Letters: Dixie's ultimate tribute

Published: Friday, Jan. 11 2013 12:00 a.m. MST

The 78,000-square-foot fine arts center at Dixie State College.

Dixie State

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I have read that that the supporters of the name Dixie University want to use it to "pay tribute" to the pioneers who settled St. George.

If so, give the ultimate tribute and name it Pioneer University.

James Keeler

North Salt Lake

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John Charity Spring

Back Home in Davis County, UT

This letter is just another left wing attack against freedom of choice. Contrary to the premise of this letter, the people of St. George should have the right to honor their forefathers.

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7:10 a.m. Jan. 11, 2013
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Tekakaromatagi

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

If you are going to blacklist any reference to a culture because of what they did, where does it end?

I think that the people who are complaining about the reference to Dixie may be basically ignorant about history and multiculturalism.
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6:35 a.m. Jan. 11, 2013
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4601

Salt Lake City, UT

This has become the extreme version of political correctness (absurdity) similar to the SLC school that would not allow the name cougar to be their mascot. In these cases, names represent what you want them to represent. "Dixie" implies south More..

10:48 a.m. Jan. 11, 2013
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