Here at the City Eagle, our editorial board had all kinds of romantic story ideas to bring to you, our reader, for Valentine’s Day.

Okay, it was I, Leahy. Everyone else was skeptical and they even sneered and chortled when I brought it up. Some actually just stared at me, wide eyed and worried.

Heck, I only wanted to go to a kindergarten and do a story on first crushes, but when I called a kindergarten teacher in the city, she told me they don’t allow this kind of behavior anymore. Which made me wonder, how do you squelch that? Especially at recess, which is high time for young love –often taking the form of little girls chasing after little boys...

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The city of Syracuse’s chief lawyer, or Corporate Counsel, is Rory McMahon. This means ultimately, he represents all the taxpayers best interests in the city. It was reported in Saturday Feb. 16 Daily Newspaper that McMahon was trying to get a handle on delinquent landlords whose properties have many code violations. Although, one problem is the city can’t figure out who these people are. So McMahon’s office is involved in a paper chase that is costing the, guess who - the taxpayers.
The real clincher was when a gentleman reporting to be Sima March asked to come before the city regarding 47 different properties...

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My nails dug into my hands as I gripped the steering wheel. There was nowhere else to go; I was locked into the right hand lane. Before me a log truck barreled along. My eyes were wide, as I am a woman with disaster fantasies.
Disaster fantasies?
Yes, when I drive down a pleasant suburban street with kids on swings, birds chirping and dad out front with a chainsaw trimming trees – instead I see the chain on the swing let go…the kids flying…dad’s saw slip, cutting into his leg, and then, a bird smacks into my windshield. Smoke curling out of chimney, becomes a house on fire. You get the picture?
So, on those rare occasions when I get stuck behind a log truck, I imagine a log left to center dislodging and flying back into my windshield...

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