HIT: To what appeared to be a safe and fun Halloween. Children around the area collected their treats and tricks were few to be found.

Tack on a wonderful autumn day and it was as beautiful a Halloween you could ever have. Now, it's time to eat some sweets.

MISS: To a lawsuit by 16 county workers over exposure to asbestos.

Whenever this sorry situation is finally settled, it will be remembered as a complete debacle.

It shows how negligence and ignorance can make a bad problem even worse.

MISS: To last weekend, when some believed it was time to turn back their clocks and return to standard time.

Old habits die hard because it's actually this weekend.

Daylight savings time is now observed between the second Sunday of March until the first Sunday of November.

Of course a lot of our electronic devices (such as DVD players and clock radios) that are “automatically” supposed to change have to be manually altered.

So if you were an hour early last week, remember this is the weekend to fall back and reset your time devices.

HIT: To a special assembly at West Middle School this week. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo's Zoo to You, a traveling education program came to Auburn, sponsored by the family of Joscelyn Barry.

Barry, an avid animal lover, passed away last year and her mother Kathy said the assembly was a gesture of thanks to her friends and classmates for their support.

Barry wanted to be involved with animals when she grew up and her memory could inspire another child to take the same path.

HIT: To students getting involved in the political process. All over Cayuga County, local schools have been holding candidate forums in which students ask questions. This is a great way to get young people into the important habit of paying attention to local current events.