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An Alligator in Shark Valley in Everglades National Park, Fla.

Everglades National Park is Open During the Federal Government Shutdown But…

Jenn
January 21, 2019
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National Parks are Open

Europe has centuries-old castles, Asia has sacred temples, and the United States has our National Park System. As filmmaker Ken Burns said of them, they are “America’s best idea.” How is the government shutdown affecting our national parks?

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Remembering the ’95-’96 Government Shutdown

Jenn
February 18, 2011
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If you’ve been living under a news-free rock, there’s talk of a federal government shutdown which would be really, really bad for the country. If it happens and the same agencies who were impacted during the ’95-’96 shutdown are closed, the tourism industry is going to take another economic hit along with other sectors of […]