EDITOR’S CORNER Inside this Issue John L. Berry, CPG-4032 Dear Readers,


I must apologize that this issue is late again. In it we have several items that focus on our interaction as a profession with government: the Director’s column is concerned with present- ing a common front to legislators, and there is a long article by Donohue that gives much of the background to the increas- ingly frequent attempts to de-license geologists. Those of us who pay even passing attention to what is going on in State Legislatures are beginning to recognize the acronym ALEC.


We have two interesting technical articles. That by Harp is a case-study concerned with increasing the efficiency of groundwater remediation, and that by Kholoud is a case study of the damage that tourists can do to fragile geological localities. In this case the localities are in the middle of the Western Desert of Egypt, and their remoteness kept them safe from vandalism until recently. Kholoud speaks from the point-of-view of being responsible for the protection of these “Geosites”, and has investigated the history of attempts to preserve unique geological features. In addition, Michael Urban has some interesting things to say in his column about the recent solar eclipse.


We also include a discussion, following on from a letter in a recent issue, of the meaning of “life” and the role of sci-


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ence. Perhaps this seems esoteric and irrelevant to most of our younger members, but I think there comes a time, as we moulder on into late maturity, when we begin to ask “What was it all about? Where does my life, and the lives of my fel- lows, fit into the scheme of things? What difference have I made?” There are probably as many answers as there are old fogeys (I include myself in this category) and none of them are wrong: but we all need, I think, to feel that there is meaning, and that we have made a difference.


There is a fun item from David Abbott: his father’s notes for a Geology 2 examination in 1936. A glance over these questions provides a sharp reminder of how far the science has come. A glance at the accompanying photograph of David’s father’s Geology notebook also reminds us of some of the quality that we have lost in life.


In this issue we announce many of the Institutes honorees for the year: it is edifying to read of the efforts of many of these people over a long period of time. Their hard work should inspire those of us who care about the future of our profession to do more. We get to stand on these peoples’ shoulders, and there will come a day when the next generations will need our broad shoulders as they search for a footing into the future.


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