Concrete, rivers a risky mix By RESLER Saturday, August 5, 2000 Removing the concrete channels through which the Menomonee and Kinnickinnic rivers flow might help prevent drownings, such as the three that occurred last week. Still, taking that step is no...

No retrospective would be complete without remembering the contributions of leading figures who have helped shape the industry. In this issue recognizing today's top contractors (see page 27), it is fitting to salute some of the pioneers from CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION'S early days. ...

Mr. Ballard plays two themes in ["Concrete Island"]. The external theme is the Robinson Crusoe gambit—a foolproof narrative ignition. (How can a maimed motorist survive for days on a devil's island rimmed by traffic?) The internal theme is the search-for-self motif. (What is Robert Maitland really like?) Mr. Ballard fades in the second when he introduces a couple of surprise tenants of the concrete island: Proctor, a brain-damaged acrobat, and Jane, a social dropout. With these t...