Archives: 'March, 2006'

10
March
2006

Whitefish Bay Trustee says anti-war advocates are Treasonous

James Brennan landed a seat on the Whitefish Bay Village Board in 2004 and he’s working to make a name for himself — unfortunately his anger and rhetoric haven’t been very civil.
Brennan said that those that signed a petition to have a referrendum on the war on the Whitefish Bay ballot in April are [...]

6
March
2006

Walker’s Distress Signal Raises Questions

Right-wing anti-tax revolutionaries, much like the band that played while the Titanic was sinking, are themselves playing music while Milwaukee County government takes on more red ink.
County Executive Scott Walker’s decision to shoot a flare of distress was shot through the pages of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel last week. And the boys who [...]

6
March
2006

Fyrst Withdraws: Dems without a candidate for State Treasurer

Here’s one that didn’t seem to make the mainstream media — the Dems no longer have a candidate for State Treasurer since former candidate Rob Fyrst has dropped out.
Fyrst ran last time and did quite a lot of travel around the state trying to drum up support. Since he’s got a fairly young son [...]

3
March
2006

Reynolds lucks out, avoids primary

The vote wasn’t even close and apparently State Senator Tom Reynolds got the message from Assembly Rep Leah Vukmir.
Vukmir was steamed that Reynolds wanted to add ammendments onto a deal brokered by Governor Doyle and Republican Assembly Leader John Gard. That would have been a deal killer and Vukmir understood the logic of [...]

3
March
2006

Vukmir steamed at Reynolds; Threatens Primary

It’s trouble in paradise for State Senator Tom Reynolds (R-West Allis) as State Assembly Representative Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa) is eyeing a primary run against the quirky Senator.
Previously, Vukmir had balked at a run but Reynolds is insisting on adding unrelated policy issues to a deal reached on expanding school choice which was brokered by Governor [...]

3
March
2006

Oppose Brothels? Then Support the Smoking Ban

In effect has a whimsical column satirizing why brothels would be a good thing in Milwaukee.
Actually what he’s saying is that those who oppose legalized prostitution should also oppose legalized smoking in bars. Since our column yesterday was all about the smoking ban, we thought it would make sense to post a [...]

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