I never thought I'd see the day school districts in the Poconos close schools due to declining enrollment. We all saw the budget problems coming. The enrollment decline is a surprise to many. I remembering doing stories in Monroe and Pike counties in the early 90's. In some districts, a new construction program would begin as soon as one ended. Those days are over.
Is there anything, on any network's fall schedule, that even looks remotely interesting?
There was an excellent documentary on Johnny Carson last week on PBS, which the local station nearly ruined by pop up "auction" ads. Stop the pretense. You stopped being a "non commercial" station long ago.
It's been a bad week for 70's music lovers. We lost Donna Summer and Robin Gibb.
A new study is out that says eating out isn't healthy due to the amount of fat, calories and salt in restaurant meals. No kidding. What's even more shocking is people get paid to study this stuff. Julie Child used to preach "everything in moderation." You'll be okay as long as you don't every meal in a restaurant. Calm down.
The U.S. Postal service is moving ahead with its downsizing plan. A lot of people will lose their jobs, and I hate to see that. However, the USPS is nearly bankrupt. If anyone has a good idea, let's hear it.
