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Rachel Kahler

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Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
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Posted on 01/25/13 at 12:11 pm in response to Do we really want to keep kids safe, or just keep them safe from guns?

I agree with Mr. Rose. Even almost 100%. I'm sick of knee-jerk reaction and reactionary shouting from both sides of the issue. This article was nice to read. Even if you disagree with the conclusions, I have a hard time believing that a person can't really sit down and ask "what is the real problem here." The numbers tell us that there is something more happening. Why can't we talk about that rather than throw out "guns kill children" and "from my cold dead hands?"

Posted on 01/23/13 at 04:10 pm in response to The Dayton tax plan: A major leap forward

And this is a very nice summary. Thank you.

Posted on 01/29/13 at 11:00 am in response to Joys and tribulations of doggies in the city

(By the way, that should rhyme, but a friend of mine introduced me to the pronunciation "chi hooa hooa, so it doesn't for me.)

Anyway, I wonder what rescue group sent this article to their mailing list. Hostile, hostile people.

I agree that purchasing a mixed breed from a breeder was a poor choice, and I am certain that a suitable dog could have been found at a shelter given patience.

HOWEVER, I agree with the premise that the requirements of some rescue groups is out...

Posted on 01/18/13 at 11:55 am in response to Was the Second Amendment adopted for slaveholders?

While the inside "joke," as it were, amongst the Framers, was to put tidbits into the Constitution to protect slavery, such tidbits were not ever intended to have sole utility in protecting slavery.

I think, though, that the following quotation is important, and something that I've thought about quite a lot as a gun owner:

"That the people have a right to keep and bear arms; that a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people trained to arms, is the proper,...

Posted on 01/16/13 at 03:01 pm in response to Evangelist files election complaint against Bachmann

Unfortunately, the traffic laws regarding bicyclists are confusing, too. Minnesota law says that a bicyclist does not need to remain stopped at a red light /if the light remains red for an unreasonable amount of time/. To some, it appears that this rule means that a stop is not required at all. And, while sidewalks are not for bicycles, I'd rather see a cyclist act like a pedestrian at a sidewalk (stopping at intersections--cyclists move faster than pedestrians, so it's hard to know that...

Posted on 01/14/13 at 12:54 pm in response to Medical device tax is probably here to stay

Because we're all fat from excess food supply, and nothing worth talking about happens in the rest of the world, right?

1. America's obesity problem is less about too much food than about empty calories. It's got little to do with the global food shortage and lots to do with the American nutrition shortage. In other words, just because we're fat, doesn't mean we're not malnourished.

2. A good portion of the world has an insecure food supply. About 6 million children die of...

Posted on 01/11/13 at 11:42 am in response to Hagel-McCain ‘rift’: what it tells us about journalism

That's as close to someone publishing "if there isn't any news, someone makes some up" as we're going to get. Almost no one has the "luxury" of doing real journalism anymore, so we're reduced to small town gossip because it sells and secures my job (maybe).

Posted on 01/11/13 at 01:33 pm in response to 'U.S. health disadvantage' strikes all Americans, major study finds

We are really screwed up. That being said, what does "addressing our health disadvantage" mean? If it means spending taxpayer money (because clearly individual money isn't enough--even the rich are sicker), it probably won't happen any time soon. America and Americans are too busy being concerned with what is "mine" and what is "not yours." We're "laser focused" on the economy and gun control, it seems, and ignoring that there must be other factors that come into play in all facets of...

Posted on 01/11/13 at 12:08 pm in response to Minnesota’s new ‘white flight’: school open-enrollment program

As noted above, this is less about race than it is about money and quality. It is no secret that some schools are better than others. The problem is that we're failing to make sure that the schools that are worse get less worse. School funding, curricula, teaching, and resources are WAAAAY too local. We rely too heavily on local funding sources, particularly local levies and property taxes, and as a result, there's a large difference in funding. In addition, we allow the surrounding...

Posted on 01/10/13 at 04:16 pm in response to Supervalu sell-off begins with 5 chains

So...what the naysayers in Golden Valley are saying is that they don't want people traveling through their backyards. The trains themselves are not terribly noisy, so it must be the people. And, perhaps I am misinformed, but isn't the proposed track supposed to go on an existing rail line?