Columns, Opinion

Loose Ends: Number Jumble

By DOLLY VISCARDI | Special to the Herald Times

MEEKER | They say it is all in the numbers. Any change in government policy and reasoned decision-making should be reflected in the digits in the data. Local governments often turn to paid consultants to look at the numbers and interpret them. 

The problem arises when the numbers gathered are disputed by many whose decisions are personally based rather than consideration of the common good. Copious…