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Meghan K's avatar

I am very much in support of celebrating our wins when we have them — it's the only way we'll get through this very bad time — but I hesitate to celebrate too much the restoration of 50 jobs out of the 1,000 that were cut. And hiring more seasonal workers is kind of like a publication firing all its staff writers and then calling on them to be freelancers — the benefits of full-time employment aren't there.

Is this enough of a win to say that our rage was successful or that Trump reversed? I guess he backed up a few inches but .... he needs to back up way more. There are so many things to rage about right now, and I'm not ready to take this one off the list! The parks still won't be anything close to what they were unless there's more outcry and more reversal.

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Elizabeth Stengel's avatar

I too am a big fan of our national parks and was so glad to learn that at least some of the cuts/jobs have been restored. One good thing about our National Parks - they are enjoyed by people of all political persuasions, and these people can easily imagine what cuts will mean . Bipartisan support helps to move spineless politicians

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