Politics - March 28, 2006
Opinion: Digging into Waukesha's thirst for Lake Michigan water
Waukesha officials say they haven't decided whether to apply for a diversion of water from Lake Michigan to their community which lies outside of the Great Lakes basin. But new water rules designed to protect the Great Lakes will determine if Waukesha will be allowed to pipe in water.
Tags: WisPolitics, Lake Michigan, water, Waukesha, Insight, Rowen

Politics - Feb. 7, 2006
Opinion: Jensen's scorched-earth defense endangers Justice Prosser
For a few seconds last week, I was thinking: Scott Jensen, whistle-blower. After all, the Town of Brookfield Republican Assemblyman had ripped the lid off corruption, right, with that dramatic, pre-trial document dump in Dane County Circuit Court?
Tags: WisPolitics, Rowen, Prosser, Doyle, Scott Jensen, Democrat, Republican

Politics - Nov. 15, 2005
Opinion: GOP troubles could boost state Dems in '06
It's understandable why Wisconsin Democrats might allow themselves a little optimism these days about their chances at the 2006 ballot box. What's in store for politicos who had to run on -- or anywhere near -- George Bush's accomplishments?
Tags: Rowen, WisPolitics, Democrat, Republican, Iraq, DeLay, Bush, Lautenschlager

Politics - Oct. 18, 2005
Opinion: "Lipstick on a pig" applies to Walker record, too
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker's now-infamous "lipstick-on-a-pig" wisecrack at an October talk to the Milwaukee Rotary Club was more than an ill-timed, throwaway cliché.
Tags: walker, rowen, politics

Politics - Sept. 13, 2005
Opinion: Look to Sensenbrenner to explain vote against Katrina aid
U.S. Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner dragged his reputation, and Wisconsin's collective dignity, into disgrace when he voted "no" on the emergency relief appropriation for victims of Katrina.
Tags: Sensenbrenner, Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast, New Orleans, Louisiana, Biloxi, Mississippi, Bush, FEMA, WisPolitics, Rowen