RAIN 060326
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories 
related to records and archives management.

State receives preservation grant
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
... of the South Mississippi Preservation Task Force, accepted a grant
from first lady Laura Bush on behalf of the Mississippi Department of
Archives and History ...
<http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/special_packages/renewal/
long_beach/14189527.htm>

Management of public records concern in Ohio
Canton Repository (subscription) - Canton,OH,USA
... Ohio ranks near the bottom of states in staff per capita dedicated
to local government records and in overall funding for records 
management.
...
<http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=276882&Category=7>

Open records law trumps HIPAA in records request case
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press - Arlington,VA,USA
A federal law protecting the release of personal health information does
not supersede the state's open records law, the state Supreme Court 
ruled
in ordering ...
<http://www.rcfp.org/news/2006/0326-foi-openre.html>
<< http://www.rcfp.org/news/2006/0324-foi-openre.html>>

Complete transcript of the HIPAA roundtable discussion
Dayton Daily News (subscription) - Dayton,OH,USA
... As we get closer to electronic medical records throughout the 
country,
you see Congress ... is worried that we have proper protections ...
<http://www.daytondailynews.com/opinion/content/opinion/daily/0326hipaatr
anscript.html>

CONSUMER WATCH: Your personal data may be put online
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
... What records are they talking about? Deeds, marriage certificates,
divorce decrees, mortgages, tax liens and other public documents. ...
<http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%
2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137834931725&path=!business&s=1045855
934855>

'We don't treasure knowledge'
Cyprus Mail - Nicosia,Cyprus
... Although archival material can be found from the Cyprus Republic 
years,
the majority is pre-1960, as the collection primarily consists of the
documents left ...
<http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=25088&cat_id=1>

Local history passes muster
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
... of Minutemen are extremely rare - especially this one, as no copy
of it has ever been found in the Revolutionary rolls that are listed in
the state archives. ...
<http://www.berkshireeagle.com/headlines/ci_3641009>

Washington Post, Fri, 24 Mar 2006 9:53 AM PST
Power Plays? Payback Time? Agencies Realign Their Stars
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/23/AR2006032

301694.html?nav=rss_nation/special
If a terrorist attack wiped out the top layer of government, the law
has a plan for who would step in: Without the president or vice 
president, a
succession of congressional leaders and Cabinet secretaries stand in 
line to assume
control of the country.

Measures to preserve Tay Nguyen Gong Music
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
... Dak Lak, Lam Dong provinces. There will be documents, files, audio,
videos and photos relating to Tay Nguyen gongs and gong music. ...
<http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2006/03/553873/>

Steve Blow: Bush library - it's not exactly academic
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
Heaven help me, with all the talk about the George W. Bush Presidential
Library, a question keeps coming to mind: Now, don't get all defensive
on me. ...
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/localnews/columnists/sblo
w/stories/DN-blow_26met.ART0.North.Edition2.3e6ba44.html>

Creating a more interesting local scene for young residents
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
... "Well, we could come over to her house," replied Chuck Piotrowski,
a 36-year-old utility records manager acting as moderator/standup comic.
...
<http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060326/NEWS/60326
0384/1002>

CBI gets all War Room Leak case documents
Hindu - Chennai,India
... The CBI has got all the documents related to ... Ministry had sent
all the papers, including the ... in December which reportedly contained
classified Naval information ...
<http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200603262010.htm>


New York Times 3/26/06
Göring, Rembrandt and the Little Black Book
By ALAN RIDING
AMSTERDAM - It has become a familiar story of late. The heirs of a 
Jewish art collector discover that paintings seized by the Nazis during 
World War II were never returned to the family. They start searching 
and, occasionally, they are lucky. A work is traced to a museum or 
spotted at an auction and, after lengthy negotiations, the rightful 
owners recover it or receive compensation.
But what happens when virtually an entire collection is lost?
This is the challenge facing the heirs of Jacques Goudstikker, 
Amsterdam's leading prewar collector and dealer in Dutch and Italian 
old masters. Last month, after eight years of dillydallying, the Dutch 
government finally agreed to return 202 of his paintings, which had 
been hanging in Dutch museums since the 1950's. Another 1,000 or so are 
still missing.
<< http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/arts/design/26ridi.html?>>




Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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