States Rise Up to Protest Closing of Highway Rest Stops

(NYTimes) The people of Arizona kept their upper lips stiff when officials mortgaged off the state’s executive office tower and a “Daily Show” crew rolled into town to chronicle the transaction in mocking tones. They remained calm as lawmakers pondered privatizing death row. But then the state took away their toilets, and residents began to revolt. Continued

Photo: NJ rest stop (Library of Congress).