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23February 2023

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse

By |February 23rd, 2023|Categories: Friday Famous Failures|4 Comments

The first Tacoma Narrows Bridge was a suspension bridge in the state of Washington that spanned the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula. It opened to traffic on July 1st, 1940. Sleek and slender with a length of 7,392 feet, it was the third-longest suspension bridge in the world at the time, following the George Washington Bridge in New York City, and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

17February 2023

The February Ethical Dilemma: Can a Proposal Be Too Detailed?

By |February 17th, 2023|Categories: Ethical Dilemma|25 Comments

A village board made known its interest in receiving what it called “proposals” in connection to a contemplated water project, with an estimated construction cost of $500,000, to be financed in part with funds under a federal-aid program.