Friday, August 29, 2008

Obama's Speech: More Nixon Than Kennedy?

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With all the comparisons and allusions that have been made between Barack Obama and John Kennedy, I expected more from last night's spee...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The Manhole Cover Has Been Lifted

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That title was Lori's response to last night's Common Council meeting . Though the cover has been lifted, we are still a long, long ...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

E & E Advisory Board Could Be Killed Tonight

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Tonight the Common Council will vote on an ordinance that will "clarify" the functions of the Energy & Environment Advisory Bo...
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Sunday, August 24, 2008

BO's VP: Could have been worse

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I think the best thing that can be said about Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden for VP is that it could have been much worse. The ultim...
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Gitmo on the Platte

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Amy Goodman: The bulwark against tyranny is dissent. Open opposition, the right to challenge those in power, is a mainstay of any healthy de...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Candidates on Reform: 18th SD and 54th AD

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Last June a survey released by the Midwest Democracy Network found that a majority of Wisconsin residents (58 percent) trust state governme...
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Monday, August 11, 2008

Swimming Records and "Technological Doping"

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T2T sports moves from the Brett Favre saga to Olympic swimming, where the performance of Michael Phelps and the American men's relay tea...
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Thursday, August 07, 2008

Brett's A Jet

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It's official: Brett's now a Jet . The New York press will have a field day this year, with a legend quarterbacking the Jets while t...
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Favre Gets Fleischered

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The Green Bay Packer management's evasiveness, double-talk, and prevarication during the Brett Favre saga makes sense when you consider...
Monday, August 04, 2008

EAA Salaries

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A few months ago the Gannett press began publishing salary information for city employees and others. Given that the "not-for-profit...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008

August Media Rant: Interview With Ron Hardy

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For the August Media Rant , I interviewed Oshkosh's own Ron Hardy (aka Babblemur). Ron is co-chair of the Wisconsin Greens and participa...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Open Government and Executive Level Transparency

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Stew Rieckman deserves kudos for challenging local units of government to be truly transparent. (I wish he were equally challenging towards ...
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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Executive Level Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority

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Here's one thing that became crystal and painfully clear during last Tuesday's Common Council meeting: we have been without executiv...
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Monday, July 21, 2008

Supple Group Removes Itself From Akcess Project

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The Oshkosh Common Council just received the press release below from Jay Supple. It speaks for itself. The Supple Group will be removing it...
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Happy Birthday Cat

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Today is the 60th birthday of Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens. A Muslim since 1977, in 2004 the US government's re...
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Underdog Writes Letter

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Mark Reiff , the Republican challenger and underdog in the 54th district state assembly race against incumbent Democrat Gordon Hintz , wrote...
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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Burayidi on TIF

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Dr. Michael Burayidi, Director of the UW Oshkosh Urban and Regional Studies program, sent the following op-ed to the Northwestern and copied...
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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Palmeri, Robinson on Friday "Week in Review"

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I'll be the left guy opposite Owen Robinson of Boots and Sabers on the right on Friday's WPR Week in Review with Joy Cardin from 8...
Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Last Night's Council Meeting

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As predicted , the Council voted last night to extend the Akcess deadline, and to eliminate parking on Ohio St. Both were 4-3 votes, with Pa...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Son of a Beach!

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Check out Main St. Oshkosh for an excellent illustration of how beach safety issues are communicated at Oshkosh's Menominee Park compar...