The Editor's Notepod, Sun., Dec. 18, 2011

The auction of the old The auction of the old Meriden/Wallingford Hospital was called off. Since city intentions were a little unclear, it’s not altogether clear now whether this was a good or a bad development, but in any case, the postponement of action in law courts is certainly among the expected developments of any court date.

Southington school board is considering going paperless. This would save a considerable number of sheets and printouts of all sorts of things, many of which sit in people’s homes for years without ever being read. Trouble is that people must be reasonably diligent about checking their electronic transmissions.