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"The Peace Pole will consist of an organic-looking wooden pole with the message, 'May Peace Prevail on Earth' in four different languages on four sides,..."

They're sprucing up Lisa Link Peace Park.

Tom Link, son of Lisa Link, served as a planning committee member on the project for 2.5 years.

?My mother would?ve been comfortable with the type of people that use the park, but a lot of people can?t deal with homelessness and poverty,? Link said.

Do you think a multilingual pole will turn things around?

How about an ATM machine? That's also part of the plan:

[T]he panhandling ordinance of the city states that panhandling is not permitted within 50 feet of an ATM machine, a common activity performed by the park dwellers.

?There is a perception that this plan is solely is to discourage panhandling, and I don?t support that motivation in any way,? said an opposing commission member. ?Now we?re looking at an ATM that I was not thrilled with and a social engineering aspect that could be very controversial.?

And very welcome!

IN THE COMMENTS: Chip Ahoy asked:

What four languages?

Hieroglyphic, demotic, Greek, and Algic?

Sofa King said:

What four languages?

Latin, Elvish, Klingon, and C++

Full post as published by Althouse on September 17, 2009 (boomark / email).