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We have a great state, but generally when I find the surveys on how we stack up against other states on common sense, in lawmakers, education, and other things, we are on the lower end of things.

I found two things we did excel in. The first is alcohol consumption per person. At 1.85 gallons per year, we are ranked number 48th in the nation. Good for us. To get this ranking, there must be a lot of us non-drinkers around. Kansas was 46th. Number 1? New Hampshire at 4.6 gallons per person a year. Frankly, it would take all of that to keep me in New Hampshire.

The other survey was about how long...