It’s called free enterprise, but apparently a bunch of spoiled, undisciplined 12, 13 and 14 year olds aren’t real clear on the concept. Unfortunately a bunch of adults aren’t either.
Problems at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa are being addressed by management who has decided that a parental guide is now required, apparently because all of [...]

After four school repair and enhancement referendums failed to pass last year I was beginning to second guess if I had made a poor choice by buying my home in Brown Deer.
With last week Tuesday’s landslide passage (66% voted yes) of a referendum to support fixing serious problems in our high school including repair of [...]

We didn’t support Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee Jr’s recall for multiple reasons but we predicted his win way before anyone else did.
Now that we’ve been proven right, what will be the effect of McGee’s win? The answer is simple — he will be emboldened to continue his poor behavior which is unbefitting of a [...]

Administrator Georgia Thompson was fortunate enough to have her conviction tossed out because the Appeals Court found her conviction was based on a flimsy case pushed by Bush appointee, US Attorney Steven Biskupic.
Today, I treated two Chinese nationals to Easter brunch. I couldn’t help but think about the similarities our country is going through. [...]

AirTran versus local perceptions
By now it’s old news that AirTran upped its offer to Midwest stockholders 13 percent to $15 a share last week, or $389 million. The offer was again extended, this time to May 16, just in time for Midwest’s annual stockholders meeting May 23.
But Jim’s Watchdog post “AirTran Deal Not [...]

Did anyone happen to watch Channel 12’s election coverage Tuesday night, in particular the interview with Michael McGee, Jr?
The tall, mustachio’ed white guy standing just behind McGee as the alderman did his victory interview looked an awful lot like John Balcerzak, president of the Milwaukee cops’ union. Balcerzak had been on the news earlier in [...]