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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...

Why I Left The Catholic Church

They say a picture says 1000 words and this one most certainly does. When the Bishop of my Catholic Church decides to...

An Overview of Bus Rapid Transit by Al Matano

I organized an informational meeting on the on the future of transit in Dane County prior to the August meeting of the Dane County...

The Plundering of Village(Cottage Grove)Government!

“Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.” – Thomas...

Congratulations Connie Deer!

One of our stalwarts here in Dane County gets a Statewide Fair Housing Award. Well deserved! And more! Our new County Board Supervisor...

Come Celebrate!

Last Sunday I turned 40! Tonight its time to celebrate!The Brink Lounge (701 E Washington)5:00 - 7:00Friday, July 25thMusic by the Gadjo PlayersFood...

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...

Recall Repercussions

The results were in this summer with the democrats flipping two seats in the Senate recalls. While the republicans lost two seats,...

Jim Villa — $178,000/Yr + Cadillac Bennies!

The UW system created a new job- Vice President of University Relations at the University of Wisconsin System. Many immensely qualified people applied for...

Do Students Care About their Tenant Rights?

Honestly I don't think so, at least not until they have a problem, then they care. But that's too late. That seems...

Maxwell John Love: On the Budget and the UW

It's tied to the Walker stuff. An important read.

More About School Choice!

We recently brought you the story of how much money the public school privateers are willing to spend in order to profit off of...