Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Arizona Daily Star Tells Oro Valley To Get On Board!

The Arizona Daily Star, in its main Editorial today, weighed in on the Oro Valley Library issue.

The Star endorses Oro Valley joining the Pima County Library District.

Most of the editorial is a rehash of the article they published yesterday. They provide only the following "logic" in supporting their position:

"Regionalism is the path to our future, in transportation, air-quality control, water planning and in other duplicative, overlapping services — including libraries — that localities used to manage as separate fiefdoms."

Now, if that isn't a compelling reason then I can't imagine what is! Guess it should include regional approaches to police too. After all, there is overlap there. And how about lighting. After all, we all share the same sky!

Why would The Star bother to comment on Oro Valley's desire to separate itself from the Pima County Library District? The only reasonable conclusion is that it must have been a very slow news day in the Editorial room.

Click here to read the editorial.