Having a five and a half game lead in the National League Central–and winning two of three from the New York Yankees in what has usually been a house of horrors for the team–is it time to believe the Milwaukee Brewers could actually make the playoffs this year? The ragamuffin assemblage of twenty-somethings and…… READ MORE
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The Song Remains the Same
Last month I poked fun at Country USA for its “Bro Country” heavy lineup that featured song after song about drinkin’, partyin’ and drivin’ pickup trucks. Now comes Lifest, where the range of musical topics is even more narrow–like just one subject over and over and over again. Perusing the catalogs of some of this…… READ MORE
The New Americans
The host on one of our early morning shows asked yesterday “What does it mean to be an American?” It’s a bit of a crutch to throw out a generalized question like that. A better one would have been what are the differences between an “Old American” and a “New American”? I’m an Old…… READ MORE
The 25th Amendment
Getting nowhere in proving treason through campaign connections to Russia, the latest attempt to remove President Donald Trump from office is a movement to invoke the 25th Amendment. Because the Constitution as it is written really isn’t taught in public schools anymore, you probably didn’t know that the 25th codifies the procedure for replacing the…… READ MORE
The New Isolationism
As war raged across Europe in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s, there was a strong movement in the United States to keep the country out of wars “over there”. Aviator Charles Lindberg was among the most vocal of the “Isolationists”–even going so far at to defend some of the actions of Hitler. That effort…… READ MORE
A Teachable Moment
Whenever something bad happens in the world of academia, those involved always like to say that it is a “teachable moment”. Well, UW-Oshkosh students are going to be receiving a major lesson in why you don’t go into debt to buy (or in this case, build) things that you cannot afford. Off campus, the…… READ MORE
The Blackboard Jungle
If you were shocked by the accusations made by a now former Green Bay schoolteacher about the abhorrent behavior of kids at Washington Middle School that led all the local newscasts last night, I encourage you to visit a school more often. If you don’t have time to visit a school, you could also request…… READ MORE
Taking the Bait
Tennis legend John McEnroe finds himself having to defend accurate statements about his sport again today. McEnroe was on National Public Radio over the weekend to discuss his new memoir and the state of tennis as a whole. The host of the show asked about Serena Williams–who is currently sidelined with a pregnancy–and McEnroe called her the…… READ MORE
No Message
The relationship between the Trump Administration and the media reached a ridiculous new low last week when TV cameras were banned from the daily White House briefing. CNN actually brought in a sketch artist to capture Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s image during the conference–like it was some Federal court hearing or a Renaissance-era drawing of…… READ MORE
An Unwelcome Addition
The WIAA Board of Control has decided to add a shot clock to high school basketball in Wisconsin starting in 2019. As an official, a broadcaster and a fan of high school hoops, I am vehemently opposed to this measure. From the standpoint of an official, this is one more thing that can lead…… READ MORE
