Tuesday, October 4, 2011

The Editor's Notepod, Tues., Oct. 4, 2011

Southington’s Drive-In, a town-owned entertainment, will hold a “Trick-or-Trunk” event on Oct 29th, theme-related to Halloween. It seems that the drive-in is working on becoming self-sufficient.

Irene Parisi’s column on Meriden schools last Friday has provoked some responses. It’s not bad to discuss, in a way, whether this is merely a matter of seeing the glass as half-empty or half-full, or whether there’s more to discuss.

Wallingford schools are happy with test scores, and so far as it goes, they need to be, since that seems to be what school is about today: doing well-enough on those standardized tests and “No Child Left Behind.” But what a travesty they make of educating inquiring minds!

Cheshire is moving toward hiring a tech firm to provide computer support. This is a good idea, given the propensity of equipment to engage in erratic behavior or to squat in the information highway and, like a mule, refuse to move.

State troopers laid off in August will be rehired, thanks to sufficient retirements. It is strange, and sometimes predictable, how these things work out, isn’t it?

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