DU a poll

[Omaha Steve]

Bottom left of page: http://www.omaha.com/

Two local organizations are starting a petition drive asking the North Freeway be renamed for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Do you like the idea?

• Yes. (841)


• No. (1472)


• I'm not sure. (128)


• I have no opinion.
(224)

Note: This question is for our site visitors' enjoyment only and is not a scientific poll.

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. Done n/t

[JNelson6563]

2. done

:kick:

[Oceansaway]

3. .

• Yes.
(857)

• No.
(1479)

• I'm not sure.
(129)

• I have no opinion.
(226)

[zanne]

4. Done. Why are so many people against it? That's shocking.

And why did over 200 people bother to vote in a poll if they have no opinion?

[ThomWV]

5. What would give me a right to an opnion about an Omaha street name?

[Omaha Steve]

6. Why not?

An icon of the 60's. He fought for equality, labor, the poor, etc... Many young people today have been told he was just an uppity you know. It is time for that to end. Obama owes much of his success to things Dr. King did 40 years ago.

[Buzz Clik]

9. btw -- I really like Omaha. One of my favorite cities.

[Buzz Clik]

7. I curious about that, too.

[Buzz Clik]

8. I-65 through downtown Indianapolis has two exits to Martin Luther King Blvd some miles apart.

That struck me as curious and confusing, but it was simply two ends of the same road.

It got me to wondering: In many cities, there are Starbucks across the street from each other. Will there come a time when every road in some towns will be named after MLK? ....

"Excuse me, sir. Where's the nearest Starbucks?"

"That's easy. There are three at the corner of Martin Luther King Avenue and Martin Luther King Road. See that stoplight? That's MLK Blvd. Turn right there and go 5 blocks to MLK Parkway and turn left. In five blocks you'll see MLK Avenue. Turn left, and in seven blocks you'll MLK Road, and you'll see all three Starbucks right there."