Issues: June 2008 Archives

If you read today's York Daily Record, you know that York County is considering the idea of four-day work weeks for some county employees.

Mostly, it's the price of gas that have prompted such discussions both here and elsewhere. But saving a few bucks at the pump from one less day of commuting each week isn't the only benefit I see with this proposal.

How tempting is is to pack your cell phone, iPod, digital camera, laptop, GPS and who knows how many other electronic devices when you go on a trip?

After all, you want to take pictures, have some good tunes to get you through airport delays, a way to access your voice mail and e-mail from afar. Not to mention the feeling of security that comes with GPS.

But this story from the San Jose Mercury News might make you reconsider.