Talk:Commonwealth North

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This page is for a public affairs organization that closely resembles -- in fact, is modeled after -- the Commonwealth Club of California which has been a Wikipedia entry for some time. This page includes a link to Wikipedia's Commonwealth Club of California page.

Information contained on the Commonwealth North Web site, provided in external links on the Commonwealth North page, includes transcripts of presentations to the organization by a number of notable Americans including members of Congress and the federal government and prominent foreign public figures who spoke on subjects of wide general interest.

Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve for oil development, currently an issue in the presidential primary campaigns, is only one of the topics that comes before Commonwealth North and is discussed there by those leading efforts to develop it as well as those most concerned with development's potential impact on its ecology.

In my view, it would be a serious error to ignore this organization's role in promoting understanding of national issues in addition to those of more regional or local interest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Llpearson (talk • contribs) 04:18, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

You make a good point. I've removed the speedy tag. Cunard (talk) 04:57, 11 May 2008 (UTC)