Good to know, thanks. Probably state level regulation anyway, now that I think about it.

Time to escalate to

1. mayor
2. state rep
3. governor's office. That's who's ultimately responsible.

Wow. Didn't know that.

Baby steps, I guess.

The interplay between leaders and those who choose them goes both ways. Getting rid of a leaders can absolutely change the attitude or mood of a city; especially if the next one is better.

You're right that the local support for right-wing shitheads is part of the problem. But that doesn't mean it's worthless to get rid of a bad leader.

Uh ... the fact that the town might be part of the problem (I don't know Northfield enough to say) doesn't absolve the chief. He is literally a leader of Northfield. People take cues from, and will often follow their local leaders.

Seems to be the official strategy of the far right. Trump lives and breathes that strategy.

Any of the three works for me. 3 is my third choice though.

How did he not get the memo that this is the best-armed lefty place in the land? Maybe in the world outside of that Kurdish enclave in Syria.

No shit, right? People are still going on about Ruby Ridge and Waco -- where people pulled guns and told police to FUCK OFF, come and get me copper!

"But they said ALL WEATHER tires!"

The way I read it is, they just don't have a mascot. it's simply Rutland and tbh I kind of like it. You aren't Bears or Eagles, fools, you're kids who go to a high school with a name. That same name is the name of your team. End of story.