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The magic of the price mechanism :

Zingerman’s Bakehouse in Ann Arbor will no longer deliver bread and pastry to the Toledo area after July 27 because of the high cost of fuel. After six years of delivering breads and pastries to northern Ohio including The Andersons, Churchill’s, and other specialty stores, the cost of diesel fuel makes it impossible to continue the drive, the company announced yesterday. For those consumers willing to drive to Ann Arbor, orders for fresh loaves of bread, brownies, cakes, and more will be taken at 734-761-2095.

They probably support "buy local."

How could this happen without a government program? Like Ted Strickland, I blame greed .

Sherrod Brown has finally decided to go to medical school.

Wright-Patterson’s medical centers have run out of money and are telling patients to go elsewhere. That doesn’t make the good senator happy, so he’s going to fix the problem.

“Resources may be strained, but under no circumstances should a veteran be denied the right care by the right provider,” he said. “I will stay involved to ensure that outcome.”

Unless . . . maybe he’s going to go the more traditional route, and engage in some price-fixing, making sure the price is low enough to serve his voters, er, serve the good citizens of Ohio and anyone else who can cross the border. If that’s his strategy, may we suggest that he go whole hog, and set the price at zero? That way there will be plenty for everyone.