Category: Case Study
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Gauche
Read more: GaucheWill someone please teach Michigan drivers how to make a left-hand turn at an intersection? As reference for everyone in every other state, and every other country, Michigan uniquely has a traffic tactic for left-hand turns called, of course, a Michigan left. Instead of turning left at the intersection, it requires you to go through…
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The Elephant in the CNU (Art 2)
Read more: The Elephant in the CNU (Art 2)And so, I was recently privileged to receive a registration waiver for the CNU27 conference in Louisville. I was delighted to be able to go, delighted to explore Louisville, and variably delighted to participate in some of the sessions. But there were just a lot of elephants we need to talk about – in the…
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Urbanist Series – Blood and Soil
Read more: Urbanist Series – Blood and SoilOne of the advantages in looking at community organizing and development through the field of social work is that it consistently invites you to dilate the lens from micro to macro. I am always intrigued, for example, by how communities act collectively in ways which reflect certain psychological types. Drawing from the strength of interdisciplinary…
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The City Corner, a Crux and Axis
Read more: The City Corner, a Crux and AxisDetroit is a unique city in that, aesthetically, it’s not a city at all. It looks, to an eye trained for urban markers, like a suburb which has a size problem and unusual industrial impact. Few commercial corridors exist in relation to the sprawling expanse of yarded homes; of those which do exist, even fewer…
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Geddes Out of Tucson: A Desert Region and Its City
Read more: Geddes Out of Tucson: A Desert Region and Its CityIntroduction This article considers Tucson, Arizona through the lens of Patrick Geddes’ urban philosophy and methods. It is organized within his trinity rubric of lieu, travail and famille, first presenting a sampling of background information not meant to be exhaustive, but to create an impression of the city. This information entails primarily ethnographic observation, or…
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Pets for Patriots – Mission: FAIL
Read more: Pets for Patriots – Mission: FAILI’ve been in a dog envy state for a while. I had been waiting until I felt my schedule and traveling had settled to a predictable level that I could responsibly adopt one, and finally that day arrived. Therefore, I’ve been on the hunt for the right hound. I’ve run into a lot of oddly…
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The Interplay of In-house Paralegals, Legal Work and Ethics
Read more: The Interplay of In-house Paralegals, Legal Work and EthicsBecause paralegals are unlicensed and therefore, in contrast to licensed attorneys, are not generally subject to professional sanction by an oversight body, it can be said that paralegal ethics are largely derivative from the enforceable ethics which govern attorneys. That is not to say that there are no consequences for paralegals who breach ethical standards;…
