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Rainmaker
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

Although I understand  Annette's point, this is a different circumstance filed under "know your history" ; per CNN-native Alaskans have sought for decades to change the name, the 20,320-foot peak has long been known locally as Denali, its name in the indigenous Athabascan language. The national park that surrounds the mountain was named Denali in 1980, but the peak itself is still listed in official federal documents as McKinley. What did it have to do with our past president over the the region's native population anyway? I'm for it under the circumstances; now let's sell some homes 

Aug 31, 2015 11:26 PM
Rainmaker
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Jeanne Feenick
NextHome Premier - Basking Ridge, NJ
The Agent you choose REALLY does make a difference

While Rome burns.....

I guess nothing better to do than to rename McKinley ahead of a visit....certainly shows where his priorities lie....

Aug 31, 2015 11:20 PM
Rainmaker
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

The renaming is appropriate for the history of this mountain and removes an unneeded political element. 

I like the answer by Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor

Sep 01, 2015 12:25 AM
Rainmaker
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

First we lose Pluto, now McKinley is about to go. The Red Skins are under assault.  What's next? The White House?

In the MLS I use the word "White' can not be used in the description of the building on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, the color of the appliances or the great 'white sand beaches' of Florida.

I say 'NO' simply because this is an element of the Obama agenda. If he had just remained true to the environment issue, instead of a personal agenda, his words would have greater meaning.

Aug 31, 2015 11:11 PM
Rainmaker
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Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

Why does it matter?  Hey, we live in a world of name changing.  Bruce Jenner just changed his name.  At least Denali is still a mountain!

Sep 01, 2015 04:02 AM
Rainmaker
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
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What pisses me off is what all this hoopla cost the taxpayers. Once O flew his entourage of 7+ planes to Alsaka to make this pointless announcement that could have been done from the OVal Office. This was just another excuse to take a vaction on our dime!

Sep 01, 2015 02:36 AM
Rainmaker
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Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

As they say out with the old in with the new; shows overpaid gubment has nothing better to do!

Aug 31, 2015 11:19 PM
Rainmaker
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Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

I prefer the name Denali.  However, I do not like the fact we live in a country where the President just does what ever the hell he pleases on a whim.  We have laws and rules.  For those poor folks in Ohio with their noses our of joint I understand it is a political issue for local guy; but just name something else after him.

Sep 07, 2015 03:59 AM
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

While I can understand changing the name back to Denali and have no problem with it, what I would like to know is upon whose authority does the President say "I'm changing it!"   Don't even think of changing Texas's name!!!

Sep 01, 2015 05:24 AM
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Richard L. Sanderson
Richard L. Sanderson Consulting - Kalama, WA
helping improve local property tax systems

Conrad Allen - Well, it's not really a case of "renaming." Danali is the name that indigenous people of that region have called it forever (if you count thousands of years as a long time), and they still do call it Danali. It's controverisal only for governments and other "offical naming purposes." I'm usually in favor of returning names to their origin.  History matters.

Sep 01, 2015 03:27 AM
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Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Conrad, I do support the use of Denail but I wonder why President Obama isn't insisting that Mount Rainier be renamed Mount Tacoma(another beautiful native name)  as it was called long ago by Native Americans? 

Perhaps a British navigator's name is preferable over a past Republican President?

While we are renaming mountain peaks how about ditching Mount Hood?  Why should we honor a British admiral who made war upon the US during the Revolutionary War?    Had Hood been successful in defeating the French Fleet blockading Yorktown we might be a British Commonwealth to this day.

Sep 01, 2015 03:17 AM
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Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

My only thought on this is to be very careful because once you begin, how do you end?

Sep 01, 2015 03:12 AM
Rainmaker
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Shirley Coomer
Keller Williams Realty Sonoran Living - Phoenix, AZ
Realtor, Keller Williams Realty, Phoenix Az

Too bad someone doesn't use his time to improve the VA system in this country.  Our service members  can't get the benefits needed...while "someone" jets of to rename mountains.  Not opposed to the name change but I doubt if he needed to step foot in Alaska to execute  name change. 

Sep 01, 2015 02:47 AM
Rainmaker
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Conrad - change for the sake of change is not smart but reading the reason behind this name change seems to be make sense to me.  

