Hank Sims was born and raised on a farm in Missouri. He was educated his first eight years in a one-room school in Trimble. He has a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Engineering. His readings taught him that there are different points of view on most subjects and that people who hold one view are unlikely to change their view based upon interaction with people who hold a counter view. "Strongly held opinions often determine what kind of facts people are willing or able to perceive." Melvin A. Bernarde, YOU'VE BEEN HAD. Working the election polls highlighted his concern about how poorly infor...