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• Hot Topic of the Week: East Atheist Club

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  Sorry I haven’t done this column in a while, but this story should make up for lost time. Today in one of my classes, I spoke with a Sophomore at Brookfield East, Elaine Andersen. She is one of the people in the school organizing a new club called Atheist Club. According to [...]

  Posted: December 16, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• PPMS Gets Air Conditioning

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  From BrookfieldNow A new air-conditioning system at Pilgrim Park Middle School will allow Elmbrook’s summer school program to be consolidated there, ultimately saving the district money, officials said. … Moving summer school classes to Pilgrim Park from Dixon and Brookfield elementary schools – in line with the district’s long-range plan – would allow [...]

  Posted: December 15, 2009, 7:18pm EST
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• Misinformation works in marijuana debate

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  If 21 year old student journalist can be so misinformed on the issue of marijuana, it stands to reason that a middle-aged Republican politician would be even more so. “The biggest problem I have about this bill is … the science doesn’t add up,” Kanavas, R-Brookfield, said on Sunday’s “UpFront with [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:21pm EST
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• Sheila Buechel, 5th district challenger

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  News to me is that Sheila Buechel, a past recent president of Brookfield’s Friends of the Library, plans to run in the 5th District against Gary Mahkorn. Sheila is a gem. She’s well-educated, organized, and very professional. She has, from what I could see working with her on a couple of [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 4:59pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• David (Dave) Marcello: Gone with the Wind

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  His free campaign blog on BrookfieldNOW.com has completely disappeared. C’est la vie. (Giggle!) [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 1:03pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• The City of Brookfield fails to keep roads safe

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  Yesterday I discovered one of the roads providing access to Capitol Hill Senior Apartments on the NW corner of Capitol and Calhoun has been left unplowed. There’s a lot of confusion over who has the responsibility, but I’ll argue either way that burden lies with the city. First, I found the road [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 11:30am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• Original comments removed from BrookfieldNOW.com

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  There’s a big kerfluffle because someone dumped a bunch of the more challenging comments from Dave Marcello’s Journal Interactive blog. Here they are. Also, Alderman Scott Berg is out with news that 4th District Alderman Steve Ponto is planning to run for mayor. Here are my comments on Berg’s site: Well if [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:30pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• Rainforest at Brookfield Central

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  So last night, around 8:30 PM, the brand-new sprinkler system at Brookfield Central HS emitted a bunch of water into the brand-new gymnasium's entryway (the one which faces west.)
  
  It was rather pretty to observe from the outside: the downlights illuminated the waterfall.
  
  Probably not so pretty for [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 1:15pm EST
  

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• West Bend Mayor Against "Illegal Guns"

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  A while back, we mentioned that Jeff Speaker, Mayor of Brookfield, had joined Bloomberg's front-group "Mayors Against Illegal Guns."
  
  Evidently he quit.
  
  But on the current list, with Barrett, Cieslewicz, and Nelson (the mayoral twink-trio of Wisconsin cities) we also find Kristine Deiss, the Mayorette of West [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 8:40am EST
  

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• Even More EPA Bozocrats? It's Possible

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  About 25 years ago, the City of Brookfield had a lengthy fight with the State of Wisconsin when the City wanted to elevate a section of Calhoun Road just north of the tracks and south of Burleigh.
  
  The State's DamnNearRussia insisted that Calhoun Road was a "navigable waterway" subject [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 7:55am EST
  

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• David Marcello, convicted of battery in February 2003

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  He’s claiming otherwise, so I thought we’d set the record straight. (Posting this also likely means the blog will stay readable through next April.) David Marcello, a candidate for Brookfield’s mayor, is denying he was convicted of battery against a minor. From his blog: Your comments are untrue. This case was ajudicated [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 7:23am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• Great news for beef lovers!

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  Ney’s Big Sky beef is now available at Grasch’s Fine Foods, 13950 W. North Avenue in Brookfield. Jeff Zuern at the meat counter will help you find what you need. I’ve been a great fan of Ney’s Big Sky for years. This isn’t just beef, it’s BEEF! It’s the kind that [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 6:24am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• Journal Interactive offers free campaign blogs

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  Brookfield mayoral candidate David Marcello has started one at BrookfieldNOW.com. Take a minute and notice Mr. Marcello’s first commenter is Mayor Jeff Speaker’s hit man 5th District Alderman Scott Berg. (Ok, I snorted a little just now. Like we didn’t see that one coming.) Interestingly Mr. Marcello’s second commenter is quick [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 11:40am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• McIlheran funnies

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  Reliable sources:Dad29 notes what a little extra carbon will do for crops ... P. McIlheran, 12/07/09 None of the original data exists anymore ... Dad29, 11/29/09 Yes the data exists. Dad29, 12/07/09Seriously. "Dad29" is apparently some guy with a modem* in a basement in Brookfield. Patrick McIlheran is a member of the editorial board at [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 7:47am EST
  

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• The Brookfield East Spartan Banner hat tips Fairly Conservative

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  Here’s the article you all are looking for again: Following the money at East High School. Here’s the reconciliation statement. You can also search the blog for “east scholarship” and find other mentions. We should have a copy of the article up later today. [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:42pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• No, Tosa, NO!

