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  • SLAC to give Biddy Martin workers rights “report card”

    The Student Labor Action Coalition will be giving Biddy Martin a “final exam” in workers rights and then grading it and presenting the chancellor a giant “report card” based on her performance, according to Jan Van Tol, member of the SLAC. SLAC has also put the exam on its website. At the [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2009, 12:26pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    In a bit of a rush again today. What happens when I’m in a rush is that I take a lot of articles from a few press sources because I don’t have time to explore more blogs etc. Don’t act like you’re not famished for a shot of wheatgrass. Go Chadbourne [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2009, 10:07am EST
    by Jack

  • The Final Tally on the Diversity Throwdown

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    Opinion Page Editor Sean Kittridge (more people need to talk about how awesome the titles he comes up with are) announced that today marked the end of the Diversity Throwdown. So, I thought a tally on how many pieces were published for, against, and just relating to affirmative action on [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2009, 10:10pm EST
    by Alec S

  • Brenda Konkel vs. Mayor Dave

    Number of comments: 4
    From Brenda Konkel’s Facebook: Just decided the Mayor is nuts. If he wants the Landmarks Comm. to be advisory, does that mean CC approves all Cert. of Appropriateness? This is the same debate that defined the bus fare increase last Spring. Mayor Dave wanted to raise the fare by 50 cents to [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2009, 5:55pm EST
    by Jack

  • Where else will the state go to balance budget?

    As is the case with so many other “reserve funds,” the $200 million state reserve designated for medical malpractice claims has been raided to fund other state projects. The Supreme Court will rule whether this is legal. The 4th District Court of Appeals said Thursday that it was appropriate for [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2009, 4:25pm EST
    by Jack

  • Extra warning for parking during snow emergency

    From Marsha Rummel: Also the Snow Emergency has been extended for a third evening. Residents are asked to keep their vehicles off the street today and tonight if possible. If you must park on the street this evening you should park on the ODD house numbered side of the street. Details on winter parking restrictions [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2009, 1:51pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 10
    Ohhhhhh shit! The Sconz and Eating in Madison A to Z hit up Pizza di Roma. Slightly abbreviated links today. Lakeshore beats Southeast in epic snowball battle. What about Chadbourne? Studying? Of course, gotta plug Sconz contributor Jaimie: Give $20 (preferably more) to charity this holiday season. Nothing changes at all about UW drinking [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:55am EST
    by Jack

  • SNOWBALL

    Number of comments: 2
    YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS. GIANT SNOWBALL ON UNIVERSITY AVE LAST NIGHT. [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:56pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

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    Does anybody remember the last time UW classes were cancelled? I’d be surprised if my blog readership is old enough to have somebody who remembers. According to the Herald, this may very well be the first time in the school’s history. Of course, UW is not the only state institution that’s [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 11:09am EST
    by Jack

  • Views of the Blizzard

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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:00am EST
    by jaimiec

  • CLASSES CANCELED TOMORROW

    Number of comments: 6
    I can’t get on the UW website right now to confirm, but a combination of my roommates drinking and the Badger Herald reporting it make me pretty confident it is for real. An announcement of canceled class by 8p.m.? This must all be a result of a big lobbying effort by [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 8:29pm EST
    by Alec S

  • Analiese Eicher’s press conference

    Head count: 15 non-media members, a photographer and writer from each campus paper and Michael Johnson’s campaign manager. Compared to the 3-4 supporters at Johnson’s earlier event, if it wasn’t already clear – Eicher begins as the favorite. After a few minutes of personal background, including a reference to a Tammy [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 4:29pm EST
    by Jack

  • EDGEWATER VOTE POSTPONED

    Got that from Channel 3000’s Twitter. [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 3:38pm EST
    by Jack

  • Johnson emphasizes progressive action for candidacy

    In a brief announcement of his candidacy for the 5th district seat on the Dane County Board, Michael Johnson emphasized his commitment to bold progressive action and his experience in the community. The issues he cited as priorities included the racial disparities within the Dane County justice system, the preservation of [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 3:35pm EST
    by Jack

  • Michael Johnson declares for Dane County Board

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    Michael Johnson, an MATC student and Progressive Dane activist, will announce his candidacy for the 5th district of the Dane County Board of Supervisors. Johnson was briefly a candidate for the 8th aldermanic district (currently held by Bryon Eagon), before dropping out due to personal issues. Johnson will be taking on [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:35pm EST
    by Jack

