Paul Hammel
Back in the day, a small, “trial balloon” would be sent aloft to discern wind speed and direction before a balloon carrying people was launched.
Folks were rightly concerned about rising into the heavens blindly, without knowing if a catastrophic whirlwind was aloft.
Right now, we’re seeing plenty of trial balloons sent aloft by Gov. Jim Pillen to determine if a plan to dramatically reduce local pro…