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Cardinal Conversation: Funding the Blue Ridge Parkway and driving local economies
![A vehicle navigates the Linn Cove Viaduct along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Linville, N.C., Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, as tourists observe the yearly display of autumn colors.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7557a54/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2F4b%2F063a5fbe445a96d4b166f9c39a55%2Fap21293616674746.jpg)
Gerry Broome
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