July 19: Brass Ones, Better Weather

Brass Ones: It's a lot of trouble to go through — and potentially get into — for a couple of dollars: Johnston Police reported the arrest of a second Johnston man for trying to .

Better Weather: Looks as though the H-H-H is over [or, as I call it, "H.A.F." — Hot As Florida, though you can substitute another f-word. — Ed.] for the next few days. Sunny with temps in the more manageable 80s today with overnight lows in the upper 50s. Next chance of rain looks like Monday.

Bloggers Blogging: We've had some great contributions from Patch bloggers lately, including 's post on and and her ideas for .

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The New Boss: We got the chance to interview Fire Chief Timothy McLaughlin, who'd been hired three months earlier, .