The Keys To Compromise

One of the primary ways to come to decision that all parties involved can agree on is communicating with each other.  That key ingredient to reaching a compromise has been lacking recently in government at all levels.  Nationally, the health reform bill has stalled because of across the aisle bickering.  Hopefully, a bipartisan conference on Thursday can get the ball moving again.  In Minnesota, there are some early signs that Governor Pawlenty and the legislative leaders may actually meet to discuss the bonding bill that faces a veto unless changes are made.  Now, if we can only get cooler heads to prevail between the AFSCME union and Duluth city officials to resume contract talks and avoid a potential strike.  Thanks to a group of involved and concerned students, the Duluth School Board was pushed to take action Tuesday night to keep the school names and mascots the same when the district goes to a two high school configuration.  So many opportunities are lost in this world just because of an avoidable "failure to communicate".