HOLD ON TIGHT: The fat lady hasn’t begun to sing. In fact, she’s only just warming up. But for those interested in cataclysmic showdowns in our own backyard, there’s a platoon of agitated Brünnehildes — those Visigoth-Germanic warrior queens with horns sticking out of their helmets — ready to let loose a collective aria that will knock the pigeons out of the sky.
The outcome is not merely of ornithological interest. It matters to pretty much anyone who’s ever taken an ambulance ride or may need to someday.
At issue is which of two clashing titans will win the county’s lucrative contract for ambulance and EMT services.