Get away from those yard signs!

About a month ago, I wrote about Dale Peterson, a far-right conservative Republican candidate for the office of Alabama Agriculture Commissioner who had conservatives all atwitter because of an ad he ran. Well, Peterson lost the Republican primary for Alabama Agriculture Commissioner, but he’s back with a new ad backing…

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One salutatorian’s inspirational message

Anyone who knows me and my family knows why this brought a tear to my eye and a smile to my face:

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Why is Ron Johnson running from the Tea Party?

Apparently Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson is avoiding the various “Tea Party” groups here in Wisconsin, now that he’s started to have a rough time with their vetting process: U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson’s courtship of tea party groups took another twist as he postponed question-and-answer sessions with two…

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Walker announces swimming lessons at county pools

In light of the recent drowning deaths of two area youths, I have to say that this is absolutely great: County Executive Scott Walker announced that swimming lessons are being offered at various Milwaukee County pools this summer. Saturday or weekday sessions are available. “This is a wonderful opportunity to…

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