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 [...]

It’s election day again in Wisconsin, one of the more patriotic days of the year. In following with a tradition I started last year, I’m revealing my ballot. Not because I want to convince you to agree with me or to vote like I will, but simply because I can. As elections go, I feel [...]

Governor Doyle signed legislation in 2006 to provide incentives that will attract the film industry to Wisconsin. Most state citizens understand the benefits of such a deal. If a film company can make a movie in Wisconsin cheaper than in another state, then perhaps we can get that business here in our backyard. Fine. Sounds [...]

Alright folks, that’s enough. President Obama’s whole economic stimulus/bail out plan is imploding, and we need to stop it now. The plan is not going to work. It’s not going to stimulate anything.
Let’s take a step back though; I want to start by getting my biggest gripe off my chest. President Obama did not “inherit” [...]

What a week this has been! Two significant events this week have filled my heart with gratitude and hope.
First, it’s difficult to describe how inauguration day made me feel. The only thing I can think of is to tell you the words that come to mind as I reflect on the day:
moved, inspired, proud, grateful, [...]

Alright, I can’t claim authorship of that title. I stole it from Joel Stein’s article “And the Winner is…” in the Dec 22 issue of Time. And I’ll also admit that I pulled it out of context. But I do believe it.
In the article, Stein discusses the senate vote recount happening in Minnesota. But I’m [...]

Time Magazine is about to announce their Person of the Year for 2008. In each of the past several issues, they’ve asked four “prominent individuals” whom they would choose for Person of the Year. Here are the 16 choices from the four December issues of the magazine:
1 Kathleen Parker
1 U.S. Military
7 Barack Obama
2 Sarah Palin
1 [...]

I’ve been watching the story about GM, Ford and Chrysler closely for the past few weeks. All three automobile companies are experiencing some serious financial problems, and as such, are trying to convince the U.S. congress to bail them out. It looks like the companies are indeed going to receive some kind of help, though [...]

About 90 minutes ago, all major news networks called the U.S. presidential election, affirming that Sen. Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States.
Well, I did not vote for President-Elect Barack Obama. I simply disagree with his position on many issues, and I question whether he’ll be able to do many of [...]

I just realized this morning that my favorite bible passage explains my position on taxes in America. There seems to always be an argument about whose taxes will go up and whose taxes will go down in any particular economic plan. Sen. Barack Obama has a plan that supposedly provides tax relief to the middle [...]

…if you believe anything you hear in a campaign TV ad. I am sick and tired of all political campaign TV commercials. They are all just a bunch of crap. John McCain, Barak Obama, John Gard, Steve Kagen, all of them. When it comes to advertising on TV and radio, every single one of them [...]

Alaska governor Sarah Palin was announced as Sen. John McCain’s running mate in the U.S. presidential election back on August 29. It’s been three weeks now, I’ve got so much to say about her, and I’m just getting around to putting my thoughts down in black and white.
The Selection
Like most people around the country, I [...]