Update and some odds and sods

Work intruded again. A lot happening and a lot on my mind but some of that will have to take a backseat to getting the rent money.

Here is a piece in the Toronto Star that caught my eye on proportional voting. This was considered a bit (not probably this exact formulation) for Indiana back in the 1800's. I think proportional voting does have some points in its favor. I think that it may lower the desire to gerrymander districts and I think it might have some effects on campaign spending that avoids arguments about free speech.

Here is an article from the Noblesville Ledger about the rise of small shops in their area. Well, worth thinking about why this happens in Hamilton County but not in Madison County.

Another critique of Obama's website here. It articulates better the points I made here.