A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Enough about the Steelers already! It's time for a PSA.

It was clear to me, after reading a recent "State By State" page in the first section of the USA Today, some of our States are in  serious trouble.

Don't get me wrong. They appear to communicate frequently with each other, politically; but perhaps need to read more.

My conclusion is based on two things: the recent mid-term election results and the USA Today column above.

On the first front: apparently, with the possible exception of Pennsylvania ( a true anomaly), most state election voters have not met a Republican Gubernatorial candidate they don't like.

But, if  Jefferson and Madison's goal to promote and improve states' rights is to succeed, some of these current State guys and gals are obviously going to need my help.

Take this item I recently observed in the "States By States" column:

TENNESSEE: A Middle Tennessee State University professor is driving from Key West to Seattle in a vehicle fueled by waste chicken fat and waste vegetable oil from school dining facilities. Researcher Cliff Rickett (not to be confused with "Cliffy" from "Cheers") began his journey this past Thursday.

Well, time is a-wasting! You see, in that same section of the paper was an interesting item about the plight of the State of Alabama.
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ALABAMA: The School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University (if not destroyed after their football teams recent loss) will begin catching and tagging black bears at Little River Canyon National Reserve and outfitting them with GPS collars which cost the state $2,500 each, for a study of the bears, their population viability and their movements.

I immediately sent off a tweet  to the Alabama officials advising them it may not be too late to reroute Sir Ricketts and his innovative alternative fueled vehicle (AFV) straight into the Canyon from I-95 in order to greatly reduce their black bear "round-up" expenses.

Let's face it! What self-respecting black bear can resist that Circe like allure of waste chicken fat and vegetable oil?

Always there for Public Service duties - particularly if the Steelers get a wake up call before engaging the 2 and 7 Tennessee Titans NFL team next Monday.