From the monthly archives: October 2009

Happy Halloween!

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How bad will the Swine Flu really be?

On October 31, 2009 By

Earlier this week, President Barack Obama declared the H1N1 outbreak a national emergency, a move that gives health care officials more freedom to treat the v>irus. The National Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates millions of Americans have already had the swine flu, more specifically known as H1N1, and at least 20,000 have already [...]

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An interview with Kevin Fech

On October 31, 2009 By

Last week, I had an opportunity to sit down and chat with Kevin Fech, one of a number of individuals running to become Cudahy’s next mayor. During our conversation, we touched on a number of topics, including his personal background and qualifications, the personal strengths he’d bring to the table as mayor, as well as [...]

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Why won’t Scott Walker take a dose of his own medicine?

On October 30, 2009 By

Remember when County Executive Scott Walker first ran for County Executive? Remember how he promised to give back $60,000 annually during his time in office? I remember, and I also remember Walker reneging on that promise last year. Walker’s yearly salary is somewhere in the area of $119,611, and he collects every nickel of [...]

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Pew Report – Fox News Seen As Ideologically Conservative

On October 30, 2009 By

Fox News seen as conservative by 47% of Americans, further supporting the White House’s attacks on the network.

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David Clarke for governor?

On October 30, 2009 By

Yeah, right.

Let’s not forget David Clarke is the same guy who ran an epic failure of a mayoral campaign in 2004, and he’s done nothing since then to prove a gubernatorial campaign would be anything but another epic failure.

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In Brief: Bader suspended, Walker lays off county employees

On October 30, 2009 By

Green Bay radio talk show host Jerry Bader, who got himself into a bit of hot water over comments he made about Lt. Gov. Barb Lawton, has been suspended for two weeks by WTAQ-AM (1360). The station also said a decision on Bader’s future would be made after his suspension, and it’s worth [...]

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The fame-seeking fraudster

On October 30, 2009 By

Yeah, this just about sums up Sen. Joe Lieberman:

Joe Lieberman has become the Balloon Boy dad of the Senate Democratic caucus, a fame-whore so addicted to media attention that he hatches ever-more-desperate and risky schemes that sell out his “family” to earn press attention.

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My “criminals of the year”

On October 30, 2009 By

This is a perfect example of what constitutes “criminal masterminds”:

Police received a call Friday night that two men with hooded sweatshirts and painted faces had tried to break into a man’s home in Carroll, Iowa.

When police stopped a vehicle matching the caller’s description blocks away, they were stunned by the men’s disguises.

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Forbes – Milwaukee Metro Area Second Safest Large Metro

On October 29, 2009 By

Milwaukee metro area ranked 2nd safest large city.

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