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In a message dated 4/5/2006 6:25:56 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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The Webster's New Universal Dictionary says that "The verb IMPACT has
developed the transitive sense 'to have impact of effect on' and the
intransitive sense 'to have an impact or effect.' Although recent, the new
uses are entirely standard and most likely to occur in formal speech and
writing."
I believe that if everyone who reads HISTARCH were to take an example of how
environmental IMPACT studies have improved our understanding of historic
archaeology and send it with a nice letter to their U.S. Congressman or U.S.
Senator and urge them to save the National Historic Preservation Act, Section
106 Regulations, then we would have an IMPACT that would be of national
significance. The common language evolution of the word "impact" accelerated during
this incredible federal program to study the effects of undertaking IMPACTS
upon prehistoric and historic properties. How long would it take to make your
own IMPACT? A letter, a few news clippings, and a testimonial that your
Representative/Senator can use in countering Congressman Pombo's attack on our
National Heritage?
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
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