A measure to restrict night-time driving privileges and the number of teenagers in a car for new teen drivers is en route to becoming a necessary law.

The Minnesota House and Senate have passed similar measures and Gov. Tim Pawlenty has said he will sign it.

The recent merger hoo-hah of Delta and Northwest Airlines is like watching a local TV station get gobbled up by one of the Hollywood network monsters. Suddenly there’s new programming, glitz, and whiz-bangs, but your favorite show just went off the air. This merger is more of an acquisition for Delta than an equal merger.

With Delta’s 446 planes to Northwest’s 356 vessels, 55,000 employees versus 30,000, and $19.2 billion in revenues to Northwest’s $12.5 billion, it’s pretty clear who the bigger company is.