[...] edited by: Chris Liebenthal,
Wisconsin Editor
Time for a re-think:
Housing bust halts growing suburbs - USATODAY.com.
Bedroom communities now must rethink their future and become "a little less sprawly, a little more village-like with clustered development, denser housing," Lang says. "The irony is that [...]
Fox21
Posted in Duluth, Video Tagged: Christmas [...] 
The trashing of Sarah Palin continues. 
The man who wanted the Village of Shorewood to take over and operate a failed business as a community service wonders why his property taxes never seem to go down. [...] Those following the merger of the DNR and DEQ in Michigan may know that the reorganization's architects are proposing to anchor the new agency in centers of excellence, despite budgets of mediocrity. Not surprisingly, some employees and other observers are a bit skeptical.
A copy of the latest reorganization memo is [...]
More on the downstream suggestions of Asian carp one bus stop before the big lake.
The idea that the carp will get into Lake Michigan “is not a foregone conclusion,” said Cameron Davis, Great Lakes adviser to the Environmental Protection Agency. “This DNA evidence is the best we have, and we believe it’s [...]
…when on November 20th the Siberian Iris are still blooming outside as if it were May….
….and on the inside the Christmas cactus explodes with blooms….
….and Beth brings over a bouquet of flowers for the table.
[...] Much as I regularly lament the lack of comprehensive local coverage of municipal issues in a new newspaper-depleted era, I have to give credit to FranklinNow for their clear explanation of the ramifications of the City of Franklin 2010 Budget's 2.9% tax levy increase.
The new levy is $5.94 per [...]
When it comes to Jessica McBride, is Ed Flynn the cop who can't stop? That's unclear.
But it is clear that some at UWM view the school's journalism department as a joke as they gave Jessica McBride the nod for the equivalent of tenture.
From the Milwaukee Journal [...]
Is it just me or have you been exhausted lately? I’m really not sure if it’s seasonal or if I should see a doctor but I just can’t motivate lately. This weekend I am determined to get myself off the couch and out to see some live local music. If [...]
I used climate change in the title purposefully. Were I to use ‘global warming’ it would be obtuse – there has not been any global warming for 10 years.. But of course, we cannot have a consensus on that fact..
Consequently, all we can talk about is the god damn [...]
Urban Freight
Walker’s Point
Third Ward and Downtown
Cambridge Commons
The Pointe on the River
[...] 
(Josh suggested that I should run from the 99th District in Wisconsin)
[...]The words people use tell us a lot about the true message of a document or group, this has never been more true than in the healthcare bill that the Democrats and President Obama are trying to force on the American people. The American Taxpayers Union has the details:
“For [...]
The type of folks who insist we pass laws mandating seat belts and booster seats also LOVE public transportation…the one form of transportation immune from those laws.
[...]Today is November 20, the 324th day of the year. On this date in 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
* C3K: Police: Shot Fired During Robbery Attempt
* TDC: Survey: Wisconsin employers pay 22 percent more than nation for health insurance
* [...]
From Jonah Goldberg:
Indeed, some of us will always be sympathetic to Mrs. Palin if for nothing else than her enemies. The bile she extracts from her critics is almost like a dye marker, illuminating deep pockets of asininity that heretofore were either unnoticed or underappreciated. ...
I'm happy about the' [...]
As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, former Waukesha County District Attorney (and current jilted spouse) Paul Bucher is alleging Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn has continued his extramarital affair with Jessica McBride, a journalist and lecturer at UWM. Chief Flynn has denied that the affair has continued, saying, [...]
It appears that the 2010 Packer–Viking games will be angst-ridden melodramas like the 2009 games were:
Vikings quarterback Brett Favre already has had his revenge on the Green Bay Packers by defeating them twice this season, proving they should have retained him after the 2007 season.
It’s unclear whether [...]
Their own jobs, I suspect.
Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration.
Episodes in both houses of Congress exposed the raw [...]
For all of y’all getting ready to go hunt… here’s a friendly reminder.
Hat tip to Berry Laker.
[...]Cool ad for the United We Serve and NFL Play 60 campaigns.
Although because it shows the President of the United States, who at the time happens to be Barrack Obama, some conservatives will no doubt jump on it as another attempt to “indoctrinate” kids through a socialist message like “WORKING [...]
From my emailbox comes news Greg Kowalski, a blogger and community leader, has announced his candidacy for the 1st District Aldermanic seat in Franklin. Here’s the text of his press release:
COMMUNITY LEADER GREG KOWALSKI JUMPS INTO RACE FOR 1ST DISTRICT ALDERMAN
PROMISES TO MAKE FRANKLIN GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT
(Franklin, WI)—As families [...]
The bright side is that those happen to be the bridges in that interchange that I use the least
Three bridges in the Zoo Interchange have reached such dire condition that the state Department of Transportation acted Thursday to replace them, [...]
Those football fans who believe statistics are the measure of a player might agree with ESPN.com’s LZ Granderson that Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers should be a Pro Bowl selection:
As long as Brett Favre is playing, probably even after he retires (if he ever does and then stays retired), we’re [...]
The Milwaukee County budget process for 2010 is officially finished, as the County Board of Supervisors voted on Wednesday to override 21 of Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s 34 vetoes of the 2010 budget. The board’s veto overrides will increase the property tax levy by $5.6 million, which equates [...]
It’s all yours, have @ it.
[...]I don't know what's more amazing. That Mary Landrieu went this cheap, or that Reid had the stones to play around with the legislative language the way he did.
What does it take to get a wavering senator to vote for health care reform?
Here’s a case study.
On page 432 of' [...]
There were several articles this week about recent polls that show Independents are abandoning Obama as they are sensing the impending sinking of the USS Democrat. One such article is this one from the Politico.
Amongst the stats that have the Democrats concerned are insights like this:
A Gallup Poll released last [...]
This is why I read 
