Politics - Feb. 13, 2009
Shocking fundraiser draws fire from the ACLU
The Combined Locks Police Department wanted to raise money for Special Olympics. The noble gesture lost a little gloss in some circles when it offered to have officers absorb shocks from taser guns in exchange for $500 donations.
Tags: doug hissom, tom barrett, combined lakes, taser fundraiser, david clarke, shirley abrahamson, Randy Koschnick, rose fernandez, Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families

Politics - Jan. 9, 2009
Some fearless (and fun) political predictions for 2009
The bong of soothsaying may be hazy, as it always has been, but we're trying to offer some clarity to discussions of what may be greet us in the next year. To create a map for the forthcoming year (and because it's fun), here are a few predictions that most likely will not come to fruition in 2009 and should not be taken to Vegas for the purposes of economic stimulus prospecting.
Tags: doug hissom, aaron rodgers, jeff manthes, cardinal stritch university, st. francis city council, tom barrett, tommy thompson, citgo, journal sentinel

Politics - Dec. 26, 2008
Wisconsin Beverage Assn.: Bottled is more than tap
Kelly McDowell, executive secretary of the Wisconsin Beverage Association, responds to Doug Hissom's recent column about banning water bottles in Wisconsin.
Tags: Wisconsin Beverage Association, Kelly McDowell, water bottle, doug hissom

Politics - Oct. 31, 2008
Campaign ads intensify the noise of election season
Four more days and the ads will end. What will commercial watchers do? It was a political season in which there seemed to be so many Obama or McCain pitches that they were an incessant intrusion on our television viewing.
Tags: doug hissom, obama, mccain, sheldon wasserman, alberta darling

Politics - Sept. 24, 2008
Before the fall, snow removal debate intensifies
If city officials expect bus stops and pedestrian ramps to be cleared within 24 hours of a snowfall, the Department of Public Works recommends hiring more private contractors to handle the job.
Tags: doug hissom, department of public works, milwaukee school board, peter blewett, tom barrett, doug stanhope, bill maher, bristol palin, levi johnson