Empty Advice

The Research Bureau should be renamed "Research Chest of Drawers"... As a piece of furniture in the city, their greatest value is lending the appearance of that "fully occupied" look in the Mechanics Building on Main street.

Their latest product certainly provides the kind of information that would rest well in a drawer... They recommend that the city sell, among other things, the airport.

Of course, the Research Chest of Drawers website does claim to be in contact with those who, most definitely, would know that the city's been trying to sell the airport since the beginning of time, because it says, "In order to disseminate the results of its research, the Bureau staff maintains regular contact with public officials to keep them apprised of its work."

Apparently, that regular contact doesn't include paying any attention to what's actually going on all around us... They'll probably recommend in some future report that the empty mall on Front Street should be redeveloped...