$95 million to put a bike path on the Hoan Bridge? You gotta be kidding me! [UPDATED]

UPDATE: I stand corrected. As noted by multiple commenters, one of the bike/pedestrian path plans proposed by the Department of Transportation was estimated to cost $95 million. According to Cudahy far-right conservative blogger Randy Hollenbeck, putting a bike path on the Hoan Bridge would “waste $95,000,000.” Putting aside the fact…

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

“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…

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It’s time to put the smack down

Earlier today Cudahy blogger Randy Hollenbeck asked a question on his blog: “Are You, Are We, And Is America Better Off Since Obama?” To answer the question, Hollenbeck cuts and pastes almost an entire post on HumanEvents.com from Gary Bauer, and among the statistics and economic indicators Bauer/Hollenbeck use to…

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Cudahy mayoral debate set for February 12th

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…

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Cudahy’s mayoral election turning into a morass of wild accusations and conspiracy theories?

It’s election season here in Cudahy, and though we still have just over two months until the spring election, we’ve seen no shortage of wild accusations of illegal campaign activities and back-door deals being set up by candidates. Being a new resident to Cudahy, I’ve taken a keen interest in…

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An update on the Milwaukee-area recall groups

I’ve written a little about the news that two groups have formed to recall Milwaukee County Supervisors Pat Jursik and Theo Lipscomb, and in the interest of transparency, here’s copies of the registration documents filed by each group: The “Glendale Residents for Honest Representation” group was registered by Toni Hill…

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Instead of a Wal-Mart, why not strive for something better?

It’s safe to say Randy Hollenbeck loves him some Wal-Mart. It seems every chance he gets, he’s blogging about how great Wal-Mart would be for Cudahy, as if Wal-Mart is the end all, be all when it comes to spurring business growth in Cudahy. Randy thinks Wal-Mart would be a…

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The Wal-Mart cure-all?

CudahyNOW blogger Randy Hollenbeck is a big fan of Wal-Mart. He’s made it clear he wants to see a Wal-Mart come to the failed IcePort site in Cudahy, and in a recent blog entry, he asserted Cudahy doesn’t have a business-friendly reputation because of the unwillingness of elected officials in…

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For once, Randy and I agree…

In one of his recent blog entries, Randy Hollenbeck made a great point about the City of Cudahy’s municipal website: The City’s website http://www.ci.cudahy.wi.us/. I like to think of it as “The People’s Website.” If you look at it, it meets the basic needs of a city website created in…

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Randy Hollenbeck: “Waterboarding is A-Okay!”

I’m no fan of waterboarding, because it’s torture, plain and simple. I’ve heard the argument from some that it’s not really torture, and I’ve also heard the argument that the ends justify the means when it comes to waterboarding, but in my book, this is the very definition of torture:…

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