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Former national park superintendents urge Trump to close parks in case of shutdown

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A group of former national park superintendents is calling on the Trump administration to close the parks to visitors in case of a government shutdown

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  1. KOB 4

    Former national park superintendents urge Trump administration to close parks in case of shutdown (opens KOB 4)

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    A group of former national park superintendents is calling on the Trump administration to close the parks to visitors in case of a government shutdown. Forty former superintendents said in a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that past shutdowns in which parks have remained opened have led to …

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Former national park chiefs urge Trump to close parks in case of government shutdown (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A group of former national park superintendents is calling on the Trump administration to close the parks to visitors in case of a government shutdown

  3. WMUR

    Former national park superintendents urge Trump to close parks in case of shutdown (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A group of former national park superintendents is calling on the Trump administration to close the parks to visitors in case of a government shutdown

  4. Seattle Times

    Close national parks if government shuts down, former superintendents plead (opens Seattle Times)

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    More than 35 former park superintendents wrote a letter to the Trump administration, imploring officials to close the national parks if the government shuts down next week.

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