Some good articles on Indiana politics in today’s Indy Star:
“”My personal belief is there has to be a master designer who has placed life on Earth,” Bosma said. “The question is, do we require that to be taught as part of the curriculum in science class? That’s a tough question.” Just asking it doesn’t signal agreement, he said.
And, Representative Phil Hinkle ought to be in for at least a bit of derision: He said, “he doesn’t believe evolution is science.” A few things. First, Intelligent Design isn’t science. Evolution is. So, teach evolution in science class. Teach Intelligent Design in philosophy or comparative religion classes. If you teach ID in science classes, you’re contributing to the decline of Indiana’s scientific and technological base and contributing to the perception that Indiana is a hick backwater — a perception the Republicans claimed to be trying to fight by screwing around with our time. Placing superstition in science classes is going to do a heck of a lot more to add to that perception than whether or not we fiddle with our clocks. Another point to keep in mind: the school board members in Dover, Pennsylvania — al 8 who were on the ballot were shown the door after trying to jam ID into science classes where it doesn’t belong.
Hostettler, you see, was not only a “no” vote on Katrina but also a no-show after the tornadoes, deciding not to tour the parts of his district flattened last Sunday in the deadliest storm to hit Indiana in 30 years.
Ellsworth, by contrast, was often the first person reporters would talk to when they arrived at the demolished Eastbrook Mobile Home Park, and he was often still there when they wrapped up their reports at night.
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