Journalism In Milwaukee Takes Another Hit

Gannett Co, the owner of USA Today and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (and 98 other papers) is being acquired by GateHouse Media (which if you trace the lineage is a division of Japanese company Softbank). This is being touted as a great way to preserve for profit print journalism in…

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Whither Blogging Blue: JSOnline Pay Wall

As most of you are probably aware, I rely pretty heavily on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and its online presence, JSOnline, for state, Milwaukee county and local news. Late last month JSOnline tightened its pay wall and many of you might not be able to read the entire article that…

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Unintended Consequences From The Trump Tariffs:

This little snippet appeared in today’s print edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel but was originally published in the Green Bay Press Gazette: Tariff trouble: Brown County businesses face challenges as more tariffs loom. [side not to MJS: if you are going to print it you should share it on…

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Stingl: ‘Hamilton’ and Josh Hader: One of these was the right time for a standing ovation

Now admittedly this should be small potatoes given the whole world of issues in the big picture USA. And maybe Blogging Blue has provided enough comment and background already but it just feels like this is a symptom of a major disease afflicting Milwaukee directly and the nation as a…

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Senator Ron Johnson Embarrasses Wisconsin On The Big Stage…AGAIN!

Many of us realized that Republican Senator Ron Johnson was in over his head during the primary during his first campaign for US Senate. A full blown product of the Tea Party explosion, anti-science denier of climate change and an opponent of affordable health care for Americans…Senator ‘Sun Spots’ Johnson…

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Open Letter to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel aka JSOnline

Our regular readers know that I use the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (and their website) as the source for a lot of facts in my blogs for things Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Over the past several weeks I have wanted to include links to letters to the editor and write responses or…

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What We Are Reading 08/15/2017 Fox Con 3

These are all from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel August 13th edition…including an op ed piece by Governor Scott Walker. Let’s renegotiate the Foxconn deal : Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican leadership in our state are rushing into a deal with Foxconn that will cost Wisconsin taxpayers up to $3…

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What We Are Reading: 06/29/2017 Health Edition:

Deep cuts to Medicaid remain the centerpiece of the Republicans’ proposals : WHEN the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act in early May, it was widely thought that the Senate would rewrite it. The House’s bill, among its many reforms, would unwind Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid, health…

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What We Are Reading: 05/04/2017

Mortenson: Milwaukee Bucks arena design differs from that of troubled U.S. Bank stadium in Minnesota : Troubles at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis – including zinc metal panels that are coming loose – should not cause concern about the new Milwaukee Bucks arena, an executive for the construction company…

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What We Are Reading: Dairy Special Edition: 04/21/2017 Part Deux

Massive dairy farms and locals debate: Can manure from so many cattle be safely spread on the land? : Lee Kinnard’s new barn stretches the length of six football fields. It’s so big he once flew a drone inside to get a bird’s eye view of all the cows. The…

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