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• —This Just In...

  Those of you who read state Senator Mary Lazich’s blog know how fond she is of attending Eagle Scout ceremonies and presenting state plaques. I am honored to fill in for the Senator when she is unavailable. I’m always amazed at the folks who attend Eagle Scout ceremonies and concede how [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:11pm EST
  

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• The hopeless case who is now tapping out a book

  —Patrick McIlheran: Right On

  Make sure you read that story in today’s paper (print edition, please, for fuller version) about the Belgian guy who was said for two decades to be a vegetable -- but was conscious the whole time. Rom Houben is now communicating quite well, thank you, by tapping out messages on electronic [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:45pm EST
  

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• The hopeless case who is now tapping out a book

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  Make sure you read that story in today’s paper (print edition, please, for fuller version) about the Belgian guy who was said for two decades to be a vegetable -- but was conscious the whole time. Rom Houben is now communicating quite well, thank you, by tapping out messages on electronic [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:45pm EST
  

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• Pieces of the Puzzle: Tax Foundation and Americans for Prosperity

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  Back in September, One Wisconsin Now called into serious question the Tax Foundation’s claim of being an objective research organization when it was revealed that it was a “Silver Sponsor” of an Americans for Prosperity event. Everyone knows the research coming out of the Tax Foundation is fundamentally conservative, but [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:04pm EST
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• This economy is giving black men a one, two punch

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  We know that the economy is harder on black men in the country than it is for any other race. The latest figures show us that nationally, 34.5% of black men are unemployed and in Milwaukee that number is well over 50%. I’m not going to bore you with statistics but [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:30pm EST
  

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• Free food gift card for Thanksgiving

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  My old boxing coach Al Moreland died Aug. 20 but his brother Tom Moreland is keeping up the tradition of taking care of those in need. Tom Moreland, on behalf of the Al Moreland Boxing Club, is giving away $20 Lena’s Food Market gift cards to make sure those in need [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 1:18pm EST
  

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• Walker: Furloughs or layoffs?

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  Walker talks a good game when it comes to law enforcement and public safety issues, but a quick look at his county budget proposals makes one wonder just what his priorities really are. Whether he flip flopped on furloughs for sheriff’s deputies and jailers or was too busy campaigning to [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:44am EST
  by Anna Landmark

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• Because they're not arguments, they're lyrics

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  Latest global warming horror: Third World women will increasingly pursue the flesh trade, as one Philippines TV network worded it, because of global warming. She’s a hooker because of your Hummer, in other words, or so said some UN functionary. Really? Even if the globe isn’t warming and hasn’t been for [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:15pm EST
  

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• Because they're not arguments, they're lyrics

  —Patrick McIlheran: Right On

  Latest global warming horror: Third World women will increasingly pursue the flesh trade, as one Philippines TV network worded it, because of global warming. She’s a hooker because of your Hummer, in other words, or so said some UN functionary. Really? Even if the globe isn’t warming and hasn’t been for [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:15pm EST
  

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• Fitness course should be offered to all

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  Historically black colleges do things differently. Take Lincoln University in Philadelphia, Pa. To graduate, obese students must to take a fitness course to receive their degrees. I applaud the school’s intent, but I don’t like its execution. Being obese is hard enough without being singled out. We also know that [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:55pm EST
  

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• Fitness course should be offered to all

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  Historically black colleges do things differently. Take Lincoln University in Philadelphia, Pa. To graduate, obese students must to take a fitness course to receive their degrees. I applaud the school’s intent, but I don’t like its execution. Being obese is hard enough without being singled out. We also know that [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:55pm EST
  

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• —This Just In...

  Columnist David Stokes is correct. This new bumper sticker that has popped up isn’t funny. Stokes writes: “At first glance it appears innocuous, even pious. But when time is taken to look up the reference, well, then it’s chortle, chortle time for buffoons.” Stokes continues: “It needs to be said that a president can [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  

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• —This Just In...

  Columnist David Stokes is correct. This new bumper sticker that has popped up isn’t funny. Stokes writes: “At first glance it appears innocuous, even pious. But when time is taken to look up the reference, well, then it’s chortle, chortle time for buffoons.” Stokes continues: “It needs to be said that a president can [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  

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• —This Just In...

  State Representative Tony Staskunas (D-West Allis) is introducing legislation that would make the make the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) subject to the state’s open meetings laws. The WIAA governs high school athletics in Wisconsin. It is a private organization that accepts public money. Surprise, surprise! The WIAA opposes Staskunas’ bill. Makes [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:13am EST
  

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• 32% tuition increases? These kids better wake up to what’s coming

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  You’ve most likely heard news of University of California students rioting and damaging university buildings because of a proposed 32% tuition increase for UC students. UC President Mark Yudof ... [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:00pm EST
  

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• The STATE OF WI – the problem – and maybe the solution - to health care costs

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  If you might have been looking for it, the week’s news included nudges toward solutions to begin to address 1) health care access and 2) health care costs. First, the annual Mercer National Surv... [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:00pm EST
  

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  Holiday feasting officially begins Thursday, and Thanksgiving is a cornucopia filled with culinary no-no’s. We will explore, but first…. Mention Thanksgiving and what immediately comes to mind? Well, of course…. That's just for starters. Don't we need some..... Looks good but for heaven's sake, would someone please toss some whipped cream on there! Oh, yeh! Much better! And' [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 5:44pm EST
  

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• So who's paying for health care?

