Tuesday, March 31, 2009

April Media Rant: My Favorite Media Criticism Books

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The column below will appear in the April issue of The Scene . --TP My Favorite Media Criticism Books Media Rants By Tony Palmeri I...
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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Oshkosh Issued Citation For Deer Overfeeding

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I just got off the phone with a reporter from WBAY-TV, who asked me to comment on the DNR's issuing a citation to the city of Oshkosh fo...
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Tell Hintz To Co-Sponsor LRB 1256

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My latest Media Rant column said that "In Wisconsin, State Representative Spencer Black (D-Madison) will soon sponsor legislation man...

League of Women Voters Forum Tonight

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There will be a Common Council candidate forum tonight, sponsored by the League of Women Voters. The event will be held from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m...
Saturday, March 21, 2009

Response to Chamber Questions

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The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce recently asked Common Council candidates to respond in writing to 7 questions. Below are the questions and ...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The Lengthy Meetings Myth

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Yes, it is true that some meetings of the Oshkosh Common Council have gone on too long. Yes, it is also true that each member of the Council...

Happy Anniversary Dark Side of the Moon

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Maybe not as important as St. Pat's Day, but today is the 36th anniversary of the US release of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Deer and School Safety

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On Tuesday night the Common Council was asked to approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that would allow for the construction of a new eleme...
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Thursday, March 05, 2009

"Debate Under Dome" Tonight At OPL

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Tonight at 7 p.m. candidates for common council will be participating in a "Debate Under the Dome" at the Oshkosh Public Library. ...
Monday, March 02, 2009

Media AWOL On National Guard Coverage

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Below is the March "Media Rants" column for the Scene. I wrote the piece in mid-February. A few days after submitting it, we learn...
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Friday, February 27, 2009

Was Process Discussed In Closed Session?

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Here's two quotes that make you go "hmmm . . ." Mayor Tower At Last Night's Mayor Debate : "We started the possibilit...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Draft Goals Released

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Just got an email from Assistant City Manager John Fitzpatrick releasing the 2009 Draft Goals for City Manager to the press. They were writ...
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Palmeri On WOSH Thursday Morning

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I'll be Bob Burnell's guest at 7:50 a.m. Thursday morning to talk about the flap over Tuesday's closed common council meeting. ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Northwestern: Setting goals for city manager should be public

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Read it here . Left unsaid in the editorial is why the newspaper asked sitting councilors to provide public evaluations of Mr. Rohloff if th...
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Closed Meeting Update

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Now this is getting real interesting. Today the Northwestern, a paper that prides itself on being guardians of sunshine in government, ran a...
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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Condoleeza Clinton?

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Here's a stunner from Sec. of State Clinton in Beijing : "Human rights cannot interfere with the global economic crisis, the global...
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Goal Setting And Closed Meetings

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In his January 30th, 2009 letter to the Oshkosh Common Council, Mayor Tower said this: "After speaking with Bryan, I've asked Lynn ...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Thank You

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Many thanks to everyone who voted in yesterday's primary, and a special thanks to those who helped get the word out about my candidacy. ...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Deer Cull Halted . . . in Michigan

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Jo Egelhoff of foxpolitics.net forwarded this on. The city council of Rochester Hills, Michigan has called off a deer cull after dispatchi...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Friday The 13th In Oshkosh

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Just in from the Chief of Police: "We plan to continue the deer herd reduction activity on the National Guard Armory property on Friday...