Based on TV coverage, you might think that the volcanic eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii is a major natural disaster. Video of what looks like giant rivers of lava are destroying houses, swallowing up cars and meeting the ocean to produce clouds of toxic fumes. It looks like hell on earth has been…… MORE
The Monsters Among Us
Here’s a bit of advice for parents: Instead of worrying that your children are about to be the next victims of a school shooter, worry that your children will be the next school shooter. The question needs to be asked, “How did we raise a generation of homicidal maniacs?” The styles of weapons made…… MORE
I’d Rather Have the Social Experiment
Right after the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs, fans were promised an “aggressive search” for a new head coach. There is a belief among some observers that with the right coach–that can instill discipline, intensity, consistency of effort, better defense and a desire to rebound in a team lacking all of those…… MORE
The Coverage It Deserves
Despite being up early this Saturday to get work done here at the Radio Ranch, I had no plans to watch a single second of Royal Wedding coverage–until I found out that HBO will feature Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan hosting their live broadcast. In case you missed it, Cord and Tish won great accolades…… MORE
When Paying More Requires Paying Even More
The Seattle City Council is learning a very hard lesson about how free market economics works. Seattle is one of those cities that instituted a $15 an hour minimum wage based on the argument that it would be a “living wage that would eliminate poverty in the community”. The only thing that the higher wage…… MORE
Wanna Bet?
There were no doubt plenty of guys ready to plunk down bets on last night’s Golden State-Houston NBA playoff game or the Brewers-Diamondbacks game after hearing that the US Supreme Court had struck down the Federal ban on sports gambling (except in Nevada). However, sports betting remains illegal here in Wisconsin thanks to provisions in…… MORE
Why July 4th, 1776 Still Matters
As the US news networks gear up for a week of breathless Royal Wedding coverage–with continuous updates on the status of the dress, the guest list, the cake and what unnamed sources inside the castle are saying about the Queen’s feelings about this, I can’t help but wonder what our Founding Fathers would think about…… MORE
A Higher Standard of What?
You know what term Oshkosh residents are going to tire of quickly? “A higher standard”. That will be the buzzword that city officials use to justify their decisions on what development will be allowed in the area around the Oshkosh Corporation headquarters. City Manager Mark Rohloff used “a higher standard” in his reaction to…… MORE
DASSEY STATE ANSWER
THE STATE FILES ITS RESPONSE TO BRENDAN DASSEY’S LATEST ATTEMPT TO OVERTURN HIS MURDER CONVICTION. DASSEY’S DEFENSE IS ASKING THE STATE SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULING UPHOLDING THAT CONVICTION AND LIFE PRISON SENTENCE. DASSEY’S DEFENSE ARGUES THAT THE THEN-17-YEAR OLD WAS COERCED BY POLICE INTO CONFESSING THAT HE HELPED HIS UNCLE—STEVEN…… MORE
Give the Guy a Break
Has anyone needed a summer vacation more than UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt? This year has just been another in a series that have seen one crisis after another develop on campus. One of the first things that Leavitt had to deal with when he arrived here in Oshkosh a few years ago was budget…… MORE
