The Editor's Notepod, Sun., June 28, 2009

Wallingford: All Aboard! New station location fine with everyone but DOT, which might take years to make up its collective mind.

Meriden: the plight of the Housing Authority. Various levels of government play games with the use of cash, while the board, once appointed, is not, typically responsive to much of anyone. Not just Meriden, but anywhere. Let’s hope Rob Cappelletti can manage to turn the whole thing around.

Area/State: Anyone who drives and doesn’t yak on the cell phone can sympathize with efforts to enforce the state’s law initiated last week by the governor. It’s not easy to enforce, given current crunches, but it should be, and we urge judges to uphold legitimate tickets handed out.

State: Connecticut’s Healthy Food Initiative is facing cuts, thanks to the budget crunch and the fact that restrictions on food not only irritates students used to sweeter, saltier, or fattier foods, but also cuts into the fundraising efforts based on sales of such items. So, everyone, keep eating.