I don't want to see our national parks become another Disneyland or a private resort club reserved for the priviledged few. I urge you and your readers to let your representatives in government know that you care about the parks and want to see them fully funded, protected and maintained. As long as we don't tell the truth, we're accepted. We're expected to lie to avoid making others uncomfortable. Or as in this case, embarrassed.
Perception is everything.
It has been obvious for many years that our public schools were not being very successful in their educational efforts. Finally, the public is demanding changes. Now alternatives like charter schools are being proposed that may bring a competitor into the educational field. Parents are the best judge of what is good for their children. Their monopoly will soon be gone.