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Newspaper Article
'If they can't save the Ocklawaha ...'
2010
Overview
The story of the canal also tells us much about the equally fragile nature of America's political system. Accusations of \"boondoggles\" and \"pork-barrel spending\" continue to resonate as citizens still wrestle with questions raised by large public works projects. In the end, the story of the canal is the story of the Ocklawaha River. [Marjorie Carr] and her allies understood the importance of preserving one of Florida's last free-flowing natural rivers from not only the canal but also from the broader challenges of persistent development. As early as 1965, she warned that \"the Ocklawaha will become a symbol ... whether of man's folly or man's wisdom remains to be seen.\" Marjorie Carr, as usual, put it best in 1996. The effort to save the river is \"not a North Central Florida local issue. The Ocklawaha River is a glorious part of Florida's natural heritage. Floridians should be aware that if they can't save the Ocklawaha they have little chance of saving any of the remaining lovely wild places in Florida.\"
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Halifax Media Group
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