Blogs

With permission from Ruby I thought I'd let you know that in addition to my local politics blog here on the OP, I've been publishing a weekly science blog on chapelboro.com called Common Science. It's been a fun project so far and I have been mixing both global and local topics.  For example, for those with stamina I'm part of the way through a 10 part series on petroleum which has been formulating my head for a few years.  On more local issues I've posted an appeal to consider solar water heaters and also why the cicadas evolved to have 13 and 17 year life cycles.

Check it out and let me know what you think.

Well, not two years ago today since it's past midnight now, but two years ago yesterday.  We all know what home closing I'm talking about. 

 Is it going to happen again?  Is one of our elected officials planning on moving away but waiting until after the deadline to tell us and as a result the voters won't have a voice in filling the seat?  And then once the seat is filled by Town Council then that appointed person forever has the electoral advantage of incumbency as a result the initial shenanigans.  Is that going to happen again?  I have no reason to think so but then again I had reason to think it would happen two years ago and yet it did.  The damage lives on.