It’s been two years, but the Mayo Administration still refuses to honor the memory of two community legends with the names approved by the Monroe City Council. In 2015 the Monroe City Council approved the renaming of the Powell Street…
Tag: Building Names
We have a Memorial to Robert E. Lee, but nothing for Abraham Lincoln
By Roosevelt Wright, Jr. Across America memorials and building names that salute men who fought against the United States are being protested, except in Monroe. We are the nation in reverse; we have taken down the name of an American…
Why not be first; name our terminal “Obama Regional Airport?”
The Monroe Regional Airport should be named after President Barack Obama! It was President Obama’s push in 2009 that sent millions of dollars to local communities across the nation in what was called “Shovel Ready” projects. Among the hundreds of…