Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Racine, Haunted City

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Labor activist Roger Bybee has a great piece in the July issue of The Progressive, " Racine, haunted city: look what happens when indus...
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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Last Tuesday's Meeting

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Another long meeting (including workshops and an executive session we were not out of city hall until 1:45 a.m.) which would have been even ...
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Monday, July 23, 2007

A Cheap But Funny Shot

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All seven members of the Common Council and City Manager Wollangk received a letter dated July 20 from "Impatient Taxpayer." S/he...
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Convention Center Workshop: Public Comment Allowed

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After Tuesday night's Common Council business meeting, there will be two workshops: one dealing with the water utility and one dealing ...
Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Council Update

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Here's some Common Council happenings: 1. We had a special meeting tonight to discuss the creation of new boards and commissions. We r...
Thursday, July 12, 2007

The Business As Usual Test, Part 2

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Yesterday I applied the Business As Usual Test (BAUT) to the Convention Center remodeling resolution. Today I'll apply the test to the ...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

The Business As Usual Test

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At Tuesday night's Common Council meeting I announced that from now on I plan to apply the "Business as Usual Test" to every e...
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Monday, July 09, 2007

Kunstler on Live Earth

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I don't always agree with sprawl debunker James Howard Kunstler, but his writing never fails to crack me up. Here he is today blogging...
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Friday, July 06, 2007

Kraft Opinion On Plan Commission Vote

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City Attorney Warren Kraft, in response to an inquiry from Department of Community Development Administrative Assistant Darlene Brandt, has ...
Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Plan Commission Vote

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First of all, do you think the Chamber of Commerce has enough representation on the city's Plan Commission? (Some people think that 3 un...
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Friday, June 29, 2007

Music, Politics, and the Summer of Love

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That's the title of the July Media Rant . The piece mentions Tom Waits' "The Day After Tomorrow." Read the rant to fin...
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Statement on Ethics and Conflict of Interest

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Below is the text of a statement I delivered last night as part of "Council Member Statements" on the topic of ethics and conflict...
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Monday, June 25, 2007

Major Blow For McCain-Feingold

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In a 5-4 ruling relased today , the Supreme Court effectively gutted the landmark McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform legislation, with ...
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Saturday, June 23, 2007

Oshkosh's "Hospitable" Taxes

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The Institute for Wisconsin's Future ( IWF ) has just released an excellent and valuable report, " Hospitable Taxes: How Property T...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Wind Power Display

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On Friday, June 22 from 11:00 - 11:30 a.m., Wisconsin Environment will be conducting a wind power display at Opera House Square in Oshkosh....
Friday, June 15, 2007

Convention Center Not Right For Taxpayers?

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UW Oshkosh Economics professor and former common councilor Kevin McGee has an opinion piece in this morning's Oshkosh Northwestern argu...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

The Cranky Pat's Situation

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By now the basic features of the Cranky Pat's situation in Oshkosh are familiar to all who follow such matters. Absent some action last ...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Economic Development Exemption to State Imposed Limit on Liquor Licenses Proposed

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This press release was just received from Rep. Gordon Hintz. Looks like a good bill that would save us much time and grief at the local go...
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Monday, June 11, 2007

Conspicuous By Our Absence

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The New York Times reports today that "Forty-two states reported higher than expected revenues this year, allowing lawmakers to set as...
Thursday, June 07, 2007

Palmeri on Friday WPR "Week in Review"

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Tomorrow on Wisconsin Public Radio's " Week in Review " from 8-9 a.m. I'll once again be the "left" guy while UW...