"Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray needs a shovel to do his job. Pennsylvania gives mayors a wheelbarrow instead.

A wheelbarrow is a handy thing to have. No doubt mayors put them to good use.

But when you need to dig, you want a shovel.

Even before the recession, mayors were trying to dig their cities out from under an avalanche of financial difficulties. Now things are dire." For the complete Lancaster Intelligencer Journal article, please click here.