Another article on the proposed tarrifs on Canadian lumber from the San Jose Mercury. The construction industry certainly does not appear to be one of the groups that the Bush administration is attempting to curry favor:

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/news/breaking_news/2910366.htm

Kind of an interesting article on the “wandering craftsman” guilds of Europe – I don’t know how long this will be up before it gets moved to the “pay to view” area lf the LA Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-000020087mar19.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dworld