April 09, 2009

Living within mean times

As waves crash and the ship rolls, Waynesboro city staff heave crates over the rails and two councilwomen respond in kind, tossing coins into the sea, drawing applause, much of it their own, amid thunderclaps. Now to the real business: whether to cut $550,000 more from city spending or impose a tax increase with major local employers dispatching workers to the plank as the storm roars.

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