  • Edgewater fun

    I can’t make an official projection on the outcome of the Edgewater renovation vote tonight, but I can project that it will bring much folly no matter what the outcome. Not only will the Badger Herald be hosting a live blogging of the Council’s debate on the Edgewater tonight, but Dusty [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:19pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 5
    BIG STORM A COMIN. If you’re looking for some long johns there’s a guy I met on State St the other day who offered me some at a discount price (not discounted enough for the $2 in my pocket). A sandwich from JJ’s. It’s the Final Countdown! Edgewater goes before Council tonight. [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 10:55am EST
    by Jack

  • Legislators reach OWI reform agreement

    Wispolitics: “The drunk driving reform agreement will make a fourth OWI offense a felony if the driver has a previous OWI-related conviction, suspension, or revocation within the previous five-year period. The bill will also criminalize the 1st offense OWI if children are in the vehicle. The agreement also includes statewide expansion [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 10:58pm EST
    by Jack

  • Mayor Dave: less salt on streets?

    Number of comments: 1
    Mayor Dave: “After a storm the streets will not look as good in Madison as they will in the suburbs. That’s a good thing, and here’s why.” It’s rare to hear an elected official use such frank language. I predict the candor will have a mixed response. Those with broken tail bones [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 4:00pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 10
    Cold as hell for October but just right for December. That white stuff is snow. Pizza Brutta. I’ve never had the pleasure. Have you? The picture won’t load. Too bad. Shocking story of a “coastie” joke gone way too far. Mary Lazich invokes her misunderstanding of history to defend Supreme Court elections: [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 10:12am EST
    by Jack

  • True Community

    All images are property of Jaimie Chapman and the Sconz. Happy to share. Just ask first please. : ) [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2009, 8:11am EST
    by jaimiec

  • Before the Snow: Lakeshore

    All images are property of Jaimie Chapman and the Sconz. Happy to share. Just ask first please. : ) [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2009, 1:48pm EST
    by jaimiec

  • I’ll Skip the Frap

    Number of comments: 10
    Starbucks. One on State. One on the square. And all I can think about is the excess of more suitable options between them. Starbucks is awful and it’s not just the loud music or the sky high prices. I’m no rebel. I conform- just not when it comes to my [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2009, 8:47am EST
    by jaimiec

  • Why I am getting a gun

    Number of comments: 4
    I usually don’t write about crime. In fact, I’ve always found it somewhat ironic that the Cap Times, “Your Progressive Voice,” has an entire section dedicated to “Law and Order” on its website. However, there are some crimes that are so low and so sickening; so base and so deserving of [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:07pm EST
    by Jack

  • In a rush..

    Number of comments: 5
    Folks. Due to a miscalculation of homework load, I cannot publish Brunch Links today. Umm..nothing is happening in Madison. Read post below. [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 10:23am EST
    by Jack

  • State-Langdon meeting on Edgewater

    Number of comments: 5
    Fred Mohs is currently giving his take on the Edgewater renovation. He is urging the State-Langdon Neighborhood Association to take a position on the project, and hopefully to side with his neighborhood group, Capitol Neighborhoods Inc, which State-Langdon seceded from last year. According to Mohs, the Edgewater developers have not paid [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 7:54pm EST
    by Jack

  • Homophobia: Can the GOP ever get away from it?

    Number of comments: 1
    How can they get away from gay bashing when so many of its grassroots base so obviously thirsts for it? How can mainstream Republican candidates make it out of the primaries without getting drawn into a “I hate fags more than you do” argument with an extremist primary opponent? As Brad [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:52pm EST
    by Jack

  • Edgewater quote of the day

    “This coastie turned Madisonian highly encourages the Common Council to ignore what I believe is a vocal minority who don’t want to see Madison move forward and up and approve this project on Tuesday night.” Jesse Russell, of Dane101, in a column in support of the Edgewater renovation project. [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:07pm EST
    by Jack

  • 1000 comments

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    Kudos to Jason Smathers for making the 1000th Sconz comment. This is a milestone in the history of the blog. With your help, we can get to 10,000 before graduation. [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:00pm EST
    by Jack

  • The game ball goes to Bo

    Why not a little sports-related talk on The Sconz? For those who were not in attendance for the Duke game at the Kohl Center last night, it was the most raucous, energetic crowd I have seen in my four years of having season tickets. It is hard not to understate how [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 3:06pm EST
    by Alec S

