Politics - Oct. 30, 2009
Debate rages over a hot corner in Oak Creek
Richard Rothen, who operates Cupid's Toys at 27th and Rawson, has an inkling that local officials don't want his business to thrive. Rothen has had license issues and believes that officials covet his location on the northeast corner of a busy intersection, for development. When a recent road repair was underway, Rothen found his store had been