Have you ever wondered what it would be like to officiate a major sporting event? To be the one who decides rules violations–perhaps even influencing the outcome of the game? You might think that to do so would require years of working lower-level contests, passing multitudes of rules tests and being graded amongst the best…… READ MORE
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Fear Factor
You know what is the most powerful political currency in our society today? Fear. Lines have been drawn regarding who is allowed to be fearful–and who is not. Fear is also used as a powerful hammer to “bring down” those perceived to hold power. I was reminded of this while reading the stories about…… READ MORE
Understanding What It’s About
When the Milwaukee Bucks fill out their Developmental League team roster here in Oshkosh this fall, one player that would be really cool to have is Wisconsin Badgers forward Nigel Hayes. I say that not just because I like Nigel–or that I think he likely wouldn’t stick with an NBA team–but it would be cool…… READ MORE
Where It All Began
Never one to miss an opportunity to be overly-dramatic, film maker Michael Moore took to Twitter yesterday after President Trump signed an executive order rolling back President Obama’s anti-energy corporation executive orders yesterday with this tweet: Historians in the near future will mark today, March 28, 2017, as the day the extinction of human life…… READ MORE
Truly Dark Stores
Local leaders have been fretting lately about what they call “Dark Stores”–where a big box retailer challenges their property tax assessment by comparing their open store to what a closed big box somewhere else in town is assessed at and arguing–usually successfully–that their property holds the same value. But it is entirely possible that more…… READ MORE
Nickel and Diming Us
Today’s youth has been deprived of many “little joys in life” that us older folk used to enjoy. They will never know the sense of accomplishment when you would find the one setting for your TV’s “rabbit ears” that brought all three channels in clearly without having to constantly re-adjust them. They have no idea…… READ MORE
Nothing to Get Excited About
Of the two hospitals here in Oshkosh, which one has the lower price for delivery of a baby? What is the cost of an arthroscopic surgery on a knee? What medical practitioner has the lowest rate for an annual physical? If you aren’t able to answer these questions definitively, you understand the root cause of…… READ MORE
Why Winners Win
I know that we aren’t supposed to glorify success anymore–better to have everyone achieve at the same level so no one feels “different”, “disenfranchised” or “left behind”–but let’s take a moment to honor the University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team for its 109-game winning streak. Their head coach Geno Auriemma was asked this week how…… READ MORE
Brought To You By the Letter Q and the Number 0
While they like to call themselves “Progressives”, liberals sure are unwilling to let go of archaic public institutions. They are always the loudest in opposition to doing away with or downsizing the US Postal Service–no matter how much money it loses in an ever more digital world. They plead on behalf of the dwindling number of…… READ MORE
How Did They Miss That?
One of the most common things you hear during March Madness (besides “Duke Sucks”) is “How did the refs miss that call?!?!?” That was heard loud and clear on Saturday night as the Northwestern Wildcats–trying to come back from a huge early deficit against Gonzaga–had a basket that would have cut the lead to just…… READ MORE
