While former President George W Bush’s advisor Karl Rove can be blamed for the hyper-partisan political climate of the 2000’s, President Donald Trump’s advisor Steve Bannon for the absolutely absurd political climate we have to deal with now. Rove carried Bush to a pair of national election victories by not appeal to the political “middle”…… READ MORE
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LAST WEEK FOR LEAVES
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK FOR CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION IN OSHKOSH. CITY MANAGER MARK ROHLOFF ADMITS THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF LEAVES LEFT ON TREES, BUT THEY NEED THE VEHICLES. LEAVES CAN ALSO BE PLACED IN YARD WASTE BAGS THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER—OR BROUGHT TO THE CITY’S YARD WASTE CENTER WITH A PROPER…… READ MORE
OSHKOSH ARENA UPDATES
THE MENOMINEE NATION ARENA IN OSHKOSH ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST CONCERTS. JOE FERLO FROM THE GRAND OSHKOSH MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS (MONDAY) MORNING… “The Menominee Nation Arena welcomes comedian Larry the Cable Guy” THE SHOW WILL ALSO FEATURE THE CLASSIC ROCK BAND FOGHAT ON JANUARY 27. A PRE-SALE FOR THOSE TICKETS IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. GENERAL PUBLIC…… READ MORE
Oh, There’s a Game Going On Too?
I attended a Milwaukee Bucks game for the first time in a number of years on Saturday night. I found out that the NBA no longer stands for just the National Basketball Association anymore. In fact, it is more like Noise Blasting Always. The game is now a near constant sonic assault from the…… READ MORE
WOSH eClub Membership
Christmas in Oshkosh with WOSH! Russian Grand Ballet presents The Nutcracker Before there was Toy Story, there was The Nutcracker. Masha, one of ballet’s pluckiest heroines, journeys to a land where toys come to life. The Nutcracker, based on a fairy tale by Hoffman isn’t just for Christmas. Tchaikovsky’s lustrous music and the magnificent choreography…… READ MORE
The Unpersons
When I was a kid, George Orwell’s novel 1984 was a work of fiction about a dystopian future. Little did I know that during my lifetime it would morph into more of a non-fiction blueprint for modern society. We have a form of Big Brother–as security cameras, facial recognition software, internal body scanners and electronic devices…… READ MORE
A Threat to the Constitution
It didn’t receive a lot of hype this week, but the Wisconsin Legislature has approved the most-dangerous bill ever. I’m not talking about the measure that would allow a child of any age to carry a gun while hunting with an adult. Instead I refer to the call for a Constitutional Convention. Wisconsin became…… READ MORE
Just Be Consistent
I’ve already made peace with the fact that the Oshkosh Common Council will vote tonight to formally offer to sell Lakeshore Golf Course to the Oshkosh Corporation for their new world headquarters. But what I want to see tonight is some consistency from Councillors in their messages as they explain their votes. Councilmember Jake Krause…… READ MORE
Just One Year to Go!
It will be nice to head to the polls today and put another campaign season behind us. I was growing tired of the ads telling us how much Senator Tammy Baldwin has raised our taxes alternating with those telling us about how she is fighting to preserve our healthcare, mixed in with ads for the…… READ MORE
Our Own Little Foxconn
The Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation and the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce might want to order more of those “We Support the Oshkosh Corporation” yard signs–because if the company does accept the City’s offer to sell the Lakeshore Golf Course as proposed, all of us will literally be supporting the Oshkosh Corporation. The first…… READ MORE