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  This is a quiz. Look at the statement below. Tell me what’s wrong with it. It comes via PolitiFact, a service I appreciate and have often touted as helpful and informative. This time they made m... [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:00pm EST
  

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• —This Just In...

  The December issue is out with the cover story, “Sacred Churches.” Adorning the cover is a magnificent photo of the dome atop St. Josaphat's Basilica. The magazine mentions the 25 most beautiful and influential churches in Milwaukee. In an obvious sacrilege, it unconscionably fails to mention my beloved St. Anthony’s at [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:57pm EST
  

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• —This Just In...

  The Barking Lot is a regular weekly feature of this just in…Written by my lovely wife, Jennifer and me. It opens with the weekend dog walking forecast followed by the main blog from dog lover, Jennifer. Then it’s DOGS IN THE NEWS and our close. Enjoy! THE WEEKEND DOG-WALKING FORECAST: We [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:00am EST
  

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• —This Just In...

  We’re not hunting so all the regular weekend material begins tonight on This Just In with our regular Friday night Goodnight music post, and this week, it’s a special two part series wit some real heavy hitters. Saturday morning, wake up to The Barking Lot, our weekly dog blog with the [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:00pm EST
  

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• He's not poor, so you should pay his bills.

  —Patrick McIlheran: Right On

  I pointed out the other day that even as those favoring a nationalized, government-funded health care scheme say it’s about making sure everyone’s covered, we already cover, by our taxes, poor people. People who favor nationalized, government-funded health care hate it when you say that. One of them, a Milwaukee chap [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:45am EST
  

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• What about clean dishes?

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  All I want for Christmas is Cascade. I understand the state's decision to effectively ban phosphorus in detergents beginning in July. It’s not that I am a fan of the stinky algae that it apparently causes. It’s just that I like having clean, sparkly dishes and, according to Consumer Reports, [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:50am EST
  

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• What about clean dishes?

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  All I want for Christmas is Cascade. I understand the state's decision to effectively ban phosphorus in detergents beginning in July. It’s not that I am a fan of the stinky algae that it apparently causes. It’s just that I like having clean, sparkly dishes and, according to Consumer Reports, [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:50am EST
  

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• Should we live with this kind of tragedy?

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  So, if, as it appears, Maj. Nidal Hasan legally bought the gun he is suspected of using to kill 13 and wound others, will this cause any more introspection on gun ownership? I’ve asked the question before with other shootings. Yes, the background check should have triggered yet another red [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:44am EST
  

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• Should we live with this kind of tragedy?

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  So, if, as it appears, Maj. Nidal Hasan legally bought the gun he is suspected of using to kill 13 and wound others, will this cause any more introspection on gun ownership? I’ve asked the question before with other shootings. Yes, the background check should have triggered yet another red [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:44am EST
  

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• Russ Feingold concedes that money is speech (more or less)

  —Patrick McIlheran: Right On

  Now that it is revealed that Russ Feingold, who still styles himself as a “clean government” guy but is consequential mainly for being the pet of the hard-line left wing in this country . . . Now that it’s revealed Feingold has already spent more than practically every other senator running [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:15am EST
  

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• Firstwatch: A vigil, a vaccine and vampires

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  Somber news to start. The funeral will be held today for Cody A. Reetz, the Grafton teen whose stepfather strangled him with a necktie, according to prosecutors. Also, there’s a walk and candlelight vigil in Reetz’s memory planed in Grafton at 5:30 p.m. Some big news for those who are trying to [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:45am EST
  

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• More imaginings come to Wisconsin to be punctured by fact

  —Patrick McIlheran: Right On

  Health insurance, at least the employer-provided kind, is expensive in Wisconsin, the Journal Sentinel reports. A new study from the consultancy Mercer says such coverage is 22% more costly here than the national average. Why? Is it rapacious insurance executives? Well, no: Wisconsin’s notably home to several major non-profit health care co-ops. [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:00am EST
  

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• —This Just In...

  In his recap of this week’s Franklin Common Council meeting on the 2010 city of Franklin budget, FranklinNOW’s Mark Schaaf included this nugget: “Some residents who spoke during a public hearing said they wanted no tax increase at all. 'I oppose any tax increase at this time with all the economic things' [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:30pm EST
  

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