KAREEM IN OSHKOSH

BASKETBALL LEGEND KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR IS COMING TO OSHKOSH.  THE HALL OF FAMER WILL PRESENT HIS “BECOMING KAREEM” ONE-MAN PERFORMANCE AT THE MENOMINEE NATION ARENA ON SEPTEMBER EIGHTH.  KAREEM WILL DETAIL HIS LIFE GROWING UP IN NEW YORK CITY, BECOMING ONE OF THE GREATEST COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME AT U-C-L-A, RACKING UP THE MOST…MORE

MISSING TEEN SEARCH

THE FATHER OF A REEDSVILLE TEEN BELIEVED DROWNED IN ALABAMA WILL STAY DOWN THERE UNTIL HIS SON’S BODY IS FOUND.  JEVON LEMKE WAS PULLED UNDER THE WATER BY A RIPTIDE IN MOBILE BAY LAST WEEKEND.  CHRIS LEMKE IS ASKING FOR HELP. JEVON LEMKE WAS REPORTEDLY TRYING TO HELP HIS FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER IN THE WATER…MORE

TWIB Notes

It’s Opening Day in Major League Baseball today–and I have a few thoughts on the upcoming season: –First off, why is Opening Day on a Thursday?  I have become accustomed to this being part of the best week of the sports year.  You could count on the Final Four on Saturday night, Opening Day games…MORE

No Need To Know

If you saw an ant in your house this morning, would you think you had an “ant problem”?  You would probably think that perhaps it got into the house when you had a door open or maybe it was on your work boots when you came in from the yard.  Now if you found ten…MORE

The New Information Era

I know there aren’t many of them around anymore, but I wonder what the old school journalists that covered the White House and national politics think about how the goings-on in Washington are covered today.  I ask this in the wake of the breathless anticipation with which current reporters previewed the “Stormy Daniels” interview on…MORE

Oh Canada

While many of you were watching a porn actress talking about having sex with the guy that ended up becoming President of the United States last night, my wife and I were watching a live stream of the Canadian version of the Grammys–The Junos.  It’s not that we wanted to see who won Artist of the…MORE

The Perfect Job

The perfect job just opened up for those of you who might be interested.  It’s a salaried position, comes with full benefits, and requires absolutely no work for the rest of the year.  It’s being the State Senator in District 1.   A Dane County Judge ruled on Thursday that Governor Scott Walker is violating…MORE

The Gentle Man

I recently saw a trailer for a new documentary coming out next month on the life of Fred Rogers.  Won’t You Be My Neighbor will chronicle how the Presbyterian minister developed the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood TV show and the cultural impact it had on generations of Americans.   There is no doubt that Rogers will…MORE

OSH SHOPPING SPREE SUSPECTS

OSHKOSH POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS ACCUSED OF STEALING MULTIPLE CREDIT CARDS AND GOING ON SHOPPING SPREES. OFFICIALS SAY ON FEBRUARY 27TH A MALE AND FEMALE SPENT OVER TEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS AT TARGET AND WALGREENS WITH STOLEN CREDIT CARDS. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE INDIVIDUALS IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE OSHKOSH POLICE DEPARTMENT.MORE