No contest
Those tiaras can add up quickly: The Legislature is expected to cancel the 2012 presidential primary, a move that could save the state $10 million. Because the Democratic and Republican parties previously have used their precinct caucuses to select candidates, the primary is seen as a costly and meaningless beauty contest.
It’s just as well. Assuming Donald Trump, R-Bankrupt in So Many Ways, actually runs, we’d rather not see him in anything remotely resembling a beauty contest.
The cameras on the bus go click, click, click: A bill is being sent to the governor that would allow school buses to be equipped with cameras to catch drivers passing buses stopped to let students get on and off. Photos of license plates would be sent to police departments to issue tickets for as much as $394 for each infraction.
Repeat offenders get even harsher treatment; they’ll be required to hitch a ride with the schoolkids every morning.
Fill ‘er up with the High Test: Boeing plans to power its second 787 line in North Charleston, S.C., with renewable energy, including electricity from 18,000 solar panels on the building’s 10-acre roof.
Another green option: Boeing will use a moonshine still it found on the property as part of its bio-fuels program.
–Jon Bauer, Herald staff
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