Congress needs more science expertise.

By gregladen on February 7, 2014.

I wrote this OpEd for MinnPost on science and Congress. Please go read it and comment!

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It would be nice. Hey, a few years ago one of our local affiliates was bought by Fox. So one day you have Robin and Jeff doing a pretty darn good job of delivering the news, and the next day you have the same people ... Robin and Jeff ... screaming sensationalist crap into the news camera.

As a retired lawyer, I have the right to say this. More scientists, more businessmen, more almost anything but LESS LAWYERS!

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