Re: Aetogate: new review

[mkirkaldy@aol.com]

No ruling has been announced as yet, but the Albuquerque Journal 
published two letters to the editor today:
http://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/letters/287412opinion02-22-08.htm
(free access requires viewing a very short commercial for the newspaper)
Both pairs of letters are also available at:
   http://www.miketaylor.org.uk/dino/nm/comments.html

"Fossil Finds Must Be Shared"
"DR. ROBERT Sullivan's views about fossil specimens ('Students Don't 
Have a Bone To Pick' letter) are at odds with the practices of curators 
in most museums, based on my 30 years' experience in collections around 
the world. He maintains that because some of the fossils in question 
were collected by 'the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and 
Science, they are exclusively the research property of its staff.' "  
<...>
KEVIN PADIAN

"Museum Case Requires Inquiry"
"LAURENCE LATTMAN'S letter ('Claims Against Scientist False') states 
that the allegations against Spencer Lucas and the New Mexico Museum of 
Natural History and Science have "no merit," even though Stuart Ashman, 
secretary of the state Department of Cultural Affairs now concedes that 
they may."  <...>    MIKE TAYLOR

Mary
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