Category: Quick hits

Here’s a quote sent to us from our old friend Julian Oliver under the heading “Some things never change”: The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. Cicero, 55 BC We feel so much better about the future now. The fall of Rome was a million laughs.

As the editor of Home in Henderson, I get a fair share of telephone calls and emails that can safely be called “spin control” on various issues, usually local. As we move into the final phase of the presidential election, however, instead of the usual emails, I’ve been getting links to YouTube videos that endorse/detract both candidates. I shudder to think how many political opinions are being formed by two minute videos.

We congratulate City Manager Ray Griffin for a relatively smooth and efficient meeting of the Henderson City Council. May the wind always be at your back. Here’s your open line.

Although this may seem self-serving (like we’re trying to get in good with the wife), let us take this opportunity to appreciate the fact that we don’t ever have to do some of the jobs that law enforcement officers do every day. It’s an ugly world out there. Shabbat shalom!