1. United States
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Ohio museums and government agencies need to tell the truth. They need to share history the way it happened. Not some sanitized politically correct garbage. Trump signed an executive order behind closed doors on Thursday directing federal agencies and the Smithsonian to eliminate what the order calls "divisive" and "anti-American" content from museums and national parks, sources said. Will this be adopted in Ohio? I sure hope not. We have to share our history, no matter how divisive it has been. The order — called "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" — directed the vice president and the secretary of Interior to restore federal parks, monuments, memorials and statues "that have been improperly removed or changed in the last five years to perpetuate a false revision of history or improperly minimize or disparage certain historical figures or events." The order also directed Vice President JD Vance, who is a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, to work to eliminate what it claims are improper, divisive or anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian — an institution consisting of 21 museums and 14 education and research centers — as well as the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. This is ridiculous. Our history needs to be taught truthfully no matter how divisive or improper or “anti-American” it is. We have to face what we have done and honor those who have done right. Taking away the unpleasant parts will help NO ONE. Please stand up for America and her history, no matter how good or bad it is, so we can move forward together. Declare that Ohio cares about its educational and historic sites and won’t bend to changes to make things seem “better.”