NOTE: dated reference in story... A group of La Crosse, Wisconsin residents and city officials is scheduled to make a decision today (Monday) about what to do with a popular city landmark that's fallen into disrepair. It will cost tens of thousands of dollars to shore up the concrete statue "Hiawatha." But some critics say the statue represents an outdated and offensive view of Native Americans that the city should get of. Mainstreet Radio's Art Hughes reports.
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