On Aug 12, 2011, at 10:26 AM, S. Corneliussen wrote: > > That's how powerful the development industry is. It's so powerful > that it has placed both Preservation Virginia and the National Trust > for Historic Preservation into the pitiful posture of recognizing > the true value of the asset while at the same time cowering from the > duty implied by each organization's name: the duty to stand up for > protecting, nurturing and ultimately enhancing this national treasure. > > And if I may add, the same applies to the nation's historians, some > of whom -- including Ed Ayers and Ira Berlin -- were outright > snookered on the question at a panel-review symposium in early 2008 > by the political operatives in charge of the Fort Monroe planning. > (Someone please ask me to justify that charge; all I need is the > slightest nudge.) Okay, I'll bite: please tell us more! Thanks. --Jurretta J. Heckscher ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html