I don’t get it. Politicians seem to think that we voters just aren’t smart enough. I’ve written about negative campaigning before, so I’ll spare you all the repetitive rant (just read that post if you’re interested). Scott Walker, a Republican, is the Milwaukee County Executive. Tom Barrett, a Democrat, is the Mayor of [...]

I was just watching President Obama’s press briefing from yesterday, announcing a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia, quite an important event. The stage looks very majestic, patriotic and American. The President spoke with confidence and certainty, flanked by his top aides in this matter, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen, Secretary of [...]

It’s that time of year, March in northeast Wisconsin, when the annual tradition of ice fishing starts to taper off. As temperatures gradually get warmer, the ice gets thinner and simply melts away for the summer.
So local authorities are issuing their warnings to fishermen. Now, I’ve never been an ice fisherman, but I know people [...]

I was at the De Pere City Council meeting tonight where the council members discussed the issue of restricting the residency of registered sex offenders. De Pere does not currently have such an ordinance. Instead we have a loitering ordinance that kicks in under certain related situations.
Green Bay, our neighbor to the north, has such [...]