Wind In The Willows, But The Power Lines Are In Wisconsin

A number of interesting stories have popped up recently about new developments on a controversial power line that would run from Iowa through the Driftless Area in Wisconsin to Madison. Check out some of the background noise: here and here. Of course environmentalists oppose the power line on principal and…

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Trump Is Barking Up The Wrong Energy Tree

‘I love coal’…a refrain that was common on the Candidate Trump campaign trail. But no matter how many environmental rules President Trump revokes…coal isn’t coming back. Coal jobs aren’t coming back. Natural gas is cleaner, easier to handle and right now a lot cheaper. If coal does start to come…

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Some Thoughts On the H1-B Visas

One of the next targets under consideration for modification or deletion under the Trump regime’s fascination with immigration is the H-1B visa. These visas allow companies to import talented employees from overseas. They are not considered to be immigrants and the visas have time limits. These employees are frequently IT…

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Robert Reich on the Economic Success in Kansas vs California

To follow up on my older blog post on the economic nirvana of Kansas is a little video from Robert Reich: or check this out about Wisconsin:

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This Might Not Be Possible In Five Years:

Here’s a feel good human interest story from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. A curious Wisconsinite follows up on family stories to track down the deep woods northern Wisconsin crash site of a Cold War era B-52 bomber. Fifty years ago this November, a B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed into a hill…

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An Open Letter to British Petroleum

I am sorry for your loss…your gasoline station at Sherman Blvd and Burleigh in Milwaukee is apparently a total loss. But here’s what you should do next: I don’t know if the station operator was a lessee or franchisee…but whoever gets the insurance money…take it and throw down a few…

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Johnson Controls About To Leave Wisconsin?

Breaking news from JSOnline says Johnson Controls is about to merge with Ireland’s Tyco International. Tyco is a fire protection and security company. Although the article says that local miscreant and current CEO of Johnson Controls, Alex Molinaroli, will run the new combined company, will JCI’s legal headquarters end up…

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Paul Ryan Is In For Speaker of the House?

Tonight Madison.com is saying: Ryan to seek speakership if House GOP unites behind him. It seems like nearly everyone who has been an ally of Rep. Ryan has suggested he stay out of this fight…but sometimes ambitions and egos get in the way of common sense. OTOH: I don’t really…

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Senator Stroebel Worries About A Brain Drain And Comes Up With A Wholly GOP Style Solution

Today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured an op-ed piece by State Senator Duey Stroebel (R – Cedarburg) concerning a brain drain from Wisconsin as recent college graduates leave the state upon graduation. Senator Stroebel is bemoaning the fact that recent graduates have left the state at the rate of 14,000 over…

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Governor Scott Walker Is A Quitter

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) was supposed to be the crown jewel among Governor Scott Walker’s first term accomplishments. It was part of his agenda to downsize government and privatize government functions in one fell swoop…as well as serve as a lynch pin in his promised job development in…

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