"In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know, that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion." [Carl Sagan, 1987 CSICOP keynote address]

There has been much hoopla this year about tax "fairness". It's only fair for those with much to pay more than those with little. Or only fair for those that use something to be taxed for that something. With that in mind, here is the most fair tax change that is least likely to ever see the light of day. People who have children get tax deductions for each child. But those children go to schools that everyone pays for. So, in effect, those of us without any children are paying more...

As planned, the SW corridor project practically duplicates the already established, fast, comfortable, efficient bus service from Eden Prairie to downtown and the U of M. The proposed routes either zigzag all over town looking for passengers or pass over the swamp that regularly eats the water mains around the nearby strip mall. There is the old rail line that was saved expressly for a future light rain line, but that is now a biking/walking trail with huge NIMBY support. All told, I just...

Can't we even agree on terms? A civil union is that legal contract the establishes next of kin, inheritability, tax benefits, and hundreds of other LEGAL rights between two people. EVERYONE who gets married enters into a civil union. Marriage, on the other hand, is that ceremony that takes place in a place of worship and involves vows to a higher power. For all these parties to reject civil unions is just plain stubborn and misinformed.