Last Public Hearing: Racial Disparities & Criminal Justice System

The last hearing is tomorrow night! Your input is needed!Dane County Task Force on Racial DisparitiesMay 27th, 20095-7 pmWarner Park Community Center, 1625...

Won’t someone think of the children….

We recently had Budget listening Session in Cottage Grove, conducted by our State Representative Gary Hebl and Legislative Fiscal Bureau Head Bob...

The Friday Snarkarama

I have about 30 blog topics in my queue that I haven't gotten to, I might not have snarky comments about all of them,...

More Sunny….

I addressed the fact that Sunny Schubert kept her affiliation with WPRI to herself here, and she addressed it here. Looking between...

And then there were 5 . . .

A while ago I posted about the lack of women in top leadership positions in the City of Madison. And the trend continues....

Throw the Landlords in Jail! Not.

Alder Tim Bruer has an ordinance that would charge landlords for too many police or building inspection calls to their property and if they...

Important Vigil For Honduran Family

The Dane County Courts are no longer safe for immigrant families seeking legal remedies in family court.There will be a vigil tonight:Where: at the...

Friday Round Up

Due to the short week, lots of topics left to cover, so little time, so here's a recap of some important, some snarky, items...

Stop Piling on….

I know Chris Rickert, is fairly new to the Wisconsin State Journal, but I usually really like his columns. Today however, his...

Merit Pay In Education -A Case Study

The Wausau Daily Herald recently penned an Op-Ed stating that under the last legislative session school reform "took a step forward" The reforms establish...

Show me what democracy looks like….

PLEASE!!! Here in cottage grove, we found out last night, that we have a royal family and no one is allowed in...

Gender Resolutions, Expanded and Supported.

The Affirmative Action Commission, not only liked my resolutions, they expanded the scope of the information that they thought would be helpful to the...