Sports - April 8, 2009
Brewers recap: Six months later, 'Soup' is still cold
The first game of the Brewers' 2009 season echoed the final game of the 2008 campaign in that it left fans feeling dejected, deflated, depressed and angry at starting pitcher Jeff Suppan. There is, of course, one major difference: The Brewers won't have to wait six months for another chance.
Tags: brewers, suppan, gallardo, mcclung, bush

Sports - Nov. 25, 2008
Green Bay Replay: Saints 51, Packers 29
The Packers shuffled into New Orleans, site of their most recent Super Bowl victory, with confidence and momentum. In what may have been a funeral for their playoff hopes, the Saints stomped them into submission.
Tags: packers, saints superdome, rodgers, frost, brees, bush

Sports - Oct. 11, 2008
Saturday Scorecard: A very important free agent
While Brewers fans continue to fantasize about the club signing CC Sabathia, another important free agent is hanging out at home in Hartland, waiting for the phone to ring. Pitching coach Mike Maddux's contract with the team is set to expire and -- depending what happens with the manager -- it's uncertain whether he will return to the club next season.
Tags: brewers, sveum, maddux, castro, gallardo, parra, bush, sabathia, counsell, bucks

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 30, 2008
A look back at the year 1982
When the Brewers step onto the diamond for Game 1 of the National League Division Series against Philadelphia this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, fans in Milwaukee can stop referring 1982 -- the year of Milwaukee's most recent playoff appearance -- as a baseball and cultural touchstone. Before we turn the page, let's take one last look at some of the events that took place in 1982.
Tags: 1982, brewers, reagan, bush, thriller, dallas, mash

Politics - Sept. 5, 2008
Do Americans demand another "folksy" president?
Americans elect folksy presidents. For the past 30 years, every man who's graced the Oval Office has been incredibly folksy, the kind of guy America wants to sit down with and drink a beer.
Tags: president, obama, mccain, bush, clinton, reagan, folksy

Politics - Aug. 31, 2009
Intelligence & Intelligent Policy
          Regarding aggressive intelligence gathering, the Obama administration is now clearly at war – with the Obama administration. Very soon after assuming office, President Obama opted not to pursue prosecution of intelligence professionals ...
Tags: CIA, FBI, torture, enhanced interrogation, Bush, Cheney, Obama, Holder, Panetta, Westmoreland, Vietnam, Cold War, CS gas, waterboarding, spies, intelligence

Milwaukee Buzz - May 28, 2009
Asia Diplomacy Uneven for Obama
In relatively slow but steady fashion, the Obama administration has been filling diplomatic posts. John Roos, head of the powerful Silicon Valley law firm of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati, reportedly is about to be named Ambassador to Japan. He is close to President Obama and a major campa...
Tags: Obama, Bush, Asia, China, Japan

Politics - May 28, 2009
Torture, Morality & Laws of War
Barbarism and the law collide in war. Armed conflict is inherently terribly destructive. The law is a vital tool for mitigating the most brutal aspects of war. Both dimensions are present in the intensely politicized debate in Washington about torture.        &n...
Tags: Politics, War, Diplomacy, Iraq, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Bush, Cheney, Obama

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 27, 2009
Space Renaissance
The NASA space shuttle Atlantis was successfully launched Monday afternoon from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning the latest adventure in the now lengthy story of exploration of outer space. This mission is focused on repair and upgrading of the Hubble Space Telescope, whi...
Tags: Space, NASA, Hubble, Moon, JFK, Bush, Obama, Rockets, Mars

Politics - Jan. 20, 2009
Diary of a Conservative: Jan. 19, 2009
On the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration, I’m still in disbelief.  A huge part of me wants to feel optimistic & happy & all swept up in this whirlwind of “hope” & “change”.  But I just can’t get there fully.   ...
Tags: Obama, Bush, Conservative, Election