  • Brunch Links

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    SNOWING. High of…freezing and low of 10 below that. How are you feeling today? Are you confident that you could pass the new Republican purity test? Healthy French toast. Students storm court. Nice. There’s very rarely a threat of stampede violence after Badger games. The students picked the right moment to [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:29am EST
    by Jack

  • Madison Sandinista

    I’d like to say the title says it all, but I don’t really know what the title means. But I do know that James Sonneman was always a great writer with a great sense of humor, and that I should have put his new blog on my blogroll a few weeks [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 12:46am EST
    by Jack

  • Mad Madison bars getting sold

    Number of comments: 3
    The Nitty. The Pub. Now Buck’s. Now, the majority of my downtown elitist readership has never visited Buck’s Madison Square Garden, located on Regent, in between Park and West Washington. But you would do yourselves a favor by checking it out. Much of what makes Buck’s great – the bartenders who [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:29pm EST
    by Jack

  • HAMMES WILL APPEAL TO COUNCIL

    Via Brenda Konkel, the Hammes Co. is asking the Common Council to override the Landmark Commission’s rejection of the Edgewater renovation project. Here is the letter sent to the city clerk by head developer Bob Dunn. [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:50pm EST
    by Jack

  • WAR EXPANDS

    Number of comments: 2
    Don’t forget it. How will we look back at Afghanistan in 20 years? [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:25pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

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    High of 44 and low of 36. Diversity is throwing down on the Herald and Cardinal opinion pages. Feel free to write thesconz.com in any bathroom stalls. I posted some news on the Edgewater late last night. Verveer says he is unlikely to vote for the project in the Council. Result of [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 10:05am EST
    by Jack

  • Verveer: Edgewater should re-apply

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    In an interview with me, Ald. Mike Verveer said he could not make a prediction on the prospects of the Edgewater renovation that was rejected by the Council Landmarks Commission on Monday. However, Verveer noted that there was a circle of Council members, including Council President Tim Brueur, President pro [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 1:33am EST
    by Jack

  • Did SLAC actually accomplish something?

    Number of comments: 5
    Though it hasn't received much play, it looks like that campus left which everyone loves to hate may have accomplished more than holding a sit-in or talking to the Chanc' [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 10:55pm EST
    by Alec S

  • Edgewater. Double-U Tee Eff

    Number of comments: 1
    As you may have read this morning, the Edgewater renovation project was rejected by the Council Landmarks Commission. Ald. Bridget Maniaci was the only member to vote in favor of the $93 million changes the Hammes Co. have proposed for the hotel. The commission’s vote is not the final nail in [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:18pm EST
    by Jack

  • Nuclear energy? Turn the world green or our skin green?

    Number of comments: 6
    I know one aspiring nuclear engineer who says the evidence in favor of nuclear energy is so overwhelming that one educated on the issue cannot help but support it. Countries like France get an enormous amount of their power from nuclear energy. In Wisconsin, the issue has been reawakened recently, [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 4:10pm EST
    by Jack

  • Looking for a place to study?

    Number of comments: 3
    The Student Activity Center is apparently the bomb (and yes, I’d like to bring that expression back). ASM Voice lists the following times to study there during Finals week. From what I’ve heard, the SAC is a good place for group studying. It’s a brand new version of College Library, [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 1:15pm EST
    by Jack

  • Teabag Links

    Number of comments: 4
    Good morning. I think I may continue to do Brunch Links a little earlier from now on. Also, if anybody has a class in the Social Sciences building, look out for a message on a desk that reads “Jack Craver licks dicks.” I knew this blog would make me proud [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:29am EST
    by Jack

  • Pray Leinenkugel is right

    I’m not necessarily talking about the beer, although I wouldn’t be surprised if economic success in Wisconsin strongly correlated with growth in Leinie’s sales (I don’t think it’s quite cheap enough to be recession proof). Wispolitics: Commerce Secretary Dick Leinenkugel predicts gradual job growth beginning in 2010 and says that with [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:56pm EST
    by Jack

  • Badger Herald gives up on diversity of topics

    Number of comments: 5
    Apparently the Badger Herald will be dedicating the rest of the semester (practically) to confronting the question of “diversity.” The response in both campus papers to a couple of provocative columns has been so strong that Jason Smathers has decided to put everything else on the backburner. It sent the [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:52pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    Welcome back! How was that four (or five or six) day weekend? The employees of the state enjoyed it too! You thinking about continuing it. As much as I love Thanksgiving, it really ought to be at the end of October. Trust me, people would still Christmas shop the day after. [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:31am EST
    by Jack

  • Talk about a frozen pizza..

