This and That
Nice story/photo package about the effects of the smoking ban on area restaurants and bars. Good coverage. Two observations, however:
1. A website poll, such as the one cited on the front page along with the smoking ban story Sunday, has no validity. Absolutely none. It is a worthless statistic that only serves to mislead.
2. The assertions that the drop in business at taverns is caused by the smoking ban, or by a general drop in economic activity, could be tested a little bit by simply checking sales tax revenue overall. Up or down? Not a surefire test, but a useful insight.
I hope I am not the only person who thinks the Whig needs to upgrade its Sunday editorial cartoons from around the nation. I suppose the ones they get are cheap, but they seem to be aimed at two-year-olds. Just think, the poor souls in Knoxville, Tennessee, have to suffer through one of those every day.
I thought Rodney Hart's column on bailiffs in Saturday's paper was a nice job. Best of all, he named names. Why is it that we never think to do that when praising someone?
1. A website poll, such as the one cited on the front page along with the smoking ban story Sunday, has no validity. Absolutely none. It is a worthless statistic that only serves to mislead.
2. The assertions that the drop in business at taverns is caused by the smoking ban, or by a general drop in economic activity, could be tested a little bit by simply checking sales tax revenue overall. Up or down? Not a surefire test, but a useful insight.
I hope I am not the only person who thinks the Whig needs to upgrade its Sunday editorial cartoons from around the nation. I suppose the ones they get are cheap, but they seem to be aimed at two-year-olds. Just think, the poor souls in Knoxville, Tennessee, have to suffer through one of those every day.
I thought Rodney Hart's column on bailiffs in Saturday's paper was a nice job. Best of all, he named names. Why is it that we never think to do that when praising someone?
posted by Allthenewsthatfits at 12:29 PM
4 Comments:
Maybe sales tax revenue numbers weren't available when the reporter called to get them...
That is an excellent point. Now that I think about it a little more, you're probably right.
Who is this clown who runs the Rant Blog??
Why would any human being denigrate another person the way he has on his blog. The man is despicable!! Take a look at the latest posting “the real problem” decide for yourself if he deserves to be posted on your blog site.
He has obliviously led a privileged life and never done any medial type work. He has never had to work to support himself. He apparently has no religious background or empathy for his fellow human beings.
Do everyone a favor and dump his link.
From Rich Miller's Capitol Fax Blog:
I just got off the phone with a Herald-Whig reporter who said that he’s just been informed that the governor has canceled the Quincy event. He did make it to Lawrenceville, however. More later.
*** UPDATE 5 *** The governor’s office says he’s on his way to Quincy right now.
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