Did you know that Spring Break is “culturally insensitive”? I didn’t either–until this week’s Oshkosh School Board meeting. That meeting featured a workshop session on the 2018-2019 student calendar. The discussion eventually turned to Spring Break–which will be March 25th through the 29th next year. Director of Learning Kim Brown led the discussion on choosing…… MORE
This Time It Will Be Different
You know how we always say “This time it’s going to be different” when there is a mass shooting? But then there really is no difference after that incident–until the next shooting when we say “This time it’s going to be different”? Well, in the case of yesterday’s school shooting in Florida, things will be…… MORE
YOUTH CORRECTIONS BILL
ASSEMBLY REPUBLICANS UNVEIL THEIR PLAN FOR JUVENILE CORRECTIONS REFORM. REPRESENTATIVE MIKE SCHRAA OF OSHKOSH SAYS GREATER EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON KEEPING OFFENDERS CLOSER TO HOME. THE REPUBLICAN PLAN CALLS FOR CLOSING THE CONTROVERSIAL LINCOLN HILLS FACILITY BY THE SUMMER OF 2020.… MORE
No Sense Pretending Anymore
We are one step closer to actually caring about State Supreme Court Elections. Candidate Tim Burns has decided that he is going to throw out any pretense of being “non-partisan” and is openly running as a Democratic candidate this winter. He has criticized Governor Scott Walker and Republican legislators every opportunity he has been given…… MORE
Let the Whole Thing Go
Tonight, the Oshkosh Advisory Parks Board will likely make a recommendation to the City on what to do with the remainder of the Lakeshore Golf Course after the Oshkosh Corporation builds its new corporate headquarters on about 35-acres. That leaves around 70-acres on site–most of which makes up what had been the front nine. Members…… MORE
The B Team
Usually, today’s My Two Cents would be my quadrennial love letter to Olympic Hockey. That and Ryder Cup Golf battle for first place on my list of absolute favorite sporting events. But this year, I am having a very hard time getting excited for the competition set to start next week. For the first…… MORE
Welcome to the Banana Republic
So President Trump wants to have a big military parade through Washington, DC this summer. This isn’t a totally unprecedented thing. Doughboys marched through the streets of major cities before heading off to Europe to fight in World War I. There were huge military parades after GI’s returned from World War II. But public displays…… MORE
Becoming More Like “Us”
One of the complaints that you hear in the debate over modern immigration is that “they don’t try to assimilate into ‘American culture’”. I too find it annoying that I have to “press 1 for English” and I feel that governments and private companies printing documents or packaging in multiple languages is a waste of…… MORE
MERILL STEEL RAIDERS STADIUM
A NROTHEAST WISCONSIN STEEL COMPANY WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW RAIDERS STADIUM. MERILL STEEL OUT OF SCHOFIELD WILL BE INSTALLING THE STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR THE NEW STADIUM IN LAS VEGAS—WHERE THEY WILL ALSO ASSIST IN DESIGN, FABRICATION, PAINTING, AND FREIGHT. THE WORK WILL ALL GO TOWARDS THE OAKLAND RAIDERS RELOCATION…… MORE
Taking a Bath
I guess we should be encouraged that the UW-Oshkosh Foundation is starting to divest itself of some of its assets to pay the money is owes for projects that resulted in its bankruptcy. Over the weekend, the Chancellor’s House went up for sale on the open market. But the asking price reveals yet again the…… MORE
