Ed, I understand Hamilton Mayor Gilmore claims there were 172 police officers on the force when he took office and today there are 182. There may be 182 today, but there was more like 180 when he took office, that’s two police officers added in seven years. I’d like to ask him for verification of his numbers, 172 and 180. I’d be real interested to see how he produces those numbers.

Number Cruncher

OK, mayor. Can you squeeze in this BackTalker’s question between now and Tuesday?—Ed. Note