I think Oshkosh’s tenure as “Wisconsin’s Event City” is beginning to wear on people. I don’t mean just the city’s public safety and public works staff that are stretched thin all summer long working and patrolling the nearly constant stream of public gatherings, concerts and potential traffic jams which mark our summers now–but rather the…… MORE
More Gold For the Rich
You know who must really hate the Olympics? Bernie Sanders and all of his followers. It’s not really the those who can soar the highest, run the fastest or jump the farthest that win the gold–it’s those who can afford to play the game that win. The addition of professional athletes to the Olympics forever…… MORE
Why We Can’t Have THAT Conversation
We certainly stepped in it on our sister station yesterday. The morning show host mentioned a tidbit on the air about how the average American man is 5’9″ tall. He remarked that he was surprised that the average is that “short” and he wondered why it has stagnated over the past few decades. I pointed…… MORE
One Sure Thing
There are no sure things in sports–the term “upset” comes from the name of the only horse to ever beat the Triple Crown winner Man O’ War in a race–but there are a couple of sure things in the upcoming Olympics. One is that US Men’s Basketball team will win the gold medal. The other…… MORE
Another Lost Election
We are just a week away from heading to the polls again here in Wisconsin. Oh, you weren’t aware of the Fall Primary on August 9th? Don’t feel bad–most of your fellow Wisconsinites weren’t either. And that’s unfortunate, because there are some pretty big races on the ballot. You’ve got Democratic primaries in the 6th…… MORE
Is Gerald Ford Running Again?
For those of you old enough to remember, the 1976 campaign of President Gerald Ford was derailed during a debate with Jimmy Carter in which Ford claimed Eastern Europe was not under the control of the Soviet Union: The gaffe made it appear that Ford had no idea what was going on in…… MORE
Quick Hits
There are just too many topics to cover before we break for EAA Airventure, so let’s just do a series of quick hits today: Don’t expect Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson to get Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna’s endorsement in his race for Congress this fall. Hanna didn’t call out Nelson by name yesterday in voicing…… MORE
The Right to Die
First off, let me give a shout out to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. In a press release claiming chaos at the Republican National Convention, the DPW cited the My Two Cents blog and my piece this week on the confusion that delegates and attendees must feel with Donald Trump winning the nomination. Glad to know…… MORE
Love is NOT All You Need
My eyes are getting sore and losing focus from all the times I’ve rolled them hard while someone says “We need to love each other more” in the wake of another violence or terrorism incident. President Obama has said it. Hillary Clinton has said it. Mayors of cities that have seen attacks have said it. …… MORE
The Confusion Convention
For those tuning into the Republican National Convention this week expecting to see chaos as last-ditch efforts to usurp the presidential nomination from Donald Trump clash with his hot-headed supporters, you will probably be disappointed. You will have to be satisfied with every small protest group in the country “clashing with police” outside the convention–as…… MORE
