Wednesday, February 28, 2007

April Ballot Placement

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Here is the order in which the candidate names for Mayor and Common Council will appear on the April Oshkosh ballot: Oshkosh Mayor: (Vote fo...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Election Day Registration INCREASES Voter Turnout

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From the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign : For anyone interested in increasing voter turnout, two recent studies agree there is a proven strat...
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Sunday, February 25, 2007

Fishing Pier and the Accountability Deficit

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On the Eye on Oshkosh blog, Cheryl Hentz provides a summary and update on the Miller's Bay fishing pier. Most readers of this blog are ...
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Friday, February 23, 2007

Tourism Dollars: Oshkosh v. Sheboygan

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In Oshkosh, the Oshkosh Convention and Visitors Bureau is proposing that the city establish the highest room tax in the state in order to c...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Happy Birthday FightingBob.Com

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Ed Garvey's FightingBob.Com site is today 4 years old . Congratulations are due to Ed Garvey, who has been a passionate voice for the ...
Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The Road Ahead

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First of all, many thanks to Kent Monte for running for City Council. I don't always agree with Kent on the issues, but admire the way ...
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Monday, February 19, 2007

Please Vote On Feb. 20

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I've been a resident of Oshkosh since 1989, and throughout most of that time I've had some serious disagreements with the Common Cou...
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Friday, February 16, 2007

100 Block: Here We Go Again

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Gee, here's a surprise (Not!) from today's Oshkosh Northwestern : The 100 Block is on the block. Ben Ganther, one of the owners of t...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Love REALLY IS The Drug

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From yesterday's Washington Post (registration required): "Love is a drug," says Helen Fisher, an anthropologist at Rutgers U...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007

A Yard Sign Tale

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Politics brings out the worst in some people, most notably Internet trolls and scumbags who like to steal candidate yard signs or literature...
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Monday, February 12, 2007

Waiting on the World to Change

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I was glad to see John Mayer win a grammy last night (for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) for "Waiting on the World to Change." ...
Sunday, February 11, 2007

Doyle Budget Promises Increased Aid For Cities

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In answer to a question posed by the Oshkosh Northwestern on levy limits, I said this: " The Democrats now control the governor’s offi...
Friday, February 09, 2007

"Ethics Reform" Bill Intentionally Misses The Mark

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Anyone following the "Ethics Reform Bill" shenanigans in the last few weeks could smell a rat. Former state legislator Louis Fort...
Thursday, February 08, 2007

Nice Work If You Can Get It

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YouTube founders split a $650 million payout .
Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Letters, Letters

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Babblemur today reposts an email I sent the Common Council back in June, asking them to revise their meeting agenda so that citizens could ...
Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Molly Never Made It To The Northwestern

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I was searching through some old Microsoft word files this morning, looking for a letter of recommendation I wrote for a student who has now...
Monday, February 05, 2007

Thank You Volunteers!

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Anyone who has ever run for public office knows that without the efforts of campaign volunteers, an already stressful experience would be ov...
Sunday, February 04, 2007

Removing the Stench in the Garbage Fee Debate, Part II

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Cheryl Hentz has offered a clarification to her post about the garbage fee. See the Eye on Oshkosh blog as well as her comment in my first...
Friday, February 02, 2007

Removing The Stench In The Garbage Fee Debate

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The garbage fee in Oshkosh was and is extremely unpopular. It's understandable that politicians voting for it would try to rationalize t...
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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Censored in 2006, Part II

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Last month the "Media Rants" column was Part I of the top ten censored stories of 2006. Here's Part II .