{"id":10736,"date":"2012-02-22T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?p=10736"},"modified":"2014-02-18T13:53:38","modified_gmt":"2014-02-18T18:53:38","slug":"articles-regarding-nik-wallendas-wire-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/22\/articles-regarding-nik-wallendas-wire-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles regarding Nik Wallenda&#8217;s wire-walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been on vacation for the last week and a bit. We didn&#8217;t really do anything other than do some work around the house. I saw all the articles about Nik Wallenda, and meant to post some of them, but never got around to it. In case you&#8217;ve missed some of them, here is a selection of articles I found talking about the approval that the Niagara Parks Commission gave to Nik Wallenda to walk on a wire over Niagara Falls.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>St Catharines Standard &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3473260\">Tim Denis&#8217; View from the Drive-Thru<\/a> &#8211; he is against it<\/li>\n<li>Niagara Falls Review &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarafallsreview.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3471777\">Wallenda speaks to Niagara Falls council<\/a> &#8211; the day before the announcement Nik Wallenda appeared before Niagara Falls city council<\/li>\n<li>WGRZ Channel 2 Buffalo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/news\/article\/156025\/13\/Nik-Wallenda-Provides-Details-on-Upcoming-Walk-Across-The-Niagara-Gorge\/\">Nik Wallenda Provides Details on Upcoming Walk Across The Niagara Gorge<\/a> &#8211; includes video<\/li>\n<li>NBC Sports Off the Bench &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/offthebench.nbcsports.com\/2012\/02\/17\/morning-mail-crazy-man-will-attempt-to-walk-over-niagara-falls-on-a-tightrope\/related\/\">Morning Mail: Crazed man will attempt to walk over Niagara Falls on a tightrope<\/a> &#8211; the writer thinks he&#8217;s insane<\/li>\n<li>The Buffalo News &#8211; Daredevil sees Falls as &#8216;second home&#8217; &#8211; he talks about how he might do something permanent in Niagara Falls<\/li>\n<li>The Niagara Gazette &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/niagara-gazette.com\/local\/x638262447\/Wallenda-says-walk-just-beginning-of-Falls-partnership\">Wallenda says walk just beginning of Falls partnership<\/a> &#8211; he talks about how he might do something permanent in Niagara Falls<\/li>\n<li>WIVB Channel 4 Buffalo &#8211; Tightrope walk to boost Falls economy &#8211; talks about economic impact<\/li>\n<li>The Huffington Post &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/02\/15\/nik-wallendas-niagara-fal_n_1279682.html\">Nik Wallenda&#8217;s Niagara Falls Tightrope Walk Is (Finally) A Go<\/a> &#8211; general article about the decision<\/li>\n<li>The Canadian Press (via Yahoo! News) &#8211; Niagara Parks Commission approves Nik Wallenda bid for tightrope walk over gorge &#8211; general article about the decision<\/li>\n<li>The UK Daily Mail &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2102170\/Nik-Wallenda-Tightrope-walker-attempt-crossing-Niagara-Falls-century.html\">I&#8217;m thrilled to death: Daredevil gets the green light to be first tightrope walker to cross Niagara Falls<\/a> &#8211; general article about the decision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I know there have been articles popping up everywhere, but most of them have been reprints of Associated Press or Canadian Press articles.<\/p>\n<p>In case you were wondering, and missed my earlier comments, I was totally in favour of this, and am glad he was given a chance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been on vacation for the last week and a bit. We didn&#8217;t really do anything other than do some work around the house. I saw all the articles about Nik Wallenda, and meant to post some of them, but never got around to it. 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