Once Again, We’ve Been Saved 

     Once again we can all sleep better knowing that officialdom is standing guard, protecting us all from ourselves. In a remote Alaskan general store there is, or was, in residence a cat named Stormy. 
     Stormy would lounge around the store, entertaining customers. People would stop by the store just to say hello to the popular feline. Keep in mind that this store is out in the boondocks of Alaska, servicing a hardy bunch of Alaskans who don’t freak out at the sight of a cat under the same roof as their source of groceries. 
     The store owners felt that the presence of Stormy even added to the sanitary conditions of the establishment, by diminishing the rodent population. (Now, if the health people needed something to do, the rodents might have been a better target for their concentration.) 
     Someone filed a complaint with the Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation Program about Stormy and the powers that be have now banned the cat from the store. I hope y’all feel as relieved as I do that this menace has been faced and conquered.