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Two circuses closing at once?

Aerialist Olha Peresada performs during the pre show before the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus begins at the Veterans Memorial Arena Thursday evening, Jan. 19, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla. The circus is closing in May 2017.
Aerialist Olha Peresada performs during the pre show before the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus begins at the Veterans Memorial Arena Thursday evening, Jan. 19, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla. The circus is closing in May 2017. Will Dickey The Florida Times-Union via The Associated Press

Does anyone besides me see the irony of the closing of the Obama administration and the closing of Ringling Bros. circus?

Curious.

DPaul Fenton, Arroyo Grande

This story was originally published February 2, 2017 at 7:05 PM with the headline "Two circuses closing at once?."

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