Today’s Most Despicable Person

This just speaks for itself: On May 21, Alex Barton, age 5, was escorted out of his kindergarten classroom at Morningside Elementary in Port St. Lucie, Fla., by the local police department’s “school resource officer.” Alex, who is autistic, was taken to the assistant principal, to whom he promised he…

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Wisconsin’s 21st Assembly District

After years of running unopposed, it appears State Representative Mark Honadel is going to have an opponent this year in the race for Wisconsin’s 21st Assembly District. Two individuals – Justine Kozanoglu and Glen Brower – have filed the necessary paperwork to become official candidates. I don’t have much information…

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A Quick Note

I had to reinstall my WordPress database tonight, and in the process I lost my blogroll. I’ve done the best I can to recreate my blogroll from memory, but if I missed someone, please don’t be offended – just shoot me a message and I’ll re-add you. P.S. – capper,…

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Wal-Mart Wants to Invade Cudahy…

…but Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue is having none of it. Shortly after casting a vote against Wal-Mart, McCue became the subject of a recall effort spearheaded by two Cudahy citizens who support putting a Wal-Mart right in the heart of Cudahy. Randy Hollenbeck of The Way I See It, a…

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Congratulations, Annette Ziegler!!!

You’re the first sitting Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice to be disciplined by your peers for violating the state’s judicial ethics code. The decision stems from Ziegler’s decision to preside over 11 cases involving West Bend Savings Bank, where her husband, J.J. Ziegler, is a director. In their decision the court…

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Assassination – It’s No Laughing Matter

Now you or I might find it more than a little inappropriate to joke about assassinating a Presidential candidate – regardless of that candidate’s political leanings – but apparently the possibility of assassinating Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama is a joking matter for veteran newswoman and Fox News Channel commentator…

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I’ve Often Wondered…

…why so many conservative bloggers in the Cheddarsphere moderate their blog comments. Can someone enlighten me?

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The Veepstakes Game

It’s like an NCAA tournament bracket, only for politics! I think it’s an interesting idea, and I’m obviously going to be very interested to see the Democratic “contenders” as chosen by MSNBC. While some of the names in the Republican bracket were obvious, several were just a little surprising to…

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Mayhem

That’s the charge Kelly Clough is facing after she allegedly stabbed a man last week: A 27-year-old West Allis woman is facing a charge of mayhem after police say she stabbed a man with a bread knife last week. The victim, a 27-year-old Milwaukee man, was cut in the back,…

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Invoking RFK

In the latest in a series of missteps by Senator Hillary Clinton, the good Senator from New York has come under fire for recent comments in which she invoked the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy to justify her decision to prolong her long-shot White House campaign. Here’s her exact…

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