A BOLD AND INNOVATIVE COST-CUTTING MEASURE

New York state officials have bravely defied the conventional wisdom and decreed that hundreds of kinda-sorta-maybe-okay-not-really-disabled LIRR retirees do NOT deserve lifetime free golf at Bethpage Black. Our "gee, ya think?" line:

Eileen Larrabee, a spokeswoman for the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, said on Thursday. “They made a leap at some point along the line.”

Greens fees at Bethpage Black are in the $50-60 range, which is mighty sweet for a US Open course.