How is this news?Someone-had-an-idea-and-one-guy-on-the-council-says-we’re-not-going-to-do-it.
Ok, I was not concerned about the conversion from paper to digital Cap Times, but I have to say, I am more and more disappointed. I’m so sick of getting very little besides re-written police press releases and weather reports. But then, knowing that the council isn’t doing anything . . . it’s hard to know if it is their fault or ours.
Regardless, we’ve gone from guy-on-the-plan-commission-wonders-aloud toSomeone-had-an-idea-and-one-guy-on-the-council-says-we’re-not-going-to-do-it.
The sad thing about both of these cases is that there are real problems that need to be addressed that just end up just being fodder for undeserved ridicule on AM radio and conservative venues. In the case of drive throughs, climate change and how to we impact the environment is very important. And I have to say, I started turning my car off as I go through the bank drive through (tho its partially the noise factor cuz I need a new muffler.) In the case of the menus, making healthy food choices and public information is critical – especially as we face an obesity epidemic. As a Type I diabetic, who needs to count the carbs in my food so I know how much insulin to take, its not a trivial matter. In a way, its not much different than how the smoking debate started. Non-smoking planes, restaurants, work-places, bars etc. sounded infeasible at one time as well.
The solutions may not be exactly right, but they are forward thinking and trying to solve important issues. Unfortunately, the “public discourse” around both issues has made it difficult to talk about real solutions because of the way it gets presented and predictable vitriolic response of the nanny-staters. And I’m not sure if articles like this one are helping advance the discussion.
