PSoTD

School's in again, and the Pennsylvania General Assembly is thinking about buses:

Legislation is being drawn up in the state House that would ensure Pennsylvania's school buses are in top running condition.

The proposed bill would require PennDOT to adopt a maximum 12-year lifetime service for school buses in the state.

The 12-year maximum lifetime service proposal is based on a pair of studies that found that after 12 years of use, the annual operating costs of school buses begins to increase significantly.

Not sure how the school districts are going to respond to this proposal, but as a parent, I see this as a positive, particularly towards getting some kind of safety restraints built into school buses.

I guess McCain is going to have to write off Pennsylvania. Ridge as VP was about the only positive thing McCain could do that could give him a strong chance here. Short of an Obama disaster, McCain's not taking PA.

What issues will the "Marcellus Shale reserves" create and exacerbate for Pennsylvania's local governments?

Dear State of Pennsylvania Technology Employees:

I'm just curious - what is the status of using DSF (Dynamic Site Framework) for Commonwealth web sites? Post anonymously, or email me - I would just like to know, it seems like it is disappearing from sites but that might be a mistaken impression on my part.

I really don't see any way how this state COULDN'T DO BETTER if Bill DeWeese was not House Majority Leader. C'mon, let somebody else do it, somebody who can impress with ideas and administration without relying on four dollar words and for-public-consumption gibberish.