Wednesday
March 02, 2005
Design
for the new Alaska Capitol
Computer generated photo courtesy AlaskaCapitol.org
Alaska: Team
chosen to design state capitol; Capitol design to be created
through dialog with Alaskans - During a press conference
in Juneau Tuesday, members of the Capitol Planning Commission
and the Alaska Capitol Design Competition Jury announced that
Thom Mayne, FAIA, of Morphosis (Santa Monica) and Mike Mense,
FAIA, of mmenseArchitects (Anchorage) have been selected to lead
a team to begin designing a Capitol for Alaska.
"This competition has always been about selecting the best
team to design Alaska's new Capitol. We had 4 teams full of extremely
capable professionals, yet all the jurors felt very strongly
that this is the team for Alaska and Alaskans at this time,"
said juror Meg Nordale of Fairbanks. "The team brings to
the table not only extraordinary talent but also a deep commitment
to working with Alaskans to create a remarkable capitol for all
Alaska."
Thom Mayne, clearly thrilled
at the thought of undertaking this assignment, said "I couldn't
wait to get here yesterday to talk about this project. We worked
for 3 weeks on some ideas, without benefit of a conversation
with a client and we think we've got some good ideas to offer.
Now we say to Alaskans, 'these are the things we propose: speak
to us.'" - More..
Wednesday - March 02, 2005
National: Supreme
Court bars death penalty for juvenile murderers by Lawrence
M. O'Rourke - In a landmark capital punishment ruling, the Supreme
Court on Tuesday abolished the death penalty for convicted killers
under 18 years of age at the time they committed their crimes.
- More...
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National:
Ag secretary defends opening U.S. to Canadian beef By Margaret
Talev - The nation's agriculture secretary on Tuesday defended
the Bush administration's plans to lift major trade restrictions
on Canadian beef and cattle starting next week, two months after
two new cases of mad cow disease were confirmed there, saying
the move poses no health risks, should stem U.S job losses to
the Canadian meatpacking industry and is key to re-establishing
American beef exports to Asia. - More...
Wednesday - March 02, 2004
International: 'Hopeful
moment in the Middle East' by Lance Gay - The State Department
is already labeling Lebanon's peaceful street demonstrations
the "Cedar Revolution," a new display of people power
that can force teetering autocratic regimes to change and persuade
foreign troops to withdraw. - More...
Wednesday - March 02, 2004
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Alaska: Elkins
Wants More Federal Lands in Alaskan Hands - Representative
Jim Elkins (R- Ketchikan) on Monday introduced House Joint Resolution
14 urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to convey
land to the University of Alaska. - More...
Wednesday - March 02, 2004
Ketchikan: FS
Seeks Public Input for Project Near Ward Lake - The Ketchikan-Misty
Fiords Ranger District is seeking public input for a project
that would establish a temporary landing area to support a timber
harvest operation near Old Ward Lake Road. After the operation
is complete, the gate that restricts vehicular access to the
road would be opened. - More...
Wednesday - March 02, 2004
Wrangell: Forest
Service Opens Doors to the Public - The U.S. Forest Service's
Alaska Regional Leadership Team will meet in Wrangell, Alaska,
at the Nolen Center the week of March 7 to discuss ways to support
and assist in the year-round economic vitality and social well
being of the communities in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska.
- More...
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