It is time to help Rep. Dave Obey. For years, we have lamented that the federal government spends too much money. For years, we have been ignorant of federal projects that appear to us to be whimsically chosen and approved. Now is the time to apply ourselves and help Dave Obey’s Appropriations Committee choose new [...]
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CudahyNOW blogger Randy Hollenbeck is a big fan of Wal-Mart. He’s made it clear he wants to see a Wal-Mart come to the failed IcePort site in Cudahy, and in a recent blog entry, he asserted Cudahy doesn’t have a business-friendly reputation because of the unwillingness of elected officials in Cudahy to allow Wal-Mart to [...] In the past, I’ve blogged about the sad story of April Griffin, a Milwaukee woman who spent a great deal of time in custody after she refused to reveal the whereabouts of her child to the child’s father, who had been awarded custody. Griffin refused to reveal the location of the child under the auspices [...] I’ve talked a lot about the need for serious health care reform on this blog, but I want to share my own health care “horror story” to put into perspective exactly why I feel we need a public health care option in this country. Though I have excellent health care coverage as an employee of [...] On Thursday, Sen. Russ Feingold spoke on the floor of the Senate to call for a real health care reform, as opposed to a bill that simply pays lip service to the issue. In his remarks on the Senate floor, Sen. Feingold highlighted the story of Danine Spencer, a Rhinelander woman who wrote to share [...] This year’s Milwaukee County Executives’ Ride (For Votes) has drawn the ire of several supervisors who don’t like the idea that AirTran, a major county airport tenant, is putting up funds for Scott Walker’s motorcycle event. Those supervisors (Chris Larson, Marina Dimitrijevic, and John Weishan, Jr.) have filed a complaint alleging violations of state laws [...] |
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