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My attempt to not work 30 hours in 2 days failed, I worked 28 hours, so my blogging suffered as I took the weekend off . . . but here's what I have for the week ahead.

As far as I can tell, this is what is of interest . . . tho I get more and more uncertain as they add meetings throughout the week and don't put stuff in legistar.

Months have passed since the Madison police shot and killed Tony Robinson and this is all we got? Will it make any real difference?

A guest editorial on the latest Community Services debacle. Once again I write as a citizen of Madison and happen to be a Committee member...

Without people educating people and helping them through the process, no one will file complaints! A landlord's dream. An equity, social and racial justice nightmare. Tenant Resource Center refers to the Fair Housing Center all the time, they are the experts in a complex area of the law. We need them! Please call your representatives.

Invest in Rail

NOTE: I will update this as I hear more info . . . changing questions marks to certainties. Well, the council introduced it last night, Mark Clear attempted to not vote on it being referred. Instead of (being allowed to) killing it quickly, it's now referred to 5 committees. Find out where, when? and who.

So, cutting to the chase, after about 5 hours of talking about or listening to people talking about Judge Doyle Square, the Board of Estimates passed the following regarding Judge Doyle Square:

This s the mayor's propaganda piece. I hesitate to believe his "facts" given recent experiences with him. (here's just one)

16 meetings, 5 (about 1/3) scheduled at the exact same time? 2 cancelled.

Not taking over the world either. Just doing what we do. Progressive Dane announces endorsed candidates for 2011 spring elections.

MADISON – Today, Representative Bob Gannon released a statement saying, “Wisconsin does not have a death penalty law, but with significant practice and careful aim, law abiding citizens can help clean our society of these scum bags.” Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) released the following statement: