I was disappointed to see that it was buried on the 16th page, however, any mention of Wisconsin in the Sunday New York Times is noteworthy. The feature story, titled [“Some see big problem in Wisconsin drinking,”](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/us/16wisconsin.html?scp=2&sq=wisconsin&st=cse) did not once mention Kathleen Falk’s attempts to change the drinking culture in Dane County, however, it did mention the resistance to sobriety checks in the state legislature. Might that perhaps be related to the tendency of Wisconsin state legislators to drive drunk themselves? The story is overall mediocre — perhaps for someone not acquainted with the Wisconsin drinking culture the article is worthy of some raised eyebrows, however, for those of us bombarded on the daily by local media’s discussion of inebriation, the Times brought nothing new to light. For now, it’s clear the best article on Wisconsin drunkenness this weekend came via [Todd Jasperson’s discussion of our state’s laws allowing minors (as young as two and four years old) to drink with parents. ](https://badgerherald.com/oped/2008/11/14/most_drunk_in_wiscon.php) But about those sobriety checks…what do you guys think? Constitutional, civil liberty infringement, or necessary?