Based on my social media feeds this morning, the field of Democratic candidates for President has been cleared–Oprah Winfrey is clearly the people’s choice for 2020. I have to admit, I have not seen Oprah’s “stirring” speech at the Golden Globes last night. One of the issues with coming to work at 3:00 am every…… MORE
The Self-Identification Champions
Let’s take a minute this morning to congratulate the University of Central Florida Golden Knights on their National Championship in College Football. Now, if you are thinking “Aren’t Georgia and Alabama playing in the ‘College Football Playoff Championship Game’ on Monday night?” don’t worry–you aren’t losing your mind. UCF is actually becoming…… MORE
When Godwin’s Law Actually Applies
I don’t usually engage in comparing modern politics to those of Nazi Germany. There is a principal called “Godwin’s Law” that hold that any on-line discussion about politics–if allowed to go on long enough–will lead to a reference or comparison to Naziism. One need only refer to the comment section below any article about the…… MORE
So Where is All of the Outrage Today?
I think I’m going to start referring to January 3rd as “Disappointment Day”. Here in Wisconsin, January 2nd–unless it falls upon a weekend day–is the date by which candidates in the non-partisan spring elections must file their nomination petitions to get on the ballot. And barring a few instances in the 17-years that I’ve been…… MORE
Predictions….Sure to Go Wrong
Last week I told you I would look into the crystal ball to form some predictions for 2018. Instead, I spent most of the weekend sick and having to run back and forth from home to the Radio Ranch to let people into the building because the locks on the main door have frozen and…… MORE
Who Could Have Predicted?
I was all set to review my predictions for 2017 that I would have sworn I had made at the start of the year–but darned if I didn’t actually make any. I went through the My Two Cents archives all the way back to late December of 2016 and found no bold pronouncements on the…… MORE
Person of the Year
Yesterday I announced our Newsmaker of the Year here in Oshkosh. Now I’m going to hand out our Person of the Year honoree. The difference between the two is that the Newsmaker was the busiest–but the Person of the Year had the most-positive effect on the city. And this year, that person was UW-Oshkosh Chancellor…… MORE
Newsmaker of the Year
It’s time to hand out end-of-year awards and I may as well do our Newsmaker of the Year right here. Congratulations go out to Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation Chief Executive Officer Jason White for nabbing this year’s honor. It was a huge year for White as GO-EDC spearheaded two of the biggest developments…… MORE
A New Tradition
My wife and I will be starting a new Christmas tradition this year. We don’t have anywhere to be on Christmas day anymore–my parents winter in Florida so they aren’t around. My sister and brother-in-law moved to Ohio this year, so we won’t go to see them and their kids anymore. So rather than just…… MORE
A Tale of Two Cities
One concept I’ve always had to explain to new reporters here at WOSH is the difference between the “Fox Cities” and the “Fox Valley”. For our purposes, the Fox Cities “start” at Neenah and head north along the Interstate 41 and Highway 441 corridors–ending in Kaukauna. The Fox Valley is a much larger geographical area–that…… MORE
