Full Circle
One of my first posts on this site was in regards to a column written by Chris Rickert. In the column...
Other things in the Downtown Safety Plan
When Captain Mary Schauf reviewed the Downtown Safety Plan with me, I was very pleased. However, you likely didn't hear about the...
Just the Facts Ma’am! Westside Police Calls Going . . . Down?
Could it be true, are reported (and responded to) police calls on the Westside of Madison down? Granted, data from the police department...
A reason to be afraid this Halloween weekend?
Reading the WSJ is always a scary experience, but this morning, it was particularly scary . . . Mostly, I was surprised by this...
What Does the Police Department Need?
Every budget, we have a discussion about how many police to add . . . and recently, mayoral candidate Ray Allen called for 6...
Police Department: 18 not enough. Now we need 30.
No joke. The other shoe has dropped.DATE: September 7, 2007TO: Dave Cieslewicz, MayorFROM: Noble Wray, Chief of...
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...
The "Problem" with the Homeless
Has war been declared on the homeless? Should we fence off our parks, prevent people from getting food from food pantries and prevent...
Thursday Round Up
Thursday round up, round two this week. I'm not sure if it is lazy blogging or just still too much to blog about....
Racial Disparities Implementation Team Work
I'd kept half an eye on the Dame County Task Force on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System, but my interest and hope...
Who’s Crime is More Important?
As a northside meeting about a specific apartment building nushroomed into a meeting about Northside Crime, similar to the one recently help on the...
Crime in Madison Down, While Fear of Crime Seems to be Up
I'm running out of blog time, so I'm going to be lazy. Check out the bolded parts of the press release below -...