Day: November 6, 2013

The best unsigned band you’ve probably never heard of.

I sure hope Gov. Scott Walker can find some time to come visit Wisconsin, what with all the out-of-state travel he’s done during his first term in office. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who’s seen as one of the Republican Party’s potential 2016 candidates, will make an appearance at a New…

Short and sweet:

From my email inbox comes news that Democrat Sara Geenen is officially a candidate for State Representative in the 19th Assembly District, a seat being vacated by Democratic Rep. Jon Richards, who is running for Attorney General. Today, Sara Geenen announced her candidacy for Wisconsin’s 19th Assembly District Seat. Geenen…

Is Wisconsin Ready for the Corporate Reformers of Education? “I just don’t understand vouchers, choice, and charter schools,” the man told me. “Could you explain?” Public education is undergoing a radical change. What was predominately a local school governed by a locally elected school board is poised to become a…

I promise not to do this too often, but from time to time, I want to share with you some articles I found to be informative, interesting, and relevant to being an educated citizen of today.  I draw articles from many of the sources I read on a regular basis,…

The big news out of Virginia today is Virginia is experiencing “blue shift.”  A state that was once reliably red has become increasingly competitive for the Democratic Party.  Part of it is because the northern part (closest to D.C.) is becoming very blue, but part of it is because the…

Just when you think Tea Party types can’t get any more brazenly stupid they dig deep and exceed all expectations. Two conservative groups named ” Let Freedom Ring ” and ” Tea Party News Network ” ( I thought they already had a news network, Fox ) held a press…

Looks like Sen. Rand Paul, the hero of tea party types, has been exposed as a serial plagiarist. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was busted in what may have been another incident of plagiarism on Monday. As first reported by BuzzFeed, there are unmistakable similarities between an opinion piece Paul wrote…