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No Distance Will Be Great Enough

I hope every Republican running for elected office in Wisconsin this fall is in good physical shape–because all of them will be trying to distance themselves as far as possible from President Trump on the campaign trail.  A simple stiff arm likely won’t do it for voters–this will have to be a full-on sprint in…READ MORE

WARNING!!! TOO MANY WARNINGS!!!!!

If you ever travel to California and you buy a cup of coffee in the morning, don’t be surprised if there is a large warning label on it.  A Los Angeles judge has ruled that java contains a chemical compound that the state of California has determined to be carcinogenic–and the public must be warned…READ MORE

The Million Dollar County Board

Just when you thought big-money spending couldn’t get any worse in politics, the campaigns for Milwaukee County Board are about to go over one-million dollars.  There is actually just one person responsible for that spending, County Executive Chris Abele–who between his own contributions to candidates, his formation of a local political action group to back…READ MORE

Just Giving the People What They Want

President Trump can drop his “War on Amazon” anytime now.  He’s decided to go another round with Jeff Bezos and the on-line retailer this week claiming that Amazon steals tax revenue from local and state governments by allowing people to avoid having to buy pretty much anything at local brick and mortar stores.  Perhaps the President was…READ MORE

KAREEM IN OSHKOSH

BASKETBALL LEGEND KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR IS COMING TO OSHKOSH.  THE HALL OF FAMER WILL PRESENT HIS “BECOMING KAREEM” ONE-MAN PERFORMANCE AT THE MENOMINEE NATION ARENA ON SEPTEMBER EIGHTH.  KAREEM WILL DETAIL HIS LIFE GROWING UP IN NEW YORK CITY, BECOMING ONE OF THE GREATEST COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME AT U-C-L-A, RACKING UP THE MOST…READ MORE

MISSING TEEN SEARCH

THE FATHER OF A REEDSVILLE TEEN BELIEVED DROWNED IN ALABAMA WILL STAY DOWN THERE UNTIL HIS SON’S BODY IS FOUND.  JEVON LEMKE WAS PULLED UNDER THE WATER BY A RIPTIDE IN MOBILE BAY LAST WEEKEND.  CHRIS LEMKE IS ASKING FOR HELP. JEVON LEMKE WAS REPORTEDLY TRYING TO HELP HIS FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER IN THE WATER…READ MORE

TWIB Notes

It’s Opening Day in Major League Baseball today–and I have a few thoughts on the upcoming season: –First off, why is Opening Day on a Thursday?  I have become accustomed to this being part of the best week of the sports year.  You could count on the Final Four on Saturday night, Opening Day games…READ MORE

No Need To Know

If you saw an ant in your house this morning, would you think you had an “ant problem”?  You would probably think that perhaps it got into the house when you had a door open or maybe it was on your work boots when you came in from the yard.  Now if you found ten…READ MORE

The New Information Era

I know there aren’t many of them around anymore, but I wonder what the old school journalists that covered the White House and national politics think about how the goings-on in Washington are covered today.  I ask this in the wake of the breathless anticipation with which current reporters previewed the “Stormy Daniels” interview on…READ MORE

Oh Canada

While many of you were watching a porn actress talking about having sex with the guy that ended up becoming President of the United States last night, my wife and I were watching a live stream of the Canadian version of the Grammys–The Junos.  It’s not that we wanted to see who won Artist of the…READ MORE