We are at war over artificial turf. There's a plan to replace real grass with turf in a modest area of Maplewood, and many people in that area are upset. People in less-modest parts of Maplewood tend to be pro-turf (with exceptions). The anti-turf people say: "Maybe turf causes cancer. Turf is ugly." The pro-turf people say: "Our kids can never play soccer because the park in question is a soggy mess." One resident reported that kids were stealing anti-turf signs. Another resident said (bizarrely): "The kids are using their voice in the only way they can. It's the kids who suffer--here." In other words, theft of another person's property is a bold political statement by teenagers. The writer went on to qualify his statement, in a puzzling way: "I'm certainly not condoning the teens' choice of action....." I voted for the turf, but now I sort of regret my vote. I think of Disney's "Pocahontas": "You think...