Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Vandals strike Massachusetts cemetery

I could probably most a story about this kind of crime most days, but I restrain myself. But every so often, I need to put out a reminder of the destruction: More than 100 headstones were toppled by vandals over Fourth of July weekend in a cemetery in Lynn, Mass.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

The latest on Arlington from Salon: Army had warning of problems

The latest report from Salon shows that Army officials had a warning that graves were mismanaged at Arlington National Cemetery.

NYC parkland sale to cemetery hits a snag

Officials want to make sure that they don't lose too much green space, so they've stalled the sale of some property to a cemetery.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Juneteenth marked by cemetery cleanup

A famed black cemetery in Dallas was cleaned up as part of the community's Juneteenth celebrations.

Friday, June 18, 2010

A look at how so much went wrong at Arlington

The Week has an overview on the burial problems at Arlington National Cemetery, with many links to other reports on the situation.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Mismanaged graves at Arlington Cemetery

I've been away and haven't been following this case closely, but it looks like a sad time at Arlington National Cemetery.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

From Google Books: "The Last Landscape"

This book is about cemetery/landscape architecture.