All Clear

This morning's local newspaper has an article saying yesterday's Amber Alert turned out to be a false alarm. A father loading his children into the back seat through the hatchback was thought by bystanders to be stuffing them in the trunk. The good news is that the alert system worked well enough that he was stopped and questioned only a little while after being reported. I could still wish that the reporting across state lines was more prompt; especially around here, where interstate travel in some neighborhoods means crossing the street.