I think it’s safe to say that the era of the “Cobblestoner” in Oshkosh is over. I can’t remember who exactly coined that term for those on the Common Council and the School Board that were opposed to increased spending every year. I know one of their opponents commented they would be happy if “we…… READ MORE
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Where Have All the Problems Gone?
It’s another election day in Wisconsin–and you know what that means. Get ready to be inundated with stories of fraud at the polling places, disenfranchisement of the populace and deligitimization of the process. It’s time for another round of stories about the little old lady in a nursing home who doesn’t have a birth…… READ MORE
IBM Presents You Make The Call!!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to officiate a major sporting event? To be the one who decides rules violations–perhaps even influencing the outcome of the game? You might think that to do so would require years of working lower-level contests, passing multitudes of rules tests and being graded amongst the best…… READ MORE
Fear Factor
You know what is the most powerful political currency in our society today? Fear. Lines have been drawn regarding who is allowed to be fearful–and who is not. Fear is also used as a powerful hammer to “bring down” those perceived to hold power. I was reminded of this while reading the stories about…… READ MORE
Understanding What It’s About
When the Milwaukee Bucks fill out their Developmental League team roster here in Oshkosh this fall, one player that would be really cool to have is Wisconsin Badgers forward Nigel Hayes. I say that not just because I like Nigel–or that I think he likely wouldn’t stick with an NBA team–but it would be cool…… READ MORE
Where It All Began
Never one to miss an opportunity to be overly-dramatic, film maker Michael Moore took to Twitter yesterday after President Trump signed an executive order rolling back President Obama’s anti-energy corporation executive orders yesterday with this tweet: Historians in the near future will mark today, March 28, 2017, as the day the extinction of human life…… READ MORE
Truly Dark Stores
Local leaders have been fretting lately about what they call “Dark Stores”–where a big box retailer challenges their property tax assessment by comparing their open store to what a closed big box somewhere else in town is assessed at and arguing–usually successfully–that their property holds the same value. But it is entirely possible that more…… READ MORE
Nickel and Diming Us
Today’s youth has been deprived of many “little joys in life” that us older folk used to enjoy. They will never know the sense of accomplishment when you would find the one setting for your TV’s “rabbit ears” that brought all three channels in clearly without having to constantly re-adjust them. They have no idea…… READ MORE
Nothing to Get Excited About
Of the two hospitals here in Oshkosh, which one has the lower price for delivery of a baby? What is the cost of an arthroscopic surgery on a knee? What medical practitioner has the lowest rate for an annual physical? If you aren’t able to answer these questions definitively, you understand the root cause of…… READ MORE
Why Winners Win
I know that we aren’t supposed to glorify success anymore–better to have everyone achieve at the same level so no one feels “different”, “disenfranchised” or “left behind”–but let’s take a moment to honor the University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team for its 109-game winning streak. Their head coach Geno Auriemma was asked this week how…… READ MORE
