EDITOR’S DESK: Old Town and the Fourth
I'd like to try taking on three subjects in this space today.
![]() Now on to topic 2. The chipseal work in the Midland area has captured a lot of people's attention this week - including this Midland resident. OK, so here I go again with horn-tooting, but it truly was gratifying to find the city engineers receptive to the Pioneer's suggestion that streets with a strong potential for faster traffic (21st, 26th and Broadway) ought to get the added "fogseal" treatment that binds the rock chips to the oil better. And yes, we live on 26th Street. But the speeding situation is no invention. Sometimes being a citizen and being a news guy undeniably intersect. Topic 3: I hope you enjoy the "In their own words" interview with Westside old-timers Neil Luehring and Bob Edgar. Their recollections conjure images of such a different Westside - one in which young boys rambled about, exploring and thinking up things to do. What a contrast with the frequent "indoor-itis" of modern youths. A way to change that? Go back to this column's topic 1. - K.J. |