The Village of New Rome, Ohio, one of the most notorious speed traps in the country, is no more, dissolved in September of last year. But the village left behind a number of debts. An auction was held a few days ago to help pay off those debts. The sale of village property raised just Read More
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More: Kelo v City of New London
The Strata-Sphere has a list of eminent domain cases that will likely be affected by the Kelo decision, and it’s incredibly disheartening to see what all is going on. I knew about a couple of the cases (Cypress, CA trying to take property away from a church for a CostCo, for example). I’m not sure Read More
Incredible
Incredible What was SCOTUS thinking? Today, they handed down a 5-4 decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, No. 04-108. Kelo had sued New London to block the city from condemning her home and taking it through eminent domain. Why were they taking it? To put businesses in its place. New Read More
Creation Science
A recent editorial in the Columbus Dispatch slammed intelligent design pretty harshly, suggesting that it’s nothing more than a nice idea that has no grounding in “real” science. Small doubts in legitimate science open the door for “theories” such as intelligent design to masquerade as science. It’s interesting that they use the word “theory” in Read More