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Soaked To the Bone
As I stood on the 8th tee at Lakeshore Municipal Golf Course in the rain for the umpteenth round this spring I came to realize yesterday that this spring has pretty much sucked. Sure, we had a great s...
May 24, 2017
Fake Holidays
There is nothing more American than taking another culture’s holiday and turning it into an over-the-top celebration of excess. We’ve managed to turn the minor Feast of St Patrick’s ...
May 05, 2017
It’s Like Deja Vu All Over Again
I almost started putting up Christmas decorations yesterday. I thought that I had been transported back in time to December 24th of 2009 based on what I was seeing and hearing in news reports. You may...
May 04, 2017
Let the Feast Begin!
That cheering you heard yesterday was from teenage boys and high school athletes hearing that Obama-era regulations on school lunch programs are being rolled back by the Trump Administration. For the ...
May 02, 2017
Freedom Of Confusion
Is there a more misunderstood amendment to the Constitution than the First? In just this past weekend I heard mis-interpretations of pretty much every element of the amendment. Just to recap, here is ...
May 01, 2017
Good Luck, Coach
It’s not often that two high profile people in a community decide that they are going to step away from their roles on the same day. Oshkosh Area United Way Executive Director Sue Panek was the ...
Apr 28, 2017
The Downfall Continues
There is plenty of blame going around for why ESPN had to cut 100 reporting and anchoring jobs yesterday. Cord-cutting millenials are easy targets. As cable subscriptions decline, fewer people are bri...
Apr 27, 2017
NASCAR Is Done (At Least For Me)
I have been a fan of NASCAR since I was a kid. Cale Yarborough was my favorite racer when I was young. When he retired I became a fan of Dale Earnhardt. That was right around the time that NASCAR star...
Apr 26, 2017
That Will Really Make a Difference
They are taking down statues honoring those that fought for the Confederacy in New Orleans this year. To give you some idea of how divisive this issue is in that city, construction crews are dressed i...
Apr 25, 2017
The Other Marches We Need
Now that we have had the “March For Science”, can we hold a few more marches to address other things people should know? We can start with the “March For Punctuation, Spelling a...
Apr 24, 2017
