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I had to put the blog on hiatus yesterday in the interest of work, and while I've still got much to do I'll drop a few items in here while I have a spare moment.

One is this item from Seattle where the city is considering a 20-cent tax on grocery bags. Bring your own bag or pay 20 cents -- paper or plastic -- at the cash register. They did this in Germany when I was there a couple of years ago.

Seattle also is considering a ban on Styrofoam containers and cups as suitable replacements made of compostable plastics are available.

Shouldn't we be doing these kinds of things here?

With all the talk about loan guarantees and other financial help for airlines, has anybody heard any mention of fare regulations? Is there any doubt that the price of a ticket will rise to their former levels now that Go! has achieved its goal? If we help the remaining airlines stay in business, maybe we also ought to keep travel affordable on our inter-island "highways."

Meanwhile, Hugh Clark e-mailed to comment on the state Health Department's reliance on the U.S. mail to protect us from depleted uranium. He added:

While I am neither a garbage to energy freak out nor concerned deeply by depleted uranium concerns, I slapped my head a time or two today after reading Yager's piece on testing stopping because of Department of Health equipment failure. "It'll all depend on how long the mail takes," said Russell Takata.

 

Now take the DOH and the postal service that has been known to misplace things for decades and you have a perfect formula for incompetent inaction forever.

Finally, mahalos to Peter S who e-mailed to correct me on the the employers of new reporters Daniel Brock and Cameron Johnson. Brock works for West Hawaii Today and Johnson for Hawaii Tribune-Herald. My apologies to both.