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Column: Controversy Over Yosemite Place Names A "Disgrace"

Camp Curry versus Half Dome Village. The Ahwahnee versus The Majestic Yosemite Hotel. When is a name just a name?

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In a column in the Fresno Bee, retired reporter Gene Rose muses on the proliferation of trademarks—even in our supposedly treasured national institutions.

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