Collective Bargaining
Recently, former Monona City Administrator Dave Berner, a "guest editorial" regarding the evils of collective bargaining. While working on my response...
Dane County Education Meeting
The community wide education meeting was very much a success. With a solid crowd and great speakers, the Sunday afternoon meeting...
Board of Estimates – Council preview of a few issues
Often, what happens at Board of Estimates is considered to be a preview of what will happen at the Common Council . . ....
Cottage Grove is open for business….or is it?
After a long, secret and unsuccessful courtship of Walgreens which included a costly and controversial change from a roundabout to new stop lights. ...
Stop the Slogans!
During the smoking debate it was "Ban the Ban" and "Save Madison Jobs" - and various members of the council were Nazi's and a...
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...
Some Light Shed on Sunny’s Numbers
Recently The Herald-Independent columnist and writer for the right-wing "think tank" WPRI, recently "reported" on the state of the Monona Grove School District....
Which MM is more popular? Mark Miller or Mike Mikalsen?
Tonight in the Village Of Cottage Grove, appointed village president Mike Mikalsen and Dane County Supervisor David Wiganowsky, are holding a...
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...
Misplaced Priorities
The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then get elected and prove it.
P.J. O'ROURKE, Holidays in Hell
The Village Board in...
That darn EDC . . . hates the public?
So, prior to the second attempt the Economic Development Commission made to have a public hearing on paid sick leave, another controversy of sorts...
Buying Local . . . did you notice it passed?
How does it happen that when Ray Allen and Mayor Dave, the Common Sense Coalition and Progressive Dane, Brenda Konkel and Russ Frank (Madison...