Deputies Kill Teen Carrying Toy Gun – How Could That Happen?

Today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that a 13 year old boy was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies while carrying a plastic toy replica of an AK-47. When spotted with the ‘weapon’ by two deputies, the youth was ordered to drop the weapon. When he refused to follow their orders…

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Emily’s List Endorses Mary Burke For Governor!

from my email in box: Today, we are proud to announce that we are endorsing Mary Burke for the next governor of Wisconsin — the woman who will finally put a stop to Republican Governor Scott Walker. Wisconsin is long overdue for a breath of fresh air in the governor’s…

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Cudahy Alderman Randy Hollenbeck: “To be a Liberal is to be a hypocrite!”

Here’s what Cudahy Alderman Randy Hollenbeck thinks of those of us who happen to be liberal, presumably including those who happen to be his constituents: To be a Liberal is to be a hypocrite! And apparently to be Randy Hollenbeck is to be a judgmental, over-generalizing, ignorant boob.

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AD19 candidate rumors…

So now that incumbent Democratic State Rep. Jon Richards has announced he’s running for Attorney General in 2014, there’s bound to be an absolute free-for-all among Democrats who aspire to serve in the State Assembly. After all, the 19th Assembly District is safely Democratic, so whichever Democrat wins the primary…

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More Thursday Music. Eva Cassidy: Woodstock

Here’s the incomparable Eva Cassidy doing the brilliant Joni Mitchell’s Woodstock. Talk about making a song your own!

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