IT APPEARS THAT THERE WILL NOT BE LEGISLATION APPROVED THIS YEAR DEALING WITH THE SO-CALLED “DARK STORE” PROPERTY TAX LOOPHOLE. BIG BOX RETAILERS HAVE BEEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A COURT RULING THAT FINDS THEIR OPEN STORES SHOULD BE ASSESSED AT THE SAME VALUE AS A CLOSED STORE. THE STATE ASSEMBLY DID NOT VOTE ON THE…… READ MORE
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It Just Doesn’t Feel Like Justice
Yesterday’s sentencing hearing for Dennis Brantner–the man found guilty of abducting and killing Berit Beck in Fond du Lac almost 28-years ago–leaves me feeling that justice was not done. Brantner got ten years in prison for a crime that went unsolved for 25-years. Beck’s family said yesterday’s hearing provided them with closure, but Brantner will…… READ MORE
It Makes No Difference
Based on social media reaction yesterday, the CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods should be preparing his Nobel Peace Prize after announcing the stores would no longer sell AR-15s. What I found most interesting to that public reaction is that the same people that celebrating Dick’s decision to not sell a legal product are the same…… READ MORE
The JV Tournament
The Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off today. Now before you get excited about Selection Sunday coming up this weekend, know that is not actually the case. For the first time since it was instituted, the Big Ten Tourney will not be held on the final weekend of the regular season. Instead, conference…… READ MORE
Liberals’ Toy Trains
I saw yesterday that the city of Washington, DC is replace their streetcar fleet. Transit officials say they are having a hard time getting parts anymore for the trains–as the company that made them is no longer in business–and the foreign company that can make those parts is always backlogged. The cost to replace those streetcars is…… READ MORE
WASB ON SCHOOL SAFETY
WISCONSIN SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE TAKING STEPS TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN ALL BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STATE. SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT BOB BUTLER SAYS DISTRICTS LEARN FROM EVERY CASE OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE. THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION IS REVIEWING THE PROPOSED MEASURES TO ARM TEACHERS AND HAS NOT TAKEN AN OFFICIAL POSITION ON THE MATTER YET.… READ MORE
Paying For Your Vacation
I expect to hear “I bet you are looking forward to your vacation next week” quite often over the next few days. My wife and I are heading out on our annual winter pilgrimage to much warmer weather, where she can sit on a beach or by a pool and I can play golf all…… READ MORE
Losing the TV Olympics
“It has been a disastrous Olympics for the United States” I actually heard that from more than one TV commentator this week as the US “languishes” in 4th place in the medal count at the Winter Games. What we have here is a situation where perception is trumping reality. Yes, we sent the…… READ MORE
He May Get It
I’m not going to give an endorsement in the selection process of the new Oshkosh School District Superintendent. But I do have to laud some of the comments I heard from interim Beloit Superintendent Darrell Williams during our conversation last night. First off, I give Williams credit for not being the usual academic in his…… READ MORE
No Way to Win (or Lose)
I will admit that I went to bed after the second period of last night’s Team USA-Czech Republic men’s Olympic Hockey game because 9:10 pm start times don’t go well with 2:45 am wake up calls for work. And it is a good thing I did, because if I had stayed up until the end of…… READ MORE
