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Minnesota

riverwalker

(8,694 posts) Sat Aug 4, 2012, 09:13 AM Aug 2012

Bill Clinton in Minnesota today for HHH statue ceremony and dinner

http://humphreymondaledinner.com/

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Bill Clinton in Minnesota today for HHH statue ceremony and dinner (Original Post) riverwalker Aug 2012 OP

Why in the world did it Jenoch Aug 2012 #1

Thirty-four years ago (January 13, 1978) dflprincess Aug 2012 #2

"...the private funding took a while to accomplish..." Jenoch Aug 2012 #3

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)

1. Why in the world did it

Reply to riverwalker (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 12:28 AM

Aug 2012

take so long to get this statue honoring HHH completed (he died nearly 25 years ago)?

dflprincess

(28,078 posts)

2. Thirty-four years ago (January 13, 1978)

Reply to Jenoch (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 10:51 PM

Aug 2012

The statue was approved several years ago but I believe the private funding took a while to accomplish.

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)

3. "...the private funding took a while to accomplish..."

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 05:41 PM

Aug 2012

That was basically my question. In the whole scheme of things, it did not cost a great deal of money. The reason it did not get finished until now was not about money, but of priorities, which is also part of my question.

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