Day: August 6, 2009

Wisconsin is behind in receiving stimulus money. Of the $3.7 M announced for Wisconsin, $2.4 M has been available, and only $1M has been given out. I spent some time looking at the Recovery.gov website and I am perplexed. There is an interesting interactive map which will show you where…

There’s been a lot of talk here in the South Shore suburbs about the future of the Hoan Bridge, which needs to be replaced or redecked, given the poor condition of the road surface. One proposal that’s been floated is the idea of tearing down the Hoan and replacing it…

How would you like to borrow money at an interest rate of 500 percent? Does that sound like a raw deal? It does to me, and that’s why I’m happy to see some lawmakers in Madison taking steps to institute common-sense limits on the interest rate imposed by payday loan…

You can read them all over at Salon’s article “Obama wants to kill your grandmother”. Myth 1: Democrats want to kill your grandmother. This claim seems too outlandish on its face to get much traction, but Republicans actually made some headway on it recently. Two House GOP leaders put out…

Did you ever know I was actually born in Kenya? I was…see for yourself: Not only was I born in Kenya, but you can be a Kenyan too! Today, we can all be Kenyans! H/T to Jay Bullock.