Weekend open line


We’re looking forward to hearing the results of Tuesday night’s invitation-only meeting about the proposed Boys & Girls Club and, just as much, to learning about the scheduling of an informational session for the public at large. We’re in no position at this point to say what level of public support, if any, should be offered to what is, at its root, an anti-crime, “seeding” effort for the community. But we’re encouraged whenever a group with a good idea builds openness into its planning and promotional efforts. (And we’re not saying this just because the Rev. Todd Hester writes delightful columns from time to time. We love Miles Gloriosus, too, but we still rooted for the Jews against the Romans in the Great Jewish Revolt and the Bar Kochba Rebellion.) And with that bit of gratuitous history, the floor is open.