Thursday, September 8, 2011

Report from the Heartland

Just spent two weeks visiting family and friends in the Illinois/Michigan area.  I can't say that the outlook there is very bright--the Republicans are very strong and I heard very little about electric cars, solar panels, or even global warming.  One little bright spot was the following cartoon published August 30 in the Peoria Journal Star, a solid Republican newspaper:


I also learned that the Planetarium director in Peoria is also the Green Party candidate for Congress running against very powerful, and sure-to-win, Republican Aaron Schock.  Still, it's good to know someone is willing to stand up for science (speaking as a former lecturer at Peoria's Lakeview Center Planetarium).

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