Budget cuts & Government Intrusions – Bad News All Around

The search-engines-web person found a bunch of stories that I’m just too busy to give full coverage to, but they are all worth a look.
www.pittsburghlive.com on the Ford City Library, and efforts to save it, thecrimson.com on layoffs, tcpalm.com shows a ray of hope where Rupert J. Smith Law Library is being saved by lawyers, bouldernews.com where The library asked the city council to join Patriot Act battle, and philly.com has libraries researching their alternatives after huge budget cuts.”