I recently watched a movie called “Rose Island” that sparked my curiosity. The plot is based on the true story of an Italian…
Author: Wendy Lathrop, PS, CFM, CFS
Vantage Point: Getting “To” the Point
Author’s note: The following is a lightly—but only lightly!—fictionalized version of true events. It was a real argument, and my closing salvo was…
Vantage Point: No Way Out
The urge was strong to call this “No Exit,” but remembrances of Jean Paul Sartre’s play of the same name about a hellish…
Vantage Point: The Devil’s in the (Professional) Details
Not long after earning my first surveying license, one of the other party chiefs in the company we both worked for felt inspired…
Vantage Point: The Old Made New (or at least updated)
Before diving in, here is one welcome bit of news that is truly new, announced in a FEMA Bulletin issued March 30, 2020….
Vantage Point: Elevations, Forms, Advice, and Frustration
When trying to keep dry, elevation means everything. When trying to show a site is likely to remain dry during a 1% annual…
The Roundabout Evolution of Traffic Circles
In college, my friends and I loved listening to a spoof called “The Never-Ending Traffic Circle” by Firesign Theater about a driver who…
Vantage Point: The Loss of a Quiet Hero
The two weeks before Thanksgiving brought sad news of the loss of two great people. One is well known through his national prominence…
Vantage Point: Notorious Once Again
Back in February 2018 I introduced readers to a Philadelphian who had argued that his use of a parcel and the City’s failure…
Vantage Point: They Signed What?!
The title of this month’s article was my reaction on reading a case early this summer that was decided by the Stark County…