Friday, May 9, 2008

Big in Sarasota


We quite understand that it is impossible for any single newspaper to report all the news. A bona fide news organ does its job when it reports the essential news, that necessary information without which citizens, parents, officials and institutions cannot exist.

We are delighted to see that the Sarasota Herald-Tribune maintaining that integrity of purpose and razor-sharp awareness of the hot news fit to print:



Thursday, May 8, 2008

Miami: Land of Genius

Make that Peenius. So gas is double what it was a couple of years ago. Other cities are seeing their public transit routes filling with ex-drivers, fresh out of SUV juice, saving hundreds a month by riding buses or subways.

Leave it to Miami to find the sensible governmental action:

Miami-Dade Transit will cut nine bus routes and reduce others for an annual savings of $13.7 million.