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irisblue

(34,281 posts) Thu Jun 18, 2020, 02:08 PM Jun 2020

Columbus Ohio Mayor Ginther is planning on removing the city's C. Columbus statue

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I am truly suprised

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Columbus Ohio Mayor Ginther is planning on removing the city's C. Columbus statue (Original Post) irisblue Jun 2020 OP

Wow. SpankMe Jun 2020 #1

There is a Buckeye Lake about 45miles east of here. irisblue Jun 2020 #2

SpankMe

(3,250 posts)

1. Wow.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 02:18 PM

Jun 2020

I get that Columbus was as much of a genocidist as he was an explorer. But what are they going to do - change the name of the city now?

If they change the name, I vote for Buckeye, OH. It meshes with the theme of The Ohio State Univ.

Buckeye, AZ can change their name to Albuquerque or something.

irisblue

(34,281 posts)

2. There is a Buckeye Lake about 45miles east of here.

Reply to SpankMe (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 02:22 PM

Jun 2020

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