Thursday, May 29, 2008

Greenwashing McCain and Obama

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John McCain and Barack Obama are both heralded as "green" presidential candidates. The June Media Rant for the Scene argues that ...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Chamber Purchase: Email Breakdown

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[1:15 p.m. update: We are now up to 36 emails in opposition to the proposal. I was not on the council at the time of the passage of the infa...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Chamber and The Tower: Razin' in the Sun

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On the Chamber, the Northwestern's editorial this morning pretty much summarizes what I've been hearing all over town: Whether the ...
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Monday, May 19, 2008

Barack Black Eagle

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Barack Obama is now an honorary member of the Crow Nation . He says he'll appoint a Native American adviser to his senior White House st...
Sunday, May 18, 2008

'Tosa Won't Have The Big Box Blues

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From today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel : If the 2-year-old Lowe's home improvement store in Wauwatosa were to go under in this econ...
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Friday, May 16, 2008

What Would We Put In Place Of The Sundial?

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During the filming of "Public Enemies" in Oshkosh, the (in)famous Oshkosh sundial was taken out of commission. That led to a rou...
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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Palmeri, Robinson on Friday "Week in Review"

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Friday Update: Owen says there's no need to place "right" in quotes for him. I should probably use "left" without q...

Northwestern Right on River Walk

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From today's editorial : The Oshkosh Common Council should: 1.) Reconsider the vote and close out the 4imprint TIF. Make sure the taxpay...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Tuesday's Meeting(s)

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Well, the future will tell if the Common Council made any good decisions yesterday, but I have to say it was one of the longest and most inf...
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Monday, May 12, 2008

Thank You Joe Ferlo

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On Saturday evening the " Oshkosh Goes to the Movies " fundraiser, sponsored by the Grand Opera House and the Mid-Morning Kiwanis ...
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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Happy Mother's Day

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With Iraq and Afghanistan in full quagmire mode, Julia Ward Howe's 1870 Mother's Day Proclamation is more relevant than ever.
Friday, May 09, 2008

Hillary's Just Asking the Super Delegates to do Their Jobs

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It's obvious that I've been favoring Barack in the Democratic primary, but I find the calls for Hillary to drop out of the race some...
Thursday, May 08, 2008

Feingold: Government in Secret

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The Senator's opinion piece reveals the Bush Administration's shocking disregard for transparency. Money quote: No one questions th...
Monday, May 05, 2008

Understatement of the Year

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From an Oshkosh Northwestern editorial called " Time to talk about economic development ." The sorry state of economic development...
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CM Search: Family Expenses

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Over the weekend the common council received an email update from Karl Nollenberger of the PAR Group on the status of the search for a new c...
Saturday, May 03, 2008

NC Primary: Barack's Badgers v. Clinton's Consiglieres

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Turns out that Barack Obama's organization in North Carolina is headed up by Craig Schirmer, a UW-Madison graduate who also served as st...
Friday, May 02, 2008

In Memory of The PICAN Man: Robert L. “Doc” Snyder (1928-2008)

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Below is the May Media Rant for The Scene. Doc Snyder was a great human being. He was very much a mentor for me and I miss him very much. He...
Thursday, May 01, 2008

We Need A Policy For Awarding Keys To The City

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A citizen called me earlier this week to ask if I had heard that Mark Har, the location scout instrumental in getting the film "Public ...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Miller's Bay Pier Construction Starts Today (4/30)

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And at least one group of city residents is very pleased (click image):
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

What the Wright Flap Is Really About

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Jon Stewart gets it: So does Andrew Sullivan : Obama is a freshman senator; he is 46 years old; he is African-American; he is a liberal - ev...