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  Wauwatosa voted last night to create a new position for an economic development director. That’s right. When the going gets tough, the governments start bloating. Dear Wauwatosa, I can tell you from experience watching the Brookfield version bloviate that little will come from this decision. Markets wax and wane. Your tax base [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:34pm EST
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• Another $30,000 bites the dust in Brookfield

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  They voted to spend $30,000 last night to once again remodel City Hall. The discussion centered around the fact this was separate money that could be spent, and so spend it they did. Director of All Things Dean Marquardt is guaranteed another project for the year. He was, of course, [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 9:01am EST
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• Brookfield East’s official response to the Homecoming ticket issue

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  You remember – the one Fairly Conservative broke back on November 8th. From the East Web site: In an attempt to satisfy those students and parents who might feel wronged by the news regarding the use of Homecoming ticket funds, Student Council is offering an optional partial refund from this year’s [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:24pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• schellingerformayor.com – oops

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  Tom Schellinger, a presumed candidate for Brookfield’s mayor, shows just how crummy he’d be at the job before he even files his paperwork. In fact, that he hasn’t filed his paperwork is the problem. You see, Schellinger’s incurred the expense of copying nomination papers and mailing them to potential supporters. He [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:26pm EST
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• Schellinger, Reddin to jump into Brookfield mayoral race

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  That will make five in the primary: Speaker, Marcello, Bielinski, Schellinger, and Reddin. For those of you new to this game, Tom Schellinger, a perennial candidate, has run a couple of times before. He was an alderman in Brookfield for a few years. He now sits on the Waukesha County board. Bob [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:27pm EST
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• More Brookfield budget shenanigans

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  I’ve not done the research, but my gut says this budget adjustment is to increase 2009 spending to max out the state allowed total. From next Tuesday’s agenda: Resolution approving Cable Television Fund budget amendment requested by the Director of Administration: increase cable television expenditures account 25321560-579513 by $30,000, for purposes of [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:05am EST
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• Here’s the story on Brookfield East

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  The story about Joe Springer and the homecoming revenue to scholarship funding is here at Following the money at East High School. I invite you to look around and see what else we talk about. [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:32pm EST
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• Arrests made after car drives through backyards

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  Brookfield police were on the case last week of a suspected drunken driver who was reported driving through backyards in the city. They found a driver in car matching that description sleeping in the car in a church parking lot. BrookfieldNOW has the story. [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:25pm EST
  

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• Former Elmbrook Student Suing Over Abuse at PPMS

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  From BrookfieldNow A former Pilgrim Park Middle School student who claims she withstood 270 instances of abuse during the 2007-’08 school year is suing the Elmbrook School District in federal court in Milwaukee. The student says that in one attack two fellow students beat her using track shoes with metal spikes during [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:57pm EST
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• The USCC's Second Letter, Distributed!!

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  The Catholic parish in central Brookfield distributed the USCC's second letter on Obama/Aborto-Care this weekend.
  
  Happy to see it. Let's hope the parishioners take the Bishops' suggestions seriously.' [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 3:20pm EST
  

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• Brookfield East Principal Brett Bowers says he didn’t know!

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  Bowers’ interview with BrookfieldNOW reveals he didn’t know about scholarship money being paid from the student council budget at East. Anyway, the story’s a couple of weeks old, but it’s up. There’s a poll you can take, too. What’s really interesting is that Central will continue the practice. Oh, heck. Why have [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 4:40pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• Brookfield Library budget restored

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  The vote was 7 to 7 so Mayor Speaker voted to break the tie and put the $15,000 back into the library budget. Voting to keep the money out: Sutton, Carnell, Reddin, Balzer, J. Mellone, L. Mellone, and Lowerr. [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:06pm EST
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• Tonight is Brookfield’s budget night

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  A lot of communities behave just like Brookfield when spending, so take a few minutes to read even if you live outside the boundaries. Tonight there will be an opportunity to speak at the public hearing prior to the council meeting. I saw a notice taped to the circulation counter at [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:45pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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• Stuff for today, Tuesday, November 17th

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  It’s budget day across Wisconsin. Tonight the Common Council will vote your increase, Brookfield. I have a small post to write, as promised, about Brookfield’s budget bonanza. (Ok, ok. I have a little problem with procrastinating sometimes.) Don’t expect a revelation. Here’s the packet for tonight’s meeting. (Those packets are [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:35am EST
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• Anyone go to that Hooters charity opening last night?

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  I kind of wonder if the event was a fundraiser for Mayor Jeff Speaker’s upcoming campaign. Anyway, I’m curious. How did it go? See anyone you recognized? Tomorrow’s the day, Brookfield. Wednesday, November 18th you get your very own Hooters. No doubt my blog traffic will plummet once you realize the place [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:55am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

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