Speak Out 3/28/09

Reducing oil

THE best way to reduce national oil consumption is to undertake a nationwide public-private partnered infrastructure rebuilding program and finance a part of it with a tax on gasoline. We can generate the political will needed to bring this about.

When it leaks

I had a guy put on a new roof for me once. I asked him what I should do if it started leaking again. He grinned at me and said, "Get yourself a bucket."

Children at play

REGARDING the driver who doesn't want to slow down on a street where children play: Last week there was a 12-year-old child who was hit by a car on that street. He chased a ball in the street. Was that wrong? Yes. But that proves that no matter how old a child is, few think before chasing a ball into the street. Was this child taught to look before going into the street? Absolutely. Luckily, this child wasn't seriously injured. We in the neighborhood want to protect our children. Driving 30 mph on a cul-de-sac street where children play is too fast. We are just asking that cars slow down on streets where there are children playing in yards and driveways.