Now that the spring semester is over, schools throughout the UW System will begin their cuts in anticipation of getting less money from the state–and another two-year tuition freeze. Also, now that the spring semester is over, some of the instructors who took the early retirement package offered by UW-Oshkosh are providing me with plenty…… READ MORE
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Rematch!!
Political scientists are jumping for joy over former Senator Russ Feingold’s announcement yesterday that he is seeking a rematch against Senator Ron Johnson in 2016. It’s not very often that we get a former incumbent who seeks an immediate comeback against the guy who beat him in the last election cycle to serve as a…… READ MORE
Where To Begin Your Search For Justice
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Madison yesterday looking for “justice” in the shooting of Tony Robinson, Junior by a Madison Police Officer. They apparently didn’t find it while conducting a “people’s court” outside of the Madison Police Station–where they found the department “guilty” of murder and institutional racism. They apparently didn’t find…… READ MORE
Why We Will Never Be Aaron Rodgers
Sometimes it requires seeing someone outside of their natural element to understand their brilliance. Such was the case with Aaron Rodgers’ appearance on Celebrity Jeopardy last night. I’m not about to anoint A-Rod as a “genius” because he won a trivia contest (let’s admit, the show was “dumbed down” a bit from the usual range…… READ MORE
Taxation By Litigation
Get ready to have your taxes increased by a judge. Normally that is a power that those on the bench do not have–but State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers is raising the possibility that those served by some public schools in Wisconsin will go to court to increase their funding. Evers brought up the…… READ MORE
This Is Your Life
We have a new “thing” in the media now. Whenever a regular person that we don’t know anything about is involved in something heinous or tragic, we go to their social media sites to try and “learn more about why they would have done this”. When the Trestle Trail Bridge shooter was identified, I was sent links…… READ MORE
Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself, Bill
The legacy of former President Bill Clinton is under attack again. And the main hatchet man is none other than William Jefferson Clinton himself. President Clinton started his self-bashing in 2013 by attacking the Defense of Marriage Act–which he signed into law in 1996 and that required the Federal Government to not recognize the legality…… READ MORE
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!
I had to chuckle at the stream of celebratory press releases from lawmakers and business groups yesterday after the State Senate approved the bill raising the speed limit on Wisconsin interstates and expressways to 70 miles per hour. You would have thought that we were going from the wagon train to bullet trains the way…… READ MORE
Just Say NO…..At the Doctor’s Office
Earlier this year the VA clinic in Tomah garnered national attention after whistleblowers exposed practices of over-prescription of opiates for patients leading to the death of at least two vets. Last week, a number of ‘heroin summits” were held around the area to inform people about the ever-growing presence of the drug in our communities. …… READ MORE
Having Serious Discussions
Get ready for another round of op-ed pieces, blog posts, story comments and letters to the editor saying that it is “time to have a serious discussion” following Sunday’s tragedy in Menasha. Some of you will want to talk about gun control. Some of you want to talk about mental health treatment. Okay then, let’s…… READ MORE
