Jay, thanks for saying it so I don't have to, but I
probably would have been a more bombastic when I did. 
Arghhh.

From what I suspect based on things I've been posting
to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseNews-History
and/or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseNews-Science
(yes, there's an -Art and -General, too), somebody
plans to build a road, a bridge, a building, or extend
some other modern-day convenience of late, and
screech, slam, bang, they have to stop to do some sort
of environmental impact report/archaeological
mitigation measures.  

I've seen it happening in a number of areas.  Stuff
gets unconvered that way (um, like why didn't they
check it out before?).  Mammoth bones, Native American
remains, and in the case of work done out here in LA
near Union Station a heretofore unknown or forgotten
and buried aqueduct made entirely of brick, built in
the late 1700s, about 15 years after LA was found,
which brought water from the LA River to El Pueblo
(Olvera Street, and if you ride the Gold Line like me
you can see it).  It is absolutely freaking awesome
(to borrow a phrase from my BF's teenaged daughter). 
Gives me a whiplash everyday trying to crane my neck
to see a) if any more has been uncovered and b) to
make sure they do not damage/destroy it (cause that
makes my fists ball up).

Now, with no offense intended to our fine Conservative
friends on list, the current Republican regime and its
minnion seem to really revere ole BF (Franklin)
because it's all about the Benjamins these days (oh,
sorry, been hanging out with the teenagers these
days--Franklins = Ben Franklins = big money).  It's
what kind of fortunes can you amass with little or no
regard to the treasures of history that have been
unearthed.  

Given the fact that the government is trying to weed
back public lands for forests they can most probably
denude (sorry, I'm out here in California where we
happen to LIKE the environment and want to preserve it
for those who follow since we're only borrowing it
from them anyway), methinks this is probably another
screw preservation, let's go make big bucks we can
hide off shore to avoid taxation kind of thing.

And I know the guy's from Visalia, but if you've been
there, you might know a lot of that stuff is kind of
Conservative.  I apologize for him, but I won't take
credit.  This kind of stuff from greedy folks just
annoys the heck out of me.

If you're a Conservative, it's not intended as a
personal assault.  But how about using your influence
with the politicos to do a little bit more for the
arts and preservation, or turn in your Republican card
and come help us vote for folks who are more inclined
to save them.

Sorry.  Probably not politically correct.  Ok, I'm not
sorry. Just don't send Alberto to come see me, ok?



--- Jay Heuman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Greetings Stephanie:
> 
> Short answer to your question: Nope, DEVIN (not
> David) Nunes has no
> professional qualification in the fields of
> archaeology, historic
> preservation, or museum studies.  He has a BS and MS
> in Agriculture.
> 
> Like other Representatives, he has a web site. 
> Check out the complete
> biography of this farmer-turned-politician at:
> 
>     http://www.nunes.house.gov/biography.htm
> 
> My assumption about his motivation: By not requiring
> developers from
> investigating historically significant remains on
> land it (1) saves money
> and (2) saves time.  Isn't the contemporary
> Republican way to remove
> barriers to efficient business at the expense of
> history, culture,
> education, etc.?  (OOPS!  Was that a low blow? 
> *smirk*)
> 
> Best wishes, sincerely,
> 
> Jay Heuman, Curator of Education
> Salt Lake Art Center
> 20 South West Temple
> Salt Lake City, UT 84101
> 
> tel: 801-328-4201
> fax: 801-322-4323
> web: www.slartcenter.org
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/22/05 10:43 AM, "Stephanie E. Santos"
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hello-
> > As many of you may know, there are currently
> changes being proposed to Section
> > 106 of the NHP.  In my CRM class we were going
> over the proposed legislation &
> > one of the unanswerable questions we have is: who
> is David Nunes (R-CA) who
> > has proposed the amendment?  We're especially
> interested in learning if he has
> > any professional background or experience in
> museum studies or historic
> > preservation and what his reasons are for wanting
> to amend this act.
> > Thanks-
> > Stephanie
> > 
> > *About to get my MA & looking for a job in the
> Boston area :)
> 
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