Back when the Oshkosh Common Council was twisting itself into knots trying to come up with a rental housing inspection program that would conform to then state law a couple of years ago, I warned homeowners in another My Two Cents to keep a very close eye on the process. At the time I predicted that…… READ MORE
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Ignore That Fool
The scariest man on the planet is back with an ominous message for Republicans: bow down to President Trump or face the wrath of the voters in November. Steve Bannon–the supposed architect of the President’s upset victory in 2016–predicts the GOP will lose both the House and the Senate if candidates do not pledge their…… READ MORE
Getting an Early Start
Nothing says summer like sitting outside on a warm evening, watching the sun set below the horizon and enjoying a little high school football. The new “Boys of Summer” hit the field tonight (with some teams playing already last night in the shadow of the Packers’ pre-season game) for the opening of their regular season. This is…… READ MORE
The Real Deep State
The time has come to place greater public scrutiny on some of the “less important” elements of local government. The City of Oshkosh has a number of advisory boards and commissions that for years served as mere sounding boards or rubber stamps for proposals that came out of city departments. But now, those board are…… READ MORE
The Biggest Loser
In a field of eight active candidates, there were bound to be some Democrats running for governor yesterday that were going to finish way behind–and six of those on the ballot failed to garner double digit support, while Superintendent Tony Evers was over 40%. But it was the candidate that finished third in the race…… READ MORE
A Glaring Lack of Perspective
Back in the day when America got its information in the half-hour nightly newscasts on the broadcast networks, newsroom editors had the difficult–but important–job of deciding what stories were of enough importance to warrant some of that precious airtime. Those editors and producers were blessed with a sense of perspective as to what was really…… READ MORE
Let’s Do The Time Warp Again!
If you had awakened from a coma on Sunday afternoon and CBS’s coverage of the PGA Championship golf tournament was on the TV in your hospital room, you may have had a very hard time figuring out what decade it is. For starters, you had Tiger Woods near the top of the leaderboard, making…… READ MORE
What a Waste
I used to get emails from a listener complaining that our stories about drug busts and dealer convictions shouldn’t include the street value of the drugs, how much cash a dealer may have been carrying or how much a drug ring moved into the community. He feared that by letting people know how much money…… READ MORE
And the Oscar for Best Superhero Goes to…..
Hollywood’s self-congratulatory season will be starting soon (the Emmys are in mid-September). After the lowest ratings since the ceremonies were put on television, the Oscars think they are going to give the viewers what they want: an award for movies that people have actually seen. Nevermind that perhaps viewers don’t appreciate being called racist, sexist,…… READ MORE
Remedia Ignorantiae Plenae Iitterarum Scientific
Nothing reveals the lack of scientific knowledge of the average American like a news story related to science. Earlier this week, there were reports that a hurricane was on the path to hit the Big Island of Hawaii–where the Kilauea volcano continues to erupt. The comments sections following on-line articles were enough to make you…… READ MORE
