Editor’s Column: Why we need to support economic development

Remember those cute squirrels who live in the tree in my yard? Well, they aren’t quite as cute as I thought.
Last week my car wouldn’t start. While I was at the office my husband popped open the hood and discovered something surprising: A pile of nutshells. Almond shells, to be precise.
So the “rats with furry tails” (as my uncle refers to them) have located someone’s almond stash and decided to use my car…