<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/3/2005 17:01:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, eydgrigg@att.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I think the focus on the single word has to do with attitude. Mainly the NPS one towards anyone outside the service. It speaks of a contempt  for the general public.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I don't think "contempt" is quite the right word, but certainly some (not too many, I hope) NPS employees do seem to adopt the "this is my park" attitude. Anyhow, yes, to use that phraseology was poor judgement. But it happened. The document is out. A new VC can't be bad, and I hope "we" all support it. (Also, how many times have "we" referred to the "Old Faithful Runoff" approaching Geyser Hill? I'll be tyou've said it, or at least thought it...)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>More importantly, we can desperately hope that "we" might actually be able to provide some input -- and have it listened to -- when it comes to the interpretive installations.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV></BODY></HTML>