Police action at Perkins Schools

After getting a couple of calls last Friday from parents of students in the Perkins school district, we learned that, yes, indeed, there had been a lockdown at Perkins High School and another at Briar Middle School on Thursday.

"My pen is the barrel of the gun..." These are the words of Pete Wentz, my favorite lyricist. It's like the modern version of the quote "The pen is mightier than the sword," spoken by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839.

So Sandusky police Chief Kim Nuesse and her attorney want some documentation about the allegations against her.

The nerve.

If you've ever thought to yourself, "Gee, I wonder what's happening in my hometown right now," but you weren't near your computer and you left your copy of the Sandusky Register print edition back at Starbuck's, you're in luck.

If you're still unclear why the Erie County commissioners decided to hike water rates for county customers, finance reports delivered last week by the county's chief numbers-cruncher, Pete Daniel, offer a strong clue.

It’s Blitz! by Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs: The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs have always defied easy categorization. In 2003, they released “Fever To Tell,” a wild-eyed and brilliant debut album that led critics to quickly annoint them The Next Great Rock Band.

I just stumbled onto www.fivethirtyeight.com, and it's my new favorite site. If you're a political junkie, a stats geek, and blog aficionado, this site is for you (you are also, apparently, my twin).

Our family dog is anything but a recluse.

When we adopted her more than seven years ago, she was a former stray at the Central Missouri Humane Society.

On Saturday, I went with five other Sandusky Register journalists to a Society of Professional Journalists conference in Columbus. It was our day off. The paper covered our registration fees, but we covered our own food, lodging, bar tab, etc.