Month: March 2001
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Agency to review votes on memorial (The Washington Times)
By Ellen Sorokin, The Washington Times A federal agency next week will hold a closed meeting to determine the validity of a series of its votes last year to approve […]
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Delay of WW II Memorial Sought (The Chicago Tribune)
By Michael Kilian, The Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON – The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal court to halt the capital’s controversial World War II Memorial project until legal questions […]
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Plans for WWII Memorial on Hold (The Washington Post)
By Bill Miller, The Washington Post Plans to begin construction of the World War II Memorial were put on hold yesterday amid questions about the legality of a series of […]
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Our Monuments, Our Selves: What we built then, what we build now (The Weekly Standard )
By Catesby Leigh, The Weekly Standard Rodney Mims Cook Jr. is an Atlanta architect and philanthropist with an idea for the nation’s capital. He wants to erect in Washington, D.C.-on […]
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Ideas and Trends: Turning Memory Into Travesty (The New York Times)
By Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times WHAT is the purpose of a modern memorial – of a monument to someone or something that is meant to last forever? And must […]
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