D-Day for Public Education
Today is the day that we have been discussing for weeks. Today is the day that the legislature starts discussing public school...
Rickert’s Reporting Gap
Today Chris Rickert had a column criticizing the Madison Metropolitan School Board for taking their eye off the ball of the achievement gap.
First,...
Here we go again . . . give us our private meetings
Is it fair to the public when there are 4 meetings that discuss a particular issue and a certain segment of the business industry...
Even in Dane County the Fiscal Conservatives are Breaking Us!
We have been chronicling how the fiscal conservatives are breaking the bank, now we see it "trickling down" to the Dane County Board....
Be Careful Who Your “Friends” Are!
I recently attended the Educate to Elevate Conference in Madison, and I was very skeptical going in. While I left the conference just...
Simpson’s Soliloquy on Words of Reason
This weeks Herald Independent, the paper of record for the Monona Grove School District, had an interesting column from their latest Cottage Grove...
Random Thoughts….
I went to the District 48 candidate forum at Talula tonight. I arrived late and was only able to see the last half...
Saving Privatized Ryan (brothers)
The Village of Cottage Grove is at it again. They seem to be working very hard to lower the quality of life for...
Scott Walker Slaps Down Blaska
In case you have not heard, Scott Walker's campaign manager, Michael Grebe, is suing the Madison School District. Well, Grebe could not sue the...
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...
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...
New Rule
With Apologies to Bill Maher, I thought I would steal his famous segment.
New Rule: You can't advocated...