You may have seen the January 3, 2008, article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in which Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Association president Roy Felber mentioned that had the jail release area’s fingerprint machine been up and running, the recent improper release of Jaron X. Jennings might have been prevented. It makes sense–Jennings switched wristbands with another inmate, [...]

The following is a guest column by a Milwaukee County Deputy Sheriff. I’ve never been one to be very political. Opinionated yes, but I don’t attribute myself to either major party. I’ve been a Milwaukee County employee for some time now and read about the first pension scandal and thought to myself ” jeez, that [...]

For a variety of obvious reasons, Tom Reynolds does not merit reelection. We know all about his handlers. We know all about his narrow legislative agenda. We know all about his strident ideological mindset. We know all about his tenacity to impose his set of values on the rest of us whether we like it [...]

The validity of the recent postcard promoting the continuation of Sheriff David A. Clarke's reign of horror has already been questioned, with comments made that there are people on the list of supporters who do not actually support him.  That's only one part of what we should be questioning about Clarke's campaign literature.  What with [...]

How wonderful that Sheriff David Clarke Jr. has made two arrests in the last week!  Are you as impressed as I am?  Just one question:  how many arrests has he made in the last four years?  Hmmm, could this be election year grandstanding?   Something tells me yes, just like utilizing the mobile command post and [...]

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker says he is returning $325 in campaign donations to executives of a company that won a $250,000 no-bid contract from the county. Hmmm. How is it that outside of a warzone we are awarding fat-cat contractors “no-bid” contracts? We have to actively oppose legislation like TABOR (The [...]