Sep 01, 2015 12:12 AM
Rainmaker
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Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Why was it named Mount McKinley in the first place? It has an ancestral name born thousands of years prior to a white man seeing it and that name is Denali. Man, woman or President have no claim on nature's beauty, only the right to behold it. You have to go there to understand it. It has nothing to do with Barack Obama except in his mind.      

Aug 31, 2015 11:57 PM
Rainmaker
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Chris and Dick Dovorany
Homes for Sale in Naples, Bonita Springs and Estero, Florida - Naples, FL
Broker/Associate at Premiere Plus Realty

Yes I do.  Going back to tradition is a good thing.  Aparently McKinley never even visited it.  Possibly a referendum would have worked better than merely an announcement.

Aug 31, 2015 11:51 PM
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Mike Rock
Complete Design - Granite Bay, CA
Granite Bay Luxury New Construction...For Less

no. but, i get their point. my question is what was it called prior to that? im sure  it was something prior to denali, 2) when the weak USA is taken over by another country, will we get to go back to a previous name? I guess we can after we have kicked out the invaders (aliens, russians etc)

Aug 31, 2015 11:07 PM
Rainmaker
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Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

I've never liked our practice of naming things after presidents so if I'd had a say when they chose to rename it Mt. McKinley I would have opposed it. As far as renaming it, it is returning to a previous name like so many places here in Hawaii. But I understand the point about renaming places. Check out a map of Africa pre-1940 and you'll see how many countries have changed names!

Sep 01, 2015 04:15 AM
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Spirit Messingham
Tierra Antigua Realty - Tucson, AZ
Third Generation Full-Time Realtor® 520 471-6900

No, has a good name already.

Sep 01, 2015 12:35 AM
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Stefan Winter
Real Estate in IL & NV | Owner of Real Estate Web Tech | Daily Vlogger - Las Vegas, NV
Owner - Winter Group & Real Estate Web Tech

Jeanne Feenick has it right. Great, short, simple answer.

Sep 01, 2015 12:15 AM
Rainmaker
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
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Jeanne Feenick  nailed this one.

Sep 01, 2015 12:06 AM
Rainmaker
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Frank Rubi
Frank Rubi Real Estate, LLC - Metairie, LA
FrankRubiRealEstate.com

My thought is to keep it as it is today. 

Sep 01, 2015 12:04 AM
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Katina Hargrove 352-551-0308
Stake Your Land Realty, Inc. - Eustis, FL
Broker/Owner, SFR®, e-PRO®, GRI, AHWD, REALTOR®

It needs to be left alone

Sep 07, 2015 01:25 AM
Rainmaker
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

I don't have a problem with the name change, since it is a local name issue they have wanted for years.  It's just the way it was done.  Another Executive order I presume!

Sep 01, 2015 01:18 PM
Rainmaker
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Whatever the Alaskans want - it's their mountain and it's always been known as Denali locally. President McKinley has never been to Alaska.

Sep 01, 2015 07:02 AM
Rainmaker
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

When I was in Alaska, I heard it called both.  I see both sides and it is a debate that has gone on for years.

Sep 01, 2015 06:55 AM
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Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

This is another distraction. Just like the Roman leaders used to do: 

1. Entertain the masses to distract them from what was going on in the Sentate and 

2. Distract them with gossipy types of non- issues, getting them all stirred up. 

Hmmm, sound familiar? Whenever the media tells you to look at the right hand you had better be looking at the left hand. Slight of hand is the way they get things over on the people. 

As far as fact, let's get some straight here- there are NO native Americans. There are NO indigenous people in America. Every single person who ever lived here migrated here from somewhere else. So the political correctness again, hides true history and pushes shame on certain people. 

Sep 01, 2015 06:41 AM
Rainer
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Laura Trundle
Keller Williams Gulfside Realty - Belleair Bluffs, FL
Real Estate Agent serving Tampa/Clrwtr/St. Pete

I think it is acceptable to rename it.

Sep 01, 2015 06:03 AM
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Beatrice Briseno
RE/MAX Unlimited - San Antonio, TX
Beatrice M. Briseno, GRI, CDPE, San Antonio, TX

I have to agree with Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor 

Sep 01, 2015 05:28 AM
Rainmaker
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I don't think so either.  I kind of like Mt. Sanders,

Sep 01, 2015 04:52 AM