Posted March 29th, 2012 @ 12:58 AM by Jeff Simpson
And he wants as much of your taxpayer money as he can get his hands on. If you live in Sun Prairie or have driven through you would have probably seen a sign with the unique name. Mr. Hutkowski(Mr. H) is currently running. Not a typo as Mr. Hutkowski is running for every job he [...]
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Posted February 23rd, 2012 @ 4:45 PM by Matt Logan
With this being a leap-year, and the great day fast approaching, I hereby declare February 29th as “Complain about alternative transportation day.” So how about it? You’ve got a whole extra day this year. Why not spend 20 minutes of it harshing your elected officials about how hard it is for you to walk, [...]
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Posted December 9th, 2011 @ 11:05 AM by Jeff Simpson
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 [...]
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Posted October 26th, 2011 @ 7:44 AM by Jeff Simpson
The Monona Grove School District recently held held their annual meeting. Typically these are sparsely attended and uneventful. This years was slightly different. It started out with a rundown of the financial situation of the MGSD and while it is not “doom and gloom”(the mill rate is slightly decreasing), its close(thanks to the republicans of [...]
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Posted September 26th, 2011 @ 10:42 AM by Jeff Simpson
I have said over and over that the new brand of “fiscal conservatives” mean that if they are for it, there is no amount of money they wont spend. if they are against something, there is no amount of money that is justified in spending! We now have Exhibit A right here in Dane County. [...]
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Posted September 19th, 2011 @ 7:49 AM by Jeff Simpson
We have been chronicling how the fiscal conservatives are breaking the bank, now we see it “trickling down” to the Dane County Board. The right wing of the Dane County Board is attempting to throw a hissy fit which could cost the taxpayers of Dane County hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is not like [...]
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Posted April 13th, 2011 @ 2:40 PM by Thomas J Mertz
I believe that the appointment of the next Dane County Clerk will have a significant impact on the future direction of our State, our County, the City of Madison and maybe even the nation. This is why I am supporting Kyle Richmond for the position. If after reading this you agree, please take the time [...]
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Posted March 24th, 2011 @ 9:54 AM by Jeff Simpson
A nice tribute to badger hoops and the desperation of the Bruskewitz campaign.
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Posted March 1st, 2011 @ 10:14 PM by Jeff Simpson
I recently asked people to check with their local politicians, on how they feel about Governor Walkers “budget repair” bill. I sent the following letter to all elected officials in Cottage Grove(Mike Mikalsen, David Viken, Diane Wiedenbeck, Paula Severson, Duane Hubing, Micah Zielke, Jeff Weigand and David Wiganowsky along with the town of cottage grove [...]
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Posted February 14th, 2011 @ 7:51 AM by Jeff Simpson
Governor Walker came out last week with a union busting bill – Lots more information here. A couple of things have been overlooked in the reporting of this story. One thing here: We know that Walker is trying to bait us by mobilizing the National Guard, hiring an Ohio security firm to staff any facility [...]
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Posted February 9th, 2011 @ 8:43 AM by Jeff Simpson
The Spring Primary is less than a week away. With the questions surrounding the poll released by Joe Parisi\’s campaign, I thought I would take a “scientific” poll. I personally am supporting Scott Mcdonell for Dane County Executive. I think he best understands the term “the commons’ and is not scared to stand up to [...]
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