Category Archives: opinion

Opinion: Greed is destroying college football

Posted on July 1, 2022 by problogic

With today’s (July 1, 2022) announcement of USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2024, another nail has been hammered into the coffin of college football. Effectively, only two or three conferences (SEC, Big Ten, and ACC) … Continue reading →

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15.3 million footsteps from Istanbul to Xian!

Posted on February 7, 2022 by problogic

Over the course of four years (1999-2002), author and retired journalist Bernard Ollivier trekked the ancient Silk Road on foot from Istanbul, Turkey to Xian, China. He accomplished this monumental 7,500 mile (12,000 km) feat by overcoming aches, pains, illnesses, … Continue reading →

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Ten planning lessons they didn’t teach you in school

Posted on August 31, 2021 by problogic

The following insights are not covered sufficiently in planning school. The planning community should work with accredited schools to assure that future graduates are aware of these issues and are better equipped to handle/address them. These are presented in no … Continue reading →

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The overuse of castle-centric Medieval design

Posted on July 26, 2021 by problogic

If there is one aspect of classic architecture that does not appear to transfer well into many modern land use applications, it’s the Medieval castle. All too often, at least here in the United States, castle-oriented architecture is the only … Continue reading →

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Nature preserves should never be named for people

Posted on September 1, 2020 by problogic

The title of this post might sound a bit harsh, but here’s the thought process behind it: Humans rarely, if ever, have contributed to the long-term growth and maturation of a natural site – that’s Mother Nature’s handiwork. More often … Continue reading →

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