Nothing special: Now that he's decided to place the school voucher referendum on the Nov. 6 municipal election ballot, Gov. Jon Huntsman need not call a special session of the Legislature to schedule a special election. However, he should call a special session anyway to repeal House Bill 174, the second voucher law. That would remove uncertainty about whether the people could vote down vouchers under House Bill 148 on Nov. 6, but vouchers still could be implemented under HB174. In that same special session, the Legislature could pass Henry's Law, which would make animal torture a felony. Now that an exception for farmers is a part of Henry's Law, there is no reason to delay. So far, the governor is sticking by the story that there's no need for a special session. The 27,000 signatures calling on the Legislature to act on Henry's Law, and the uncertainty created by HB174, both say otherwise.
Bad form: Boston's Symphony Hall is the Valhalla of classical music in America, but that didn't prevent two patrons at a Boston Pops concert from duking it out in the balcony. Apparently, a lout was talking during the performance, and another listener told him to pipe down. Fisticuffs ensued. Women screamed. Shirts were torn. Conductor Keith Lockhart, known locally as music director of both the Utah Symphony and the Boston Pops, stopped the music. Apparently, these guys confused the Boston Pops with the Boston Bruins. Strictly between us, though, we hope the guy who was talking got the worst of it.
