Cottage Grove – Leadership Institute
It has been said that the people lead and the government follows. There have been many examples of this throughout history. Pressure...
An agenda for the City
This spring's elections need to be about more than water, trolleys and taxes. Yes, our water needs to be safe to...
Every Brat Has Its Thorns
"Not paying fairly, not giving a job because you are only looking at how to make a profit, that goes against God." Pope Francis
Madison's...
An Open Letter To Chris Mertes – The Sequel
A few years back, Sun Prairie Star Editor Chris Mertes wrote such a ridiculous editorial that I wrote him an open letter.
Mertes has outdone...
Trumka- “It already has!”
I was recently given the opportunity to sit down with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Mr. Trumka was very cordial and positive and had...
Embedded Bruer
Quite often in politics, it is much easier to elect the incumbent than to sit and think and compae the candidates and figue out...
Think Globally but Pay Attention Locally…
The Village of Cottage Grove meeting this week was very telling of four members of the board. This item:
e. Ad Hoc...
It’s NOT Working at The State Journal!
Recently, Capital Newspapers announce that they had cut 26 more jobs.
Which is surprising since you would think that their union busting and...
The Voucher Scam!
The truth of school Vouchers is slowly starting to come out and its not pretty. While Scott Walker, Robin Vos, et...
Have Abacus Will Travel
I have written before of the the right wings veiled attempts to privatize public education. I have also pointed out that while they...
Double Feature Tonight At the Barrymore
Getting tired of the Wisconsin State Journal giving you a watered down version of the news and basically no coverage of the damage that...
Privatization Pirates!
Watching Captain Phillips recently, my wife turned to me and said "I've found someone who has a harder job than I do". I...