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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 10:33am EST
    by jaimiec

  • Get the jails ready!

    So Milwaukee County may be facing deep funding cuts in its federally-funded drug outpatient treatment program. People are being put on waiting lists. Are you kidding? You really think the county government will let a nationally recognized (and relatively cheap) program die? The county will seek to have the Access to [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:37pm EST
    by Jack

  • Low taxes: The devil is in the detail

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “But in comparison to other states, Wisconsin’s total tax bite on incomes plummeted to just above the national average in newly released figures. And the Badger State’s consistent top-five tax perch has slipped steadily down to 15th in the latest rankings.” And just in case Scott Walker wasn’t happy enough… • [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 12:36pm EST
    by Jack

  • Just a reminder for Madison drivers…

    Number of comments: 1
    Some people out there (you know who you are) have issues with parking authority. So I thought I’d remind you: The alternate side parking rules require that vehicles must be parked on the even house numbered side of the street from 1:00 am until 7:00 am on even numbered days and [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:28am EST
    by Jack

  • Feingold easily beats Thompson in new poll

    Number of comments: 2
    According to a poll just released by Public Policy Polling (PPP), a polling firm based out of North Carolina, Feingold leads former Governor Thompson 50-41 in a hypothetical senate matchup. Russ Feingold leads former Governor Tommy Thompson 50-41 in a possible match up. He takes 88% of the Democratic vote to [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:54pm EST
    by Alec S

  • “Compositional Diversity” advocates: less McCain, more Obama

    Supporters of affirmative action have been challenged to show why race should matter in admissions - so they should do just that. [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:13pm EST
    by Alec S

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 5
    In a hurry and very hungry. And people are coming to paint the ONLY exit to my apartment, so I have to leave soon. Feingold goes after U.S. radio and TV propaganda program in Cuba, saying the broadcasts fail to meet “journalistic standards of objectivity.” A reminder for any of you busing [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:58am EST
    by Jack

  • Gunning up for Socialism

    Number of comments: 2
    Every red-blooded American knows why handguns are practically illegal in Europe. Unlike America, which is governed by the sweat, blood and tears of its own people, European nations are controlled by a tyrannical socialist (masonic) elite who stays in power only because its oppressed citizens are prohibited from bearing arms. [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:24pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 1
    Manna. Herald endorses legalization of marijuana. Hopefully not the first time in the paper’s history but you never know. It’s good to see the logical argument made – decriminalization only gets us half of what we should have: a fair and regulated marijuana market. Good to see the Herald has a [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:51am EST
    by Jack

  • Fat Sandwich – a fat waste of cash

    Number of comments: 2
    The only thing that Fat Sandwich Company really has working in its favor is its unbelievable intrigue. Clearly, I just had to go. I had to see what the fuss was all about. Unfortunately, Fat Sandwich did not deliver. From the second I walked in the door, I just knew I would [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:41pm EST
    by jaimiec

  • Pretend diversity is way easier

    Number of comments: 8
    One of these things is not like the other one… Look about halfway down the left side of both pictures. Notice any difference between the original picture on the right and its final copy on the left? In the summer of 2000, in a small room in the University of Wisconsin, the [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:10pm EST
    by Alec S

  • Kagen gets another challenger

    Republicans are slathering over the opportunity to unseat Rep. Steve Kagen, the most vulnerable Democrat in the Wisconsin congressional delegation. Rep. Roger Roth is the most recent addition to the GOPers fervent health care reform advocate Steve Kagen (M.D.). Roth recently returned from a two month stint in Iraq, so I’m [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:43pm EST
    by Jack

  • Nobody applying for ALRC position

    Number of comments: 10
    It’s almost poetic. Weeks after the student community student newspapers made so much noise about getting a student voting member on the ALRC, only one person has applied for the new position, according to sources in city government. That one person is Mark Woulf. Bryon Eagon says potential applicants should get their applications [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:02pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

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    The day is going to be cold but not wet, which is good, because the latter of these two caused me to sprain my ankle yesterday. Walking home from a volunteering stint at the Veterans Museum too…wounded for my country. Anybody catch Sarah Palin with Billy O last night? It [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:12am EST
    by Jack

  • Be a part of Shared Governance

    Number of comments: 1
    ASM Voice is encouraging people to apply for positions in the Shared Governance Committee. Applying for one of these positions is a great way to get involved on campus. Student-leaders appointed to Shared Gov seats are a part of some huge decisions every week. For those of you who have no idea [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:57pm EST
    by Jack

  • The College Dems

    Number of comments: 1
    I had a talk with College Dems president Molly Rivera yesterday at the Rathskeller. A junior, Molly grew up in Kenosha, WI. Her father is the former chair of the Democratic Party of the 1st Congressional District. What has Rivera done to change the organization this year (not that they needed [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:14pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 3
    Check in later today with a post on my interview with Molly Rivera, chair of UW-Madison College Democrats. And of course, you should all read my article in Isthmus on mayoral power. Another crappy day. Showers. 40’s. Do you feel American today? You will after you look at those pancakes. Bob [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:11am EST
    by Jack

  • ASM is at it again

    That’s right, they are addressing a relevant student issue in what appears to be a competent way. The Associated Students of Madison’s Affordable Textbook Campaign presented a resolution addressing campus textbook policies to the Faculty Senate’s University Committee Monday. ATC made several recommendations to the committee. They suggested professors provide book [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:39pm EST
    by Alec S

  • Crime in Madison – better, not worse

    Number of comments: 2
    Whenever people want to talk about solving crime, they usually precede their solution with: “Crime has gotten out of control.” But they usually don’t bother looking at the numbers. Mayor Dave gives us a good reminder of how much Madison has actually been improving for over a decade: • Comparing the first three [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:40pm EST
    by Jack

  • The best TV stars hang at the KK

    This is why I don’t watch Entertainment Tonight. It will lead you to some of the worst people in the world – or at least their look-a-likes. I usually don’t paste entire articles, but I really didn’t know what part of this article to leave out. My condolences to the [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:08pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    Looks like a crappy day. Mild temperature with showers. Please watch the following video. “TV star allegedly whacks fan with napkin holder.” The most bizarre story you’ll read this week. Nice. The Herald runs a feature story on how groups like CFACT are funded even after they’re denied funds by SSFC. Don’t [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:21am EST
    by Jack

  • Are Democrats’ hopes for Barrett too high?

    Number of comments: 4
    I apologize for engaging in a little bit of MSNBCism but I’d like to take a few moments to reflect on the potential of Tom Barrett’s gubernatorial candidacy. In many ways, I see the hope and excitement surrounding Barrett as similar to Obama’s rise leading up to the 2008 election. Going [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:38pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 1
    It looks like it’s going to stay cool for a while. High of 50 and low of 37. Keepin it simple with a salad from Peppino’s Restaurant. Dane County Budget passes: ”Given the amount of [tax] levy we’re asking for, I think we should be better prepared for 2011 and we’re not,” [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:10am EST
    by Jack

  • Scott Walker cements his status as a visionary

    Number of comments: 4
    …if by visionary, you mean a bigot. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker followed through Monday on his promised veto of a measure aimed at extending domestic partner benefits to county employees. But why Scott? He said it made no financial sense to even study the benefit’s cost at a time of [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:35pm EST
    by Alec S

  • Mayor Dave: Ice rinks need volunteers

    Number of comments: 3
    Mayor Dave reiterated support for a plan to turn five of the city’s eight ice rinks over to neighborhood groups, who would maintain the rinks with volunteers. Here’s a quick primer on the science of ice. Snow is not as cold as you think. As a matter of fact, when snow [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:57pm EST
    by Jack

  • How to get health care reform

    Number of comments: 1
    Push stories like this one: The Rudies’ son Brandon, 3, who was badly injured in a freak accident on the family’s Outagamie County property on July 11, has become something of a poster child for reform, thanks to U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, a reform advocate. The Rudies, who live in [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:35pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 1
    Wear a coat today. High of 50 and low of 34. From the only restaurant to ever receive an F from one of the folks at Eating in Madison A to Z. Although frankly, I ate their once with my family and didn’t think it was that bad – except [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:46am EST
    by Jack

  • It was warm last weekend

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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 2:19pm EST
    by Jack

  • Coffee Bytes – where else on University Ave?

    Number of comments: 1
    Jaimie Chapman: Lowdown: 799 University Avenue Mon – Sat: 6:30am – 9:30pm Sun: 7am – 9pm 608-256-9501 Espresso. Not expresso. Say it with me. Es. Press. Oh. It’s alright, it doesn’t matter. Coffee Bytes is nothing all that special anyways, but they do have a couple of things running in their favor. First: the location. It’s right [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 11:49am EST
    by Jack

  • The upside of Gableman’s win

    Number of comments: 2
    Despite the disappointing result of the Gableman fiasco, supporters of judicial reform have reason to be optimistic. Although Gableman and his right wing allies will undoubtedly claim victory, the judge comes out of this ordeal politically tarnished. Even the panel that ruled in his favor today chastised him for behavior [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:02pm EST
    by Jack

  • Brunch Links

    Today’s weather will be similar, partly cloudy with a high of 58 and a low of 41. If you’re thinking about taking a drive, today’s apparently the day to do it, because Madison now has the lowest gas prices in the state! Daily Cardinal ed board meets with Mayor Dave. Kewl. Senate [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:20am EST
    by Jack

  • Wisconsin…the next California?

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    No, not in a good way, in the fiscal way. That means no Megan Fox (who is featured in the NYT Magazine this weekend) but it does mean serious fiscal and economic problems. A report released by the Pew Center on the States includes Wisconsin in its list of nine states [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:25pm EST
    by Alec S

  • Stimulus numbers wrong

    Number of comments: 1
    Thank you to Emma Roller (a cherished commenter) for directing me to this story: “A stimulus job report that says more than 10,000 jobs were saved or created in Wisconsin is rife with errors, double counting and inflated numbers based more on satisfying federal formulas than creating real jobs, a Journal [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 4:25pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Commission dismisses Gableman’s charges

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    BREAKING: “Therefore, we conclude that the facts alleged in the complaint do not constitute a violation of SCR 60.06(3)(c) for which discipline may be imposed. Accordingly, we recommend that Justice Gableman’s motion for summary judgment be granted and the Commission’s complaint be dismissed.” The arguments in favor of dismissal were unanimous, although [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:55am EST
    by The Sconz

  • Brunch Links

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    Good day Sconnies. Today should be similar to yesterday. Weatherwise. However, at the Sconz we have a big new development. Most importantly, that we can now accurately use “we.” I have added two new collaborators to the Sconz! On the weekends Jaimie Chapman will be doing restaurant/bar reviews and offer premium [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:54am EST
    by The Sconz

  • Katrina Flores quits ASM

    According to sources, Katrina Flores, former candidate for alder and ASM student council member, has resigned from student government. Flores was a member of the left wing FACES slate last Spring. The slate was unsuccessful and failed to capture a majority necessary to control leadership. Due to new rules regarding absences, Flores [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:04pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Analiese Eicher declares for Dane County Board

    Number of comments: 3
    Analiese Eicher, a UW student and member of the College Democrats, has declared her candidacy for the Dane County district 5 seat, which is currently held by former UW student Wyndham Manning. You can expect the Herald to comment on this development in days to come. The Herald has been the [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:51pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • City Budget

    Unfortunately I can’t offer you anything new right now because I am swamped in school work, but I would urge anybody who’s interested to check out Brenda Konkel and Kristin Czubkowski. [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:13pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Will this war define our generation?

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    Breaking from the New York Times: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are coalescing around a proposal to send 30,000 or more additional American troops to Afghanistan, but President Obama remains unsatisfied with answers he has gotten about how vigorously [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:05pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Brunch Links

    41 right now. High of 56. Something that looks tasty from Indian Darbar. Council approves Central Library. Postpones vote on Edgewater’s funding till later today. Kristin Czubkowski live blogs the budget meeting from last night. Walker holds fundraiser at UW-Stevens Point. Democrats accuse him of breaking the law by holding a fundraiser [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:50am EST
    by The Sconz

  • Walker’s dream budget busted

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    For those of you looking for updates of the Madison city budget – you’ll have to wait until tomorrow. However, Cognitive Dissidence, who apparently is a more dedicated reporter than me, spent 17 hours at the Milwaukee County budget deliberations. This is the summary of his toil: 3.8% increase in tax [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:59pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Countdown to Paul Soglin’s candidacy…

    Tom Barrett is making this a gut-wrencher: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said Wednesday that he would make a decision on whether to run for the Democractic Party’s nomination for governor by the end of this week. [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:01pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Mayor Dave going all out for Edgewater

    From the mayor’s blog: It’s a pretty straightforward vote. If the City Council votes this week to take tax incremental financing support for the Edgewater Hotel out of the budget, it’s pretty much over. Almost 1,000 jobs, over $1 million in new taxes, much better public access to Lake Mendota. All [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 2:28pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 5
    Should be another beautiful day. High of 60. An inspiring ham and cheese sandwich from Pat O’Malley’s Jet Room. Should farmers be able to sell raw milk (unpasteurized)? Herb Kohl swimming in dollar bills. More dollar bills than any other member of the Senate. David Obey actually talked to some tea partiers on [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:22am EST
    by The Sconz

  • Food cart taxes to go up?

    Number of comments: 5
    This was on the Board of Estimates schedule tonight: Amending Secs 9.13(6)(h)3.a.i. and iii., Sec. 9.13(6)(h)3.b.i., Secs.9.13(6)(h)3.c.i. and ii. to increase the street vending license fees for mall/concourse food vendors, merchant vendors, and license and other fees for arts and crafts vendors; and amending Sec. 31.075(2)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to increase the [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:24pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Fine, let’s discuss it: Soglin for governor

    Number of comments: 2
    I didn’t take the discussion of Soglin’s candidacy for governor very seriously when I first saw it appear somewhere on the blogosphere – I can’t remember where. But I must admit Soglin has a point. Even if he doesn’t run, it is likely the Democratic field will be stacked with Paul [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 5:50pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • How did the crazies come to Wisconsin?

    Number of comments: 2
    And this story has nothing to do with the guy who sold his name to a Finnish electronics company. That’s just a shrewd businessman. Those of you who have read The Sconz regularly are likely familiar with my feelings about the Wisconsin Republican Party. I have often wondered aloud how a [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 3:48pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Can Labor sway Edgewater project?

    Number of comments: 1
    According to the State Journal, labor unions are spending tens of thousands of dollars on a campaign to win support for the Edgewater renovation. How many local officeholders will react strongly to the project’s endorsement by organized labor? Does labor still bring a powerful emotional appeal to left-leaning local politicos? Does [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:36pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 4
    Incredible…not only beautiful day, but a beautiful week. High of 63 today. A margarita from Pedro’s Mexican Restaurant, which not only got a D from Eating in Madison A to Z, but was referred to as a “Mexican’t Restaurant.” By the way, I had the pleasure of meeting the good [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:52am EST
    by The Sconz

  • Need a job?

    Sounds like a great opportunity for many of my readers. Wisconsin’s 47,000 jobs will be parceled out in eight regions; in the Madison region – southern and southwestern Wisconsin – the goal will be to fill 4,200 jobs that pay $13 an hour. Most of the jobs are for “enumerators,” and field [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:45pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Bubble Island: Bubbling with potential

    Number of comments: 5
    Today I am featuring a guest “restaurant” review by Jaimie Chapman, from Yes Mom and the Badger Herald. This is the first review of any non-alcohol serving eatery ever published on The Sconz. Bubble Island: Located inside the University Square Food Court (it’s by the bathrooms) It’ll catch on. Right now it’s clear [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:46am EST
    by The Sconz

  • Sam Clegg: “French food is horrible”

    Number of comments: 8
    Former Opinion Page Editor Sam Clegg told The Sconz that his time spent abroad in Grenoble, France has been stained by what he calls the “worst food on the face of the earth.” In a press release titled “Fuck French Food,” Clegg expressed regret for not having packed more ham and [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:28pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • David Blaska’s secret climate models

    Number of comments: 1
    There’s nothing better than getting out of an exam on a Friday afternoon, opening a beer, and indulging in the most recent David Blaska treatise. This week, Blaska gives in depth analysis of the imminent takeover of the American economy by the U.S. government. He laments the corporate welfare given [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:10pm EST
    by The Sconz

  • Brunch Links

    Number of comments: 1
    And he bowed his head to Jesus… and he stood for Uncle Sam…Excuse me, Alan Jackson will just not get out of my head. Getting up to 55 with a low of 47. No food today. Just a ringing endorsement of northern secession. Public financing for Supreme Court races passes both [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:44am EST
    by The Sconz

  • Assembly refuses vote on drunk driving reform

    Expect to see an editorial from the Badger Herald and perhaps a few words from James Rowen on the Assembly’s refusal to bring OWI reforms to a vote. The increased penalties had earlier been approved by the State Senate unanimously. A beautiful display of how the most important political decision [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 10:59pm EST
    by The Sconz
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