Yesterday I announced our Newsmaker of the Year here in Oshkosh. Now I’m going to hand out our Person of the Year honoree. The difference between the two is that the Newsmaker was the busiest–but the Person of the Year had the most-positive effect on the city. And this year, that person was UW-Oshkosh Chancellor…… READ MORE
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Newsmaker of the Year
It’s time to hand out end-of-year awards and I may as well do our Newsmaker of the Year right here. Congratulations go out to Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation Chief Executive Officer Jason White for nabbing this year’s honor. It was a huge year for White as GO-EDC spearheaded two of the biggest developments…… READ MORE
A New Tradition
My wife and I will be starting a new Christmas tradition this year. We don’t have anywhere to be on Christmas day anymore–my parents winter in Florida so they aren’t around. My sister and brother-in-law moved to Ohio this year, so we won’t go to see them and their kids anymore. So rather than just…… READ MORE
A Tale of Two Cities
One concept I’ve always had to explain to new reporters here at WOSH is the difference between the “Fox Cities” and the “Fox Valley”. For our purposes, the Fox Cities “start” at Neenah and head north along the Interstate 41 and Highway 441 corridors–ending in Kaukauna. The Fox Valley is a much larger geographical area–that…… READ MORE
A Cold-Fashioned Christmas
It looks like Christmas this year will be just like the ones I used to know–bitterly cold with a ton of snow. The Storm Team Five forecast for the holiday weekend calls for accumulation of a couple of inches the next few days, followed by below zero temps Christmas Eve and a high Christmas Day of just five. …… READ MORE
DODGE CO CRASH NAMES
THE DODGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RELEASES THE NAMES OF THOSE INVOLVED A WEEKEND CRASH. JESSE SEBERO OF REESEVILLE ALLEGEDLY RAN A STOP SIGN ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 28 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND STRUCK A CAR DRIVEN BY BARBARA VANETTA OF THERESA. AN EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY IN SEBERO’S CAR WAS CRITICALLY INJURED. HIS NAME HAS NOT BEEN…… READ MORE
They Don’t Want Your Help
I didn’t have to hide any shock yesterday when Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff told me that very few people are allowing inspectors inside their units for mandatory rental inspections this year. That’s because it doesn’t surprise me in the slightest. Of the 300 or so inspection conducted since they started in September, just 35…… READ MORE
Why Do They Have to Ruin Everything?
One of the greatest appeals of the movie A Christmas Story is that it perfectly captures the childhood experiences of so many people. Who didn’t have a toy that they thought would completely change their lives once they got it? What boy didn’t fudge things up when they tried to help their Dad the first…… READ MORE
The Best Gifts
Will today’s kids remember Christmas the way so many of us older folks do? I’m often accused of being a Scrooge at this time of year because I do not get into the “holiday spirit” in any way. I’m disgusted by some of our stations going to Christmas music right after Halloween. I don’t put…… READ MORE
Who Will Be Fred Fisher?
For all of you history buffs, why is Fred Fisher a significant figure in American history? For all intents and purposes, Fisher was the last person Senator Joe McCarthy accused of being a communist. During the infamous McCarthy-Army hearings in June of 1954, the Wisconsin Senator got into an argument with Army counsel Joseph Welch. …… READ MORE
