Morning, folks.\u00a0 The editorial pages are all over the place this Sunday with no discernible themes or cross-talk, but some interesting observations.<\/p>\n
Let’s start in Burlington, where the Free Press<\/a> is opining about the possibility that a Quebec company could emerge as Vermont’s primary source of electricity.<\/p>\n The question for the Gaz Metro bid is, how will Vermont’s energy landscape be affected when one company serves 70 percent of the state electricity market?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In Plattsburgh, the Press-Republican<\/a> is reminding parents, lifeguards and other chaperones that cell phones and texting shouldn’t distract from their primary duties.<\/p>\n We’re worried that plugged-in parents, babysitters and, heaven forbid, lifeguards won’t adequately supervise swimming children if they are busy checking email, texting or trading photos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In the same way that texting and chatting on cellphones distracts drivers, digital devices distract parents and others who are responsible for the care of children.<\/p>\n Thousands of children drown each year; most of these catastrophes are avoidable. According to the Centers for Disease Control, two children age 14 and under die every day from drowning: the third-leading cause of all deaths for children ages 1 to 4. The first line of defense is a supervising adult.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Glens Falls Post Star<\/a> is praising the US Postal Service for an austerity plan that could include the closure of a dozen North Country post offices.<\/p>\n So residents in South Glens Falls who are upset about the planned closure of their little post office shouldn’t be surprised, nor should they expect to get any relief from their complaints.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n