A cloning quiz for County Board members By Antonio Saldana News-Chronicle I found it rather amusing when I heard the Brown County Legislative Subcommittee was going to be discussing a ban on human cloning. I was provided with even more entertainment when subcommittee chairman Patrick Collins said, "Lack of knowledge never stopped elected officials from talking about a subject before. ... We end up looking like clowns at times when we get into subjects where we have no expertise." Perhaps Collins should have said, "Lack of knowledge never stopped elected officials from wasting tax dollars before. ... We end up looking like squanderers at times when we get into subjects where we have no expertise." According to the minutes from the June 25 meeting, a motion was made by Sup. Tom Lund and seconded by Collins to receive and place on file a Calumet County resolution dealing with human cloning ban in Wisconsin. However, may I suggest that Collins and other members of the subcommittee not seek help in Calumet County but instead seek help in Jackson County. After all, wasn't this the county which provided our county with a high degree of knowledge in the field of the Resident Responsibility Act of 2002 - Adopting English as its Official Language? Monkey see, monkey do, once. Why not, monkey see, monkey do, twice? Lack of expertise? I would like the entire subcommittee to take the following cloning test. The test will gauge members' cloning knowledge and give them something to discuss in more detail when they meet to foolishly and needlessly throw away our tax dollars. Each question is worth 10 points and the grading system is as follows: All answers correct gets an A, one wrong gets a B, two wrong a C, three wrong a D and four or more is failing. Good luck! No cheating! Question 1: In 1997, researchers at Scotland's Roslin Institute sparked an international debate when they announced the cloning of a sheep. What was the name of this famous sheep? Question 2: When was this famous sheep born? Question 3: When was this famous sheep put to sleep? Question 4: In 1999, researchers at Texas A&M successfully cloned a 21-year-old bull. What was the name of this bull? Question 5: What was the name of the bull's offspring? Question 6: In 2000, a white and brown Jersey clone cow named Millie was born in the United States. Her name is short for what word? Question 7: In 2002, this company claimed to have created the world's first cloned human. What was the name of this cloning company? Question 8: What was the nickname given to this supposedly cloned baby? Question 9: Clonaid is affiliated with a religious sect that believes that space aliens launched life on Earth. What is the name of this sect? Question 10: Who is the CEO of Clonaid? How about it, Brown County? The matter on human cloning is being debated at the state and federal level, so why do you feel it necessary to debate it at the local level and fritter away your tax dollars? I think that it is laughable and ludicrous. My opinion on cloning is complicated. First, I feel that the cloning of humans should be banned. Second, I feel that the cloning of human beings is morally wrong. And third, I would not want to be cloned. And I am sure many of you would not want to see me cloned. Answers: 1. Dolly, 2. July 5, 1996, 3. Feb. 14, 2003, 4. Chance, 5. Second Chance, 6. Millennium, 7. Clonaid, 8. Eve, 9. Raelians, 10. Brigitte Boisselier Antonio G. Saldaña is a fifth-generation American born in Oconto. He is a Hispanic Advocate and ex-migrant worker. His column appears Sundays. You can contact him via e-mail at [email protected]