Tuesday, January 31, 2006

NRA loses on conceal carry

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The National Rifle Association and its surrogates in the Wisconsin State Legislature failed again to override Jim Doyle's veto of the co...
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TIF: Giving Away the Store to Get a Store

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As a general rule, when elected officials, bureaucrats, and the corporate press get guarded and defensive about some program, there's pr...
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Wisconsin Becoming More Unequal

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According to the nonpartisan Center on Wisconsin Strategy : The gap between high-income and low-income families in Wisconsin has grown dram...
Monday, January 30, 2006

Kunstler on Dubya' as Louis XVI

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In his weekly blog, the always irreverent James Howard Kunstler argues insightfully that President Bush's opponents spend too much time...
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Sunday, January 29, 2006

Appleton Condos Slow To Fill Up

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According to the Sunday Post-Crescent , Appleton's $21 million downtown Richmond Terrace condo development is at 44 percent occupancy. ...
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Guess who

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Guess who said this: "Today, I believe our country is in greater danger than at any other time in its existence. Our ruthless disregar...
Saturday, January 28, 2006

Raisin' Hell With Mel

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The Radio Commentary interview with former Oshkosh mayor Melanie Bloechl can be found here . She's at her most rambunctious, throwing ...
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Friday, January 27, 2006

Lennon Zapped Four Weeks Before Primary

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With the February 21 Branch Four Circuit Court Judge Primary less than 4 weeks away, candidate Bill Lennon got zapped today by Judge Bruce S...
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Cap Times Against Reducing Board Size

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The Dane County Board of Supervisors currently has 37 members. Supervisor Dave de Felice wants to reduce it to 19. Today the Madison Capital...
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Great Piece on McGovern--By a Conservative

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Because establishment political party hacks, flacks, and propagandists have reduced public discussion of politics to a big pile of incumbent...
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Thursday, January 26, 2006

Hentz: Open Letter To Common Council

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Just before 4 p.m. this afternoon Cheryl Hentz faxed this letter over to City Hall and requested that it be distributed in tomorrow's ...
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Melanie Bloechl on Friday Radio Commentary

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Former Oshkosh Mayor Melanie Bloechl will be the guest on this Friday's Radio Commentary. The show airs from 6:20 - 7:00 p.m. on WRST 90...
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100 Block: Tax Deadbeat Timeline

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Cheryl Hentz is reporting on the Eye on Oshkosh site that developer Ben Ganther is still way behind on tax payments for the 100 North Main ...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

UW Oshkosh Prof Calls For Municipal Sales Tax Option

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Craig Maher, an assistant professor of Public Administration at UW Oshkosh who also serves on the Wauwatosa Common Council, calls on state g...
Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Circle Closing in on Doyle?

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On Thursday a 55-year old Department of Administration employee was indicted on two felony counts: "causing misapplication of funds an...
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Xoff Slaps Kaeding

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Democratic Party consultant and staunch Doyle/Falk supporter Bill Christofferson took a slap at Joan Kaeding in his blog today. Most reader...
Monday, January 23, 2006

Smaller County Boards In The Real World

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It's clear that County government--like all other units of government in America from local school boards to the federal legislature--is...
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Sunday, January 22, 2006

21st Century Crisis In Waterown

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Back in August I wrote a Media Rant called " The Revolutionary Church ", a review of Lynn Eden's Crisis in Watertown . The boo...
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Saturday, January 21, 2006

What are the Powers of a Plan Commission?

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In comments responding to my Joan Rivers Resort post, Cheryl Hentz and an anonymous responder have a disagreement over the role of the city...
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Wisconsin Woman Seeks Conscientious Objector Status

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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (registration required) tells the story of Katherine Jashinski, a 23-year-old soldier from Wautoma seeking co...