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ap: Perfection cannot be the standard for (re)naming efforts in Colorado

Whether it’s Mt. Evans or Jefferson Park. considering the whole of the namesake is the key

Sun sets by Mount Evans, 14,265′, ...
The sun begins to set behind Mount Evans with the Colorado Capitol building in the foreground in Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. The 14,265-foot peak is named after John Evans, the second governor of the Colorado Territory from 1862 to 1865. He was forced to resign as governor after the Sand Creek Massacre. The Cheyenne and Arapaho whose people were killed in the village filed a petition in December 2020 with the U.S. Board of Geographic Names asking that the iconic peak be renamed. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Perfection cannot be the standard for these committees considering striping our city's and state's monuments and mountains of their historic names, otherwise, none will remain.
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