The Rockbridge Traveler

Although kids are back in school, the Traveler still thinks it is summer. The weather tells me it is summer, the Calendar tells me it is still summer (until Sept. 23), my garden tells me it is summer, and I still want to do summer things.

Happenings

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21

The callous anti-stimuluscampaign

Efforts to criticise the Government's stimulus packages come from critics who want to permanently enfeeble the public sector.

The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Disaster

The US Department of Agriculture may have some usefulness. Projecting future prices isn't one of them. In 2005, it looked five years ahead and saw a bushel of wheat selling for $3.50. Last week, the price rose to more than twice that much. The government banned wheat exports and prices shot up to their highest point in 51 years.

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