Home / Search results for '' (Page 40)
Search Results for:
-
Let’s Reconsider the Site in the Nation’s Capital (Editorial, Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
What an unfortunate testimony to national priorities that a World War II memorial honoring those who served in the armed forces and those who sacrificed at home remains unbuilt more […]
continue reading → -
New Site for War Memorial (Editorial by The Hartford Courant)
On Veterans Day, November 11, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt will appear on the Mall at a spot between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial to break ground for the […]
continue reading → -
Desecrating a Landmark to Build a Memorial (San Francisco Chronicle)
On Sept. 21, the National Capital Planning Commission voted 7 to 5 to build a $100 million World War II memorial in our nation’s capital.
continue reading → -
Anatomy of an eyesore: Monumental Error (The New Republic)
By Joseph Fishkin, The New Republic Never has the phrase “Everyone’s a critic” been truer. It’s hard to find anyone without a damning word about the proposed National World War […]
continue reading → -
Don’t Mar the Mall (Editorial by The New York Times)
Before he leaves office, President Clinton hopes to break ground for a suitable memorial to the veterans of World War II, who are dwindling in number with each passing day. […]
continue reading → -
Honor WII Vets, but Not on Mall (Editorial by The Atlanta Constitution)
Anyone with an ounce of curiosity and a passing familiarity with the controversy over the World War II memorial proposed for the National Mall in Washington ought to be troubled […]
continue reading → -
WWII Memorial: Sound the Retreat (The Los Angeles Times)
By Nicolai Oouroussoff, The Los Angeles Times What’s shocking about the escalating debate over the World War II Memorial proposed for the National Mall in Washington isn’t its intensity, but […]
continue reading → -
DC Follies (The Los Angeles Times)
By Christopher Knight, The Los Angeles Times The centerpiece of Friedrich St. Florian’s cluttered design for Washington’s proposed World War II Memorial is a sculpture titled “The Light of Freedom.” […]
continue reading → -
Mauling the Mall (The Wall Street Journal)
Forget Guadalcanal and the Bulge. If the infighting in Washington these days is any clue, the biggest battle of World War II will turn out to be the battle over […]
continue reading → -
ACHP Finds Proposed WWII Memorial Incompatible With Historical Site
ACHP Finds Proposed WWII Memorial Incompatible With Historical Site
continue reading →