"Wal-Mart vs. the Wilderness"
By JAMES MCPHERSON
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Summary: A long time ago land was set aside as a national military park. However, just 21 percent of the battlefield is permanently protected; other key areas are privately held and vulnerable to development. This became apparent when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced plans to build a 138,000-square-foot superstore on land directly across the road from the national park.
This is sad because the land was intentionally set aside for national parks and preservation not cheap stores. It just seems like there should be a different location availbe somewhere for the store to open. If this is allowed to occur here it is sure to be a popular thing all over the nation. (development taking over national park land). If that is the case there will be no more land availibity. It will also disrupt many animals lifes now instead of a forest across the street their will be lots of dangerous cars, people, and pollutants.
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