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It appears that Governor Ted Strickland has changed his mind about payday lending. Earlier this year he condemned it as usury, which he called “one of the oldest of the sins.” Now, however, he says “I don’t know what that issue has to do with the Christian faith…”  We’re glad that Governor Strickland has come around to realizing that condemning payday lending as usury is a misuse of the Bible. We hope he starts chastising his alllies who oppose payday lending as being sinful for taking on an issue that has nothing “to do with the Christian faith.”

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 .