Dane county has been in the process of (a desperately needed & federally mandated) upgrading of their communications system for some time and we are finally on the verge. There just seems to be one problem left. The right wing extremists on the Cottage Grove Village Board. Dane County is paying for the $18 million [...]

Recently, Monona Grove Elementary teacher Jeff Knudson was the "star" of an ad for Scott Walker. Mr. Knutson looked directly into the camera and made this claim: We figured if we didn’t get laid off, our class sizes would become unmanageable, but that didn’t happen.” That of course was the opposite of the truth, as [...]

Now that Act10 has been enacted making it next to impossible for teachers to bargain teachers are going to be left vulnerable. The next fight (that will probably not get as much press) will be the one over district handbooks – especially the term JUST CAUSE. Here are some examples to keep in mind while [...]

I have written before of the the right wings veiled attempts to privatize public education. I have also pointed out that while they are trying to privatize our schools without the public knowing, occasionally they let some things slip and let us know what they are after. As an education consultant/reformer stated in a recent [...]

Here is My Letter to The Editor regarding my observations from collecting signatures. Congratulations to everyone who collected signatures for the recall effort of Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch (and all four republican senators) whether you collected 1 or 1500 or anywhere in between. Thank you! I recently spent a Saturday morning collecting signatures for [...]

I wrote about this subject recently, but want to expand a little more, on the topic (especially in lieu of the ongoing Madison Prep debate). I pointed out that the current group of education reformers have no real interest in “reforming” education but their interest is in personally profiting off of public education. In reality, [...]

Wish death upon all who disagree with republican Governor Scott Walker! Tom in Grafton was Super Caller of the Day! Nothing funnier than wishing death upon a group of people in the name of the Lord! God Bless you!

Christopher Mertes, managing editor and far right wing idealogue, of the Sun Prairie Star, recently wrote one of the most ridiculous editorials I have seen this side of Christian Schneider. In his editorial, Mertes accuses democrats of hate speech, based on a few different facebook pages and comments. In mid-November, the Federal Bureau of Investigation [...]

Recently, the Keep scott walker in power campaign funded largely by out of state special interests, ran an ad where he used a Monona Grove Elementary teacher said things were great under Scott Walker. Well it did not take much time or research to realize that said teacher was lying. For more information you can [...]

Especially if your in Verona, WI! Local Verona small business Tuvalu Coffeehouse has come under some scrutiny(both positive and negative) for allowing people to sign their recall Walker/Kleefisch petitions inside the establishment. Instead of addressing every single response personally it was much easier for owner Erika Hotchkiss to respond to everyone Via a LTE in [...]

Recently, the Cottage Grove village board passed a resolution calling for civil public discourse. Their resolution no. 2011-07, A Resolution Promoting Civil Public Discourse. One line of this resolution is Whereas, the principle of civility is the foundation of this republic and the rule of law: … While we are not a republic, civility is [...]