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Cudahy elementary teacher: “Special Needs doesn’t mean special treatment.”

On September 12, 2011 By

“Special Needs doesn’t mean special treatment.”

So says a Cudahy elementary school teacher, if right-wing extremist blogger Randy Hollenbeck is to be believed.

If that quote is in fact accurate, I hope that teacher never comes near my son while he’s a student in Cudahy’s school system. A “one size fits all” approach to [...]

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Cudahy man arrested for 8th OWI

On November 29, 2010 By

This speaks volumes about the need for a comprehensive approach to dealing with drunk driving:
A 63-year-old Cudahy man is facing is eighth drunken driving offense after police found him asleep in his parked vehicle early Friday, according to a criminal complaint released Sunday.

Richard Dix was asleep in the driver’s seat of [...]

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GOP campaign office in Cudahy vandalized

On September 1, 2010 By

On Saturday, a Republican campaign office in Cudahy was vandalized when an unknown individual punched out a glass window, which is now boarded up. In his statement condemning the vandalism, RPW Chair Reince Priebus, ever the partisan hack, took the opportunity to attack Democrats for the mess he asserts they’ve made in Madison and [...]

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Cudahy’s 2010 spring election results

On April 6, 2010 By

The results of the 2010 spring election are in, and here in Cudahy, we’ve got a new mayor. With 54% of the vote, Tony Day has been elected to serve as Cudahy’s next mayor, with incumbent Ryan McCue getting 46% of the vote. While I’m not shocked by the outcome of the election, I [...]

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Tony Day and the Iceport

On April 6, 2010 By

From CudahyNOW.com comes a great cartoon spoofing Cudahy mayoral candidate Tony Day’s involvement with the Iceport debacle:

There’s no mention of the Iceport on Tony Day’s mayoral campaign website, but it’s been reported that as a member of the Community Development Authority, Tony Day voted for the Ice Port on numerous occasions, [...]

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McCue finishes second in Cudahy mayoral primary; he’s doomed in April

On February 18, 2010 By

The results from the 2010 spring primary election are in, and things certainly aren’t looking good for Cudahy’s incumbent mayor, Ryan McCue. After all the votes were tallied, McCue finished second in Cudahy’s mayoral primary to retired banker Tony Day, with Kevin Fech, who was my personal choice, finishing a distant third. Day finished [...]

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McCue won’t participate in Cudahy mayoral debate

On February 10, 2010 By

It appears Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue will not be participating in this week’s primary debate for the Cudahy mayoral candidates on Friday, February 12th 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cudahy Middle School auditorium. In explaining his decision not to participate in Friday’s debate, Mayor McCue indicated he wouldn’t participate for a number [...]

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Cudahy mayoral debate set for February 12th

On February 5, 2010 By

As Randy Hollenbeck of CudahyNOW is reporting, plans are coming together to hold a primary debate for the Cudahy mayoral candidates on Friday, February 12th 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cudahy Middle School auditorium. Former CNI/My Community Now photographer Charles Auer, a Cudahy resident, will serve as moderator for the debate, and yours [...]

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No primary debate for Cudahy mayoral candidates?

On January 26, 2010 By

If you’ve been following the Cudahy mayoral race as closely as I have (and I’m sure you have), then it may come as a shock to you to learn there won’t be a debate between the three primary opponents – Kevin Fech, Tony Day, and incumbent Ryan McCue – as the only debate scheduled occurs [...]

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Cudahy to offer incentives to small businesses

On January 22, 2010 By

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

The Common Council tonight will consider creating that would provide up to $57,300 in cash and loans to each of five small businesses that open on Packard Ave. Among the incentives that would be offered to retail businesses: Loans of up to $25,000 at 2% interest. Matching grants of [...]

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