking an unscientific poll and comments on the economy and your own financial situation. Better off, worse off or about the same. You can join in at facebook. Com cspan. The Washington Post has a scene on fifth avenue. One of the busiest shopping weeks of the year. Consumer growth is strong over the holiday season. It accounts for about 70 of the consumer growth. The impact it has on Consumer Spending. Well have more details from the Associated Press on the top business stories of the year. First janet yellen announcing an increase by a quarter percent to the Interest Rates last week. Heres what she had to say. Earlier today the c
It is thursday morning, ahead on this final day of 2015, we look back at some of the most significant stories of the year. We look forward to you joining in on the conversation with calls and comments, tweets, and facebook postings. Our face our phone lines opening, for republicans, 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. If you are an independent, 2027488002. Getting your comments on facebook. Com cspan or send us a tweet at cspanwj. Thank you for being with us. Happy new year. Lets begin with some of your comments on our Facebook Page. This is from democrats for liberty saying our lgbt brothers and sisters finally achieve full personhood in the u. S. Claire saying all things related to the success of president obama. Gary says rand paul for president. The big story, saccharine says Bernie Sanders running for president. Richard says donald trump running for president. Another comment on Bernie Sanders and his bid. Tell us what you think at facebook. It today writing about what is like in n