Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Editor's Notepod, Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Meriden: Looks as if the new Falcon Field facility will get full use by both games. I like the plan that gets those involved helping out on the clean up. It wouldn’t be awful if Platt and Maloney teams volunteered to help with the on-the-field cleanup after the game…or perhaps they already do.

Wallingford (but actually I-91): general cause of crashes is driver error, not some mysterious issue with the road. That stretch is, after all, about as straight a stretch as one can imagine. And, in fact, the general state trend is downward.

Wallingford: can’t the forensic folks do any better than “more likely than not” (which is spectacularly unhelpful)? It’s always been “more likely than not.” What is needed is some positive evidence. Have they tried, for instance, clearing the area down range and actually attempting to shoot over the hill? I’d think that some sort of marker bullet might help. Or perhaps there is a distinctive kind of bullet which can be required at the range?

Meriden: postal service. Granted, I think, that this is essentially a labor/management issue, I wonder where Meriden’s postmaster is — or if the office still exists? We keep having spokespersons for the state answer inquiries. Who’s in charge locally, and why can’t he or she answer local questions?

Southington: The police union wins a round in this controversy over a hiring. Where is this all going to lead?

1 comment:

Ernie Larsen said...

Yes, very strange - it used to be the Postmaster/mistress would reply to the public and or media, now it's some mysterious official from who knows where.
Good point.