The next time you are on a Bee-Line bus, take the time to say hello to the bus operator.

When the Bee-Line buses stopped running, school attendance in Yonkers fell dramatically.

As the strike that has idled the county's Bee-Line buses drags through its fourth week, we have found ourselves wondering what planet the union negotiators are from.

That lot is served by the Bee-Line buses and an express bus to and from White Plains.

But there are also 50,000 people who ride Bee-Line buses daily.

The county bus fleet - the Bee-Line buses - includes 350 vehicles.

In White Plains, high school students pay to use special Bee-Line buses that make runs from central locations within the city.

By September, the county will be sending about 360 Bee-Line buses a day past the center.

About 50,000 people normally ride the Bee-Line buses every day, the county says.

Take a Bee-Line bus and walk down the hill from Route 9; arrive on my driveway and stroll a stately four yards to our entryway.