Inside Our September/October Issue
The Voices of Yankee Stadium
Hear what fans are saying about the end of the House of Ruth Learn More
Going Global
The U.S. State Department helps preserve overseas embassies, like this one in Tirana, Albania Learn More
Today's News 
- Judge Blocks Hog Farm Near Missouri State Parks
Sept. 4, 2008 - Foundation Buys Tenn. Civil War Fort
Sept. 3, 2008 - Condo Project Means Loss of 15 Cincinnati Buildings
Sept. 2, 2008 - Pennsylvania City Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Pagoda
Aug. 28, 2008
Story of the Week
Bay Area Brawl: Battle Over a Proposed Museum in the Presidio
SAN FRANCISCO – It was a peaceful Sunday afternoon in the Presidio, the lush national park in the northernmost tip of this city. Fog horns blared, the soundtrack of a typical San Francisco summer. Bikers sped by, locals walked their dogs and fragrant eucalyptus trees scented the air near Funston Avenue, lined with rows of restored Civil War era officers' cottages. This is where San Francisco was born.
This bucolic scene, though, masks an epic feud over a proposed contemporary art museum and other plans for the 1,490-acre former military garrison. After 220 years guarding the city under three different flags, the Presidio is now a national park in a city that will fight to protect its beloved, forested acres.
The ongoing battle, however, seems more ferocious than those in the past. Read More
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