What Did You Do On Summer Vacation?
While I worked, we were able to get away for a family vacation in Hayward, WI. Monona Grove School District teacher Brent Schacht...
Why taxes go up . . .
It's that time of the year, tax bills are out. I thought this e-mail exchange might provide some info for folks.Hi, Brenda ~~Last...
Police – Why is timely information so hard to get?
First, a compliment!The downtown police Captain Mary Schauf and the person assigned to the Tenney Lapham Neighborhood Tim Radke have been WONDERFUL to work...
Now we’re cookin’! (For TRC)
How do you think these local judges are going to rate these area chefs with these "secret ingredients"?Avocado Battle - Mike Jacob, Jim Kellerman,...
Update from Madison Police?
Where are they getting their information from . . . the Assembly is voting today . . . around noon possibly. And, it...
The Week that Was . . .
Last week, I was on vacation, but there were a few more obscure things that were worthy of comments, so here they are ....
This blows . . .
Keeping track of city and county issues are hard enough. Schools are even harder, and now the state is making it hard too . . . just as they are going back into session and I am getting anxious about new landlords/tenant legislation and worrying it will turn my work world upside down again . . . they tell me this!
Tocora Bike Path – Aka Pham Remmele Circus
I've never seen anything like this before, and I've been watching Council meetings since the mid-1990s. And I'm sure, I can't do this...
Committee Openings
Here's my best guess at what the current committee openings are . . . I took out a few where you need to already...
City Redistricting
Info that would be good for tomorrow's hearing - how our maps are impacted by the Republican plan.
$100M: Why HOPE VI Matters to Madison
This is way bigger than the Edgwater for Madison. Way. Bigger.Last night at the Community Services Commission Mark Olinger explained to the...
Declining Council Decorum
The last few council meetings have been something just short of chaotic. I've been trying to put my finger on just exactly why...