We very seldom go through the full three reading procedure. When you only have meetings once a month, getting items passed would take forever otherwise.

No ordinance can protect the children of our community 100 percent. The ordinance is just one tool available. Parents still need to know where their kids are and what they're up to.

Prague went with 1,000 feet because we heard that is the direction the state is leaning with their legislation.

With other communities around us passing similar ordinances, it seemed like the wise thing to do.

Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the right to answer.

By reading the information stored in the genomes of entire microbial communities, we can begin to measure the pulse of this marine ecosystem. These new DNA sequences from microbial communities will help us paint the picture of how that world works and provide important details on the players involved and their biological properties and activities.