Drawing a line between law and grammar

Bob Strick thought the parking sign near the county courthouse was just a wordy way of saying No Permit Required.

A little punctuation can make a lot of difference.

When Bob Strick and Vicki Tomsha had business at the Spokane County Courthouse on June 2, they drove around from parking lot to parking lot, looking for some free public parking.

Lot after lot required a permit or some cash.

They thought they hit pay dirt in the little lot at Madison Street and College Avenue, just south of the courthouse. Lot D. The sign read: NO PUBLIC PARKING PERMIT REQUIRED. Shawn Vestal, SR. Full story.

A victory for grammar police or a clever way of getting out of a parking ticket?