Walker Proposes Rollback of Complete Streets
Governor Walker's budget address on February third is getting a lot of press for the $1.3 billion of borrowing for transportation, but there is...
Have Abacus Will Travel
I have written before of the the right wings veiled attempts to privatize public education. I have also pointed out that while they...
Privatization Pirates!
Watching Captain Phillips recently, my wife turned to me and said "I've found someone who has a harder job than I do". I...
Double Feature Tonight At the Barrymore
Getting tired of the Wisconsin State Journal giving you a watered down version of the news and basically no coverage of the damage that...
Spring 2011 Election Endorsements
The Spring 2011 sample Ballot is out and its time for my spring endorsements for the local election.
1. Wisconsin State Supreme...
Why Cottage Grove Desperately Needs a Library!
So the people in the village who so adamantly oppose the library, will not make a fool of themselves when they try and write...
I Can’t Tell You Why
The Monona Grove School District recently held held their annual meeting. Typically these are sparsely attended and uneventful. This...
Simpson’s Soliloquy on Words of Reason
This weeks Herald Independent, the paper of record for the Monona Grove School District, had an interesting column from their latest Cottage Grove...
Scott Walker’s Next Bomb?
Coming soon but conveniently after the conclusion of state elections, Scott Walker will announce his plan for state infrastructure spending. While his administration has been tight-lipped about what the plan contains, there are hints of the general direction it will take.
WTF is Wrong With Our Media
You have all heard something about the United Sportsmen deal lately. Some quick background, it was written into law recently by Scott Suder,...
Republican Bully’s
H/T to Jay Bullock for catching this.
Last week UW-Madison's own professor of history, geography and environmental studies penned this op-ed in the NY...
Rick Marolt: Why Scott Walker Should Be Recalled
Guest editorial . . .