Maggie may-or may not

It has come to my attention that one of the Mayoral candidates (whose name rhymes with shenanigan), is offended by what I've written about her in this blog. Supposedly, she's been advised not to read my dispatches, which is too bad, because it means that the candidate who "Listens," only listens to a hand-picked circle of friends. I've sent her an email message with the link to this blog, suggesting that she read for herself. She may or may not. I hope she does.

Either way, I hope her Renaissance vision will encompass the following concept:

A dome idea?

The tents of the Free Market could be portable geodesic domes similar to the ones at Campus Lake. That'd be appropriate, since the great 20th century philsopher-scientist, R. Buckminster Fuller invented the geodesic dome right here in Carbondale while having a club sandwich at Mary Lou's restaurant in the 70's. Well he DID invent the geodesic dome. Didn't he? No, apparently not. He DID live in one though.

One guy even calls Carbondale "The City of the Dome." Indeed the City SHOULD capitalize on the dome identity. When you think of St. Louis, you think of the Arch, right? And people travel to St. Louis to see it. The Arch cost millions. The Domes are already here, and they're cheap to construct.