The safety improvement to
the intersection was a necessity. We're pleased to see it
completed on schedule and that it is operating efficiently.
However, we will miss the circular intersection that was
once Tucson's principal northern entryway. The loop linking
the three streets was considered the most modern road in
the state when it was completed in 1937.
A FLOWER to Winterhaven, the Tucson neighborhood that has
turned into a holiday wonderland since 1949, for going green.
The Star's Rhonda Bodfield Bloom reported Saturday that
the seven-watt glass bulbs usually used to decorated poles
and about 150 community trees along Winterhaven's streets
are being replaced with 1,200 strands of LED — light-emitting-diode
— decorations.
This change means an estimated 98 percent reduction in energy
consumption and will translate into a cut of more than 30,000
pounds of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, Bloom reported.
The residents will also be seeing more green in the form
of lower electric bills due to the energy efficiency.
A thorn to mental-health humor. Depression, alcoholism and
suicide are not laughing matters.
When someone is in a cranky mood, its not uncommon to hear
someone kid, "He's off his meds today."
Last week during bleak economic forecast presentations,
jokes designed to lighten the mood of the event made light
of serious mental health problems, such as, "If anyone
slits their wrists, there will be doctors on hand."
No one intends for these jokes to be a slap in the face
of those with a mental illness. However, that is the unintended
effect and they are inappropriate.
Unless it is self-directed, no one jokes — nor should
they — about folks with cancer or having to undergo
chemotherapy.
Pain and suffering, including mental illnesses, should not
be fodder for humor.
A flower to Stanley Inc., a passport service company contracted
by the federal government, that announced Monday it will
begin overseeing the printing, quality control and mailing
of U.S. passports in the former ice rink at 7333 E. Rosewood
Street.
The company expects to hire 150 to 200 full- and part-time
employees beginning in the spring. It will begin renovating
the 52,000-square-foot facility right away, the Star's Gabriela
Rico reported.
Bringing new jobs will heat up the cold, hollow ice rink.
But we can't think of a reason to run the Zamboni.
A thorn to driving along East Broadway west of Wilmot.
You know the spot: In front of Best Buy.
And you know why: The farthest left eastbound lane backs
up to a complete halt by those making a left turn into the
electronics store.
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