According to the News-Leader.com in Springfield, Missouri, state Representative Sara Lampe, D-138th, of Springfield, came up with the perfect solution when a group of Neo-Nazis, claiming free speech rights, succeeded in getting MoDOT to let them erect a sign for their group along West Bypass, between Sunshine and Farm Road 142 as part of the adopt-a-highway program. She introduced a piece of legislation to rename the half mile of the West Bypass the "Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel Memorial Highway." The legislation was made into an amendment to a larger transportation bill that passed the House and the Senate.
According to the article:
"The bottom line: the neo-Nazis will now be helping to keep clean a stretch of road (between Sunshine and Farm Road 142) honoring one of the most famous Jewish theologians in modern history."
What a perfect way to handle the situation!!
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