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Dinosaurs Becoming Extinct, Slowly

Steve PoftakBy Steve Poftak
July 23rd, 2007


Hurrah, the State Police have finally stopped giving driving tests to 16 year olds in Massachusetts!!!

A full 15 years after the merger of the Registry Police with the State Police, the Commonwealth has finally figured out (as part of collective bargaining, of course) that we probably don’t need trained, armed (and highly compensated) officers giving these exams.

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  • 1. Liam  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 7:37 pm

    Welcome back, Steve Poftak. We certainly did miss that acerbic wit of yours.

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