{"id":467599,"date":"2025-12-23T23:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/467599\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T23:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:02:16","slug":"things-to-consider-before-renaming-loop-202-for-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/467599\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to consider before renaming Loop 202 for Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Bill Karns | San Tan Valley<\/p>\n

OPINION \u2014 Some things to consider about the proposal to rename Loop 202<\/a> for Charlie Kirk:<\/p>\n

1. Lack of broad public consensus as to Kirk\u2019s effects, motives and provenance<\/p>\n

2. Not an Arizona native or long\u2011term contributor<\/p>\n

3. Does not fit traditional categories for highway honorees<\/p>\n

4. Major logistical and financial disruption<\/p>\n

5. Explicitly political nature of the proposal \u2014 Kirk was a political operative<\/p>\n

6. Less disruptive alternative naming options already exist \u2014already a move to rename a street near Turning Point USA headquarters.<\/p>\n

Please submit comments at\u00a0yourvalley.net\/letters<\/a> or email them to AzOpinions@iniusa.org.\u00a0We are committed to publishing a wide variety of reader opinions, as long as they meet our\u00a0Civility Guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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