Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Big Brother's Greatest American Hits

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Here's the Media Rant column that will appear in the June, 2009 edition of The Scene . Big Brother’s Greatest American Hits Media Rants ...
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Friday, May 15, 2009

Mayor Ousts Head Of Transit Panel Who Opposed Him

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The mayor in question is not Paul Esslinger. Rather, it's Madison's Dave Cieslewicz. Story here . Apparently the Madison Common Coun...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

E-Mail To School Board

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I just emailed the following to the School Board: Dear Board of Education: I read in the paper today about the idea to suspend your salarie...
Monday, May 11, 2009

Single Payer Advocates Arrested

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With the United States in dire need of a single-payer health care system, and with Democrats controlling both branches of Congress and the W...
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Thursday, May 07, 2009

Eye on the Bailout

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ProPublica has an outstanding archive of federal government bailout expenditures. It's quite shocking. (Though "obscene" migh...
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Sunday, May 03, 2009

A Free Press Infrastructure Project

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The May Media Rants column summarizes Bob McChesney and John Nichols' proposal to save American Journalism. Here it is: A Free Press In...
Friday, May 01, 2009

Eau Claire Process For Filling Council Vacancy

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A vacancy exists on the city of Eau Claire Common Council due to a situation very similar to Oshkosh. In April, at-large council member Kerr...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

A Specter Is Haunting The Democratic Party

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One of the themes dominating media coverage of Senator Arlen Specter's decision to leave the Republican Party is that the GOP has becom...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

"Planned Shrinkage" in Flint

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No, not that kind of shrinkage, but this story in yesterday's NYT does seem to have a Seinfeldian element. Seems like a domestic variat...
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Palmeri on Week in Review Tomorrow

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I will be the Left Guy opposite former Lt. Gov. Margaret Farrow on the Right during tomorrow's WPR Week in Review with Joy Cardin. Farr...
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Monday, April 13, 2009

Filling Vacant Council Seats and Precedent

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UW Oshkosh Professor of Economics and former two-term Oshkosh Common Councilor Kevin McGee today writes that the Common Council should appo...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Thank You

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A sincere thank you to Oshkosh voters for reelecting me to the city council. With a struggling economy, growing unemployment, an aging infr...
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Friday, April 03, 2009

First Amendment Victory

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Remember Ward Churchill? He's the former University of Colorado Ethnic Studies professor fired in 2007 for alleged faulty scholarship. C...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Candidates' Responses To Chamber Questions

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All candidates for Common Council were asked to respond to questions posed by the Chamber of Commerce. Responses from the candidates can be ...
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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...