Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 21:01:10 -0500 (EST) From: Louis Epstein Subject: WTC Rebuilding #278:Poll Time on memorial! Please...take the time to vote for "I don't like it at all...start over" in this poll,help express displeasure with this disaster of an official planning process! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:19:20 -0500 Subject: NY1 Poll There's a NY1 Poll out about the memorial designs which asks: "What do you think of the WTC Memorial design?" The choice we most favor of "I don't like it at all ^Ö they should start over" is willing with 39% of the votes and the total # of votes in the entire poll at this point is 387. The link to the poll is: http://www.ny1.com/ny/Polls/index.html?topicintid=15&subtopicintid=141&pollactivequestionintid=1243 ---------- End forwarded message ---------- Since then we've gotten up to 40%...let's get a majority! Newsday has a story indicating that victims'-families groups are divided about the memorial. http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/manhattan/wtc/nyc-bzwtc0114,0,2835570.story THERE IS A POLL THERE TOO...vote for "I don't like either design" which is in second place at the moment!(We do NOT want "excellent" to win!) I've sent letters to the Post and Times today (the Times ENDORSED the terrorist-trophy memorial, and NY1 has offered the address to send donations to fund its construction...the Post at least is on our side). Recent relevant news stories: http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/15707.htm is about the unveiling of the Arad design as selected. http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/15709.htm is negative firefighter reaction to the random-name-listing policy. (I am sure that if this thing gets built,people will soon compile alphabetized guides to where to find each name.Bloomberg was on television calling the need to search through the lists for a name one of the plan's strengths...the man can't tell strength from weakness...he just says "the decision's been made",we have to tell him it won't be allowed to stand! http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/15790.htm talks about the costs and some details. http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/15820.htm is Steve Cuozzo's still-negative reaction to this design (though he takes time to praise the still-inadequate "Freedom Tower" by contrast). http://nypost.com/postopinion/letters/15633.htm is letters,mostly hostile to the official plans, including ones from Tal Barzilai and Gary Taustine. WRITE...YOUR VOICES CAN GET THROUGH! http://nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/15753.htm is a disapproving (but not strongly enough) Post editorial. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/155061p-136323c.html is the Daily News's story proclaiming the random-names decision "final"...we don't CARE how final the makers of wrong decisions call them,they can not be accepted! (their letters email is voicers@edit.nydailynews.com). I'd like to take time to salute Joy Goldberg's recent petition work,going door to door and even getting the signature of a woman who lost her boyfriend on 9/11/01 on a petition to put the Twin Towers right back on the old footprints. Also,Gene "Chrliesangelsman" has written a letter he wants gotten to the right people.A valuable contact-address list is at the first topic of the NYCSkyline site's "should we rebuild..." board. Follow the links from http://www.put.com/wtc/ to get there under "Message Boards" (I note that GothGazette's editors are cracking their whip again). A Restorewtc.com chat will be held at 9 PM tomorrow(Friday the 16th). See you on the 111th floor on 9-11-11! -=-=- The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again, at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.