Who knows what will happen in this one but the money, specifically the $150,000 that Alderman D’Amato allegedly has in his war chest, is on the incumbent Alderman. D’Amato has managed to frustrate some constituents and has been beloved by others. His hard line approach against student housing has made him seem tyrannical to informed [...]

Tomorrow we’ll return to our usual fare. But for today, we hope you find these amusing: The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from Miffed” to “Peeved”. Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross”. Londoners [...]

I’m not usually one to pass along these and it’s not in keeping with what we usually do, but I’ll depart from that fare to bring you a touch of whimsy a friend sent me. 1. I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the [...]

This isn’t normal fare for Watchdog Milwaukee but it’s definitely falls into the category of a story that needs a little watchdogging. For those historians out there, you’ll recall that the Great Depression was started with a massive stock market crash. What was one of those things that caused that crash? It was loose rules [...]

The guy makes millions of dollars running around on a football field and apparently he feels a need to supplement his income by running an illegal dog fighting ring. Now I know that we expect football players to be aggressive. But being aggressive doesn’t mean you need to be inhumane. There is no excuse for [...]

As I was camping in Governor Dodge State Park this weekend I got a taste of what many of the other folks who were with me in western Wisconsin were having to deal with — torrential rains. Not only did it suck to camp in the rain, but every time I took a step in [...]