I’m taking a break from the campaign to go back to the roots of this blog. The news that caught my eye is the pair of grannies that were fighting crime and winning. A 68 year old retired nurse was sitting on a park bench when a trio of youths grabbed her purse and ran. She ran after them, and being a county champion in cross country in her youth, had the speed to catch up and grab one of the boys. He was so surprised he dropped the bag. I don’t recommend it, but it worked for her. The other is a 72 year old who got a phone call asking grandma not to tell but her grandson needed some bail money. She was almost victim to a scam where the bad guys call random numbers until they get a older adult, then they say Grandma I need help. Usually the sympathetic elder asks “Johnny, is that you?” giving the crook a clue to use in gaining her confidence and getting as much as five thousand dollars wired to him. Delpha Speak of Missouri called the jail where her grandson was supposed to be incarcerated and they told her it was a scam. Congratulations to these two crimefighters! And vote no on 8.