Fall is a good season to buckle down to business. In the dog days of summer, I’ve been hit and miss on my goal of weekly updates for the Inside Opinion blog.

There might not be a lot of detail through the election season, since much of our days will be spent interviewing candidates. But I’m redevoting myself to the weekly poll on possible editorial topics.

Here are a some of the ideas for editorials we’re considering for the Herald between Aug. 25 and Sept. 1.

Former Hanford Manager Mike Lawrence has announced plans to retire and return to the Tri-Cities. That’s good news for our community.

Schools return to session over the next few days. It’s time for our annual reminder to drive with extra caution. With traffic fines double in school zones, it’s not just a safety issue.

Franklin County’s recent executive session seemed to violate state open meeting laws in a couple of different ways. Elected officials need to have a better grasp on the state’s sunshine laws.

Officials are looking for additional public input on the location for another Columbia River bridge but will today’s preferences meet tomorrow’s needs? Pasco’s Fiery Foods Festival is taking a year off. If it’s really returning back bigger and better in 2011, then we can endorse the hiatus. But we’d hate to see this fun community event disappear for good. WSU Tri-Cities received a $450,000 donation from Washington River Protection Solutions. The success of the branch campus continues to depend on such community support.

We’ve been fighting for the release of documents pertaining to charges of sexual misconduct by former Prosser Mayor Linda Lusk. We don’t agree with the notion that secrecy is the formula for a fair trial.