One of William Shakespeare’s greatest contributions to literature and performance art was the idea of “Comic Relief”–a character who is sort of clownish or not so serious to help cut the tension of dramatic moments in his plays. William Shakespeare, meet Donald Trump. After decades of threatening to do it, “The Donald” launched an…… READ MORE
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Why She Did It
“Why did she do it?” It’s a question that Liberals continue to try and wrap their minds around as they consider the Rachel Dolezal situation. The now-former head of the Spokane NAACP chapter spend years pretending to be a black woman, when in fact she was white. Much was written over the weekend on sites…… READ MORE
The Real Skills Gap
There are two types of people in the world: Those who can back up a trailer, and those who cannot. Thanks to several summers working for the Village of Howard Parks and Recreation Department hauling all types of equipment on trailers varying from single to triple axles, I am proudly in that first group. So…… READ MORE
The Self-Identification Conundrum
In today’s edition of “Opening Pandora’s Box” we consider the curious case of Eastern Washington University adjunct professor and Spokane, Washington NAACP President Rachel Dolezal. Dolezal claims African-American heritage–saying that she is the daughter of a bi-racial couple. She teaches Black Studies at a couple of colleges, and often uses the term “we” in describing…… READ MORE
To Kill a Classic
Next month, Harper Lee will release her second novel. Until now, Lee was arguably the greatest “one-hit wonder” in American literary history, as her previous To Kill a Mockingbird is hailed as one of the greatest books of the 20th Century. Mockingbird used to be a fixture on reading lists for children as a lesson on racial…… READ MORE
The Death of Humor
When did we become the Society That Can’t Laugh At Itself? I ask as Republicans are demanding an apology from Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan for a spoof of the GOP field of Presidential candidates at last weekend’s Democratic state convention in Milwaukee: Republicans claim that Pocan’s bit was “racist”, “sexist” and that…… READ MORE
Ben & Jerry’s Rocky Road
If there is any place that “health care reform” is going to work it would be the state of Vermont. The Liberal haven that is giving us Bernie Sanders as a Presidential candidate has a small, homogeneous population that tends to be generally healthy, well-educated and well-paid. The state was actually ahead of the Affordable Care Act curve…… READ MORE
It’s Cheaper to Keep ‘Em!!
While “Fear the Deer!” may be cuter and easier to put on t-shirts and ballcaps, the Milwaukee Bucks should consider “It’s Cheaper to Keep Us” as their new rallying cry. That was the main “selling point” that Governor Scott Walker, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett used last Thursday to justify taxpayer…… READ MORE
Our Major Loss
Oshkosh is a little less great of a place to live today. On Wednesday, officials confirmed what many of us knew Tuesday night–that Sonex CEO Jeremy Monnett and mechanic Mike Clark were the victims of the company’s plane crash at Wittman Regional Airport. Jeremy was one of the bright lights in our community–a man…… READ MORE
The Economic Impactifier
There are a growing number of “political tracker” websites out there gearing up for the 2016 Presidential election season. You’ve got sites that project delegate counts in the primaries, electoral votes in the general election and what seats each party will hold in the new Congress. You can also get “truth-meter” ratings on claims by…… READ MORE
