Of The Midnight “Revision” of Paul Revere
I had been meaning to let this go, but it has been on my mind as a microcosm of the political events of recent...
Air Quality vs. Economic Development
Those lousy air quality standards could hurt economic development! With the news that Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay are not meeting EPA air...
Economic Development: Who Cares?
I attended most of all three economic development plan "listening" sessions yesterday, against my better judgment. While it took 7.5 hours of...
Cottage Grove – Where Democracy is a dirty word!
We recently held elections in Cottage Grove where Mike Mikalsen, lost his appointed position of Village Board President. The new Village President,...
Just ignore the council . . . and the public they represent!
(Note: You'll have to excuse me, I'm a little cranky this morning . . . GABLEMAN???? What is wrong with Wisconsin voters????)Last...
Its not about anger…its about hope.
Scott Walker recall
H/t to Harris Lemberg
I wonder if any other politician in history has been on both sides of a recall? At least...
The City’s Economic Development Commission Abandons Job Creation
This may get a little wonky, but it's not that complicated, hang in there! Check out the memo below where the Economic Development...
The Governors “tools” and the President’s “stimulus”.
Governor Walker has been in office for just a few months and they have been an eventful few months. Before he even took...
Turns out . . . it wasn’t necessary.
Remember when we jumped through all those hoops to bend all the rules to give a company a $700,000 that was portrayed to...
CVS in CG
Tonight the the Cottage Grove Plan Commission, will be discussing the impending CVS pharmacy with representatives from CVS showing up to present their...
Economic Development – Vision/Goals vs. Workplan
Yesterday I attended the Economic Development Commission to talk about how we move forward on the Economic Development Plan. I had talked to...
Wisconsin’s Economic Ruin
There are a few things I like about Paul Soglin, today's post is one of them. Somehow, its ok when he says it.