There's nothing
wrong with having a slow news week – where the most interesting items
turned out to be a worker's strike that was resolved peacefully and a
few people doing the end of the year shuffle at City Hall and the DPW.
It could be worse.

In this economy, and with the really cold
weather here, there could be a whole rash of crime coming our way. The
good news is that there would have been some kind of ramp-up or prelude
involved and there hasn't been. Oh sure, there's plenty of drug
arrests, the random drunk driver and steady stream of shoplifters,
hookers and pimps in the arrest log – but nothing too outrageous.

This
week, aside from the strike, saw Jim Kotzuba move onto greener pastures
from Traffic and Parking and Frankie Santangelo head back into the rank
and file at the DPW. Normally, that kind of news would have us drooling
over the sordid details – but not this time. Both moves were
non-eventful and made both men happy.