Cupid Gets His Wings Clipped

 At first glance, this would seem to be worse than martial law. Valentine’s Day has been canceled. At least in east Georgia’s Oconee County. That’s where Sheriff Scott Berry announced a “No Valentine’s Day Zone” on the department’s Facebook page, according to news reports. Berry writes that men are “exempt from having to run out and buy lottery scratchers and Hershey bars…due to ice, snow, freezing rain.” Berry’s jest was also serious: He doesn’t want anyone getting out for any reason — even for love — until after the roads are 100 percent safe. The sheriff may be mid-winter’s version of Ebenezer Scrooge, but to us at James he is RISING.