1. The front-page story in today’s Albuquerque Journal tells us that Roswell’s bus building company has won a new contract and will hire new employees over the next year "as the old plant returns back to life…."
Editing, anyone?
2. The IRA announcement that it is giving up armed struggle is found on C14, with other "Nation and World" stories. I sympathize with the notion that local newspapers must put local news first, but…but…but…..
3. On a happier note, the Journal’s science writer, John Fleck, has a column (B2) on scientific reports about the effect of global warming on us. The reports appear to be contradictory, Fleck says. His advice: this is tough science, be patient until it gets resolved.
How sensible. And how welcome.
Why don’t we see more columns from Fleck and other specialists? That’s why we have specialists, I think, to deal with complexity. So why not let them share their knowledge with us more often.