It's Tuesday. Do you know where your tacos are?
The U.S. Department of Education began an investigation of possible civil rights violations within the Pinellas County School District in the wake of the Tampa Bay Times' "failure factories" report on schools in predominantly black neighborhoods that allegedly were allowed to descend into decrepitude. Oh good — an inept and labyrinthine bureaucracy accused of corruption and leaving behind a group of the people it was created to protect will be looked into by an organ of the federal government.
HART flipped the switch on free wifi for bus passengers. The network's name is “HART PATRONS-OTG." Don't miss your stop 'cause you got sucked into Season 2 of Daredevil, OK?
And finally, if you're a fan of guns, God and glory, you'll dig this: A church maintenance man captured an alleged vandal/thief by drawing his permitted concealed-carry weapon and holding him at gunpoint until officials arrive. OK, look, we'll give you this one. But just because it went right one time doesn't mean I'm suddenly convinced the Wild West law-enforcement model is the way to go for a densely packed nation of frustrated and under-educated citizens looking for whatever small sense of control they can get for under $200.
This article appears in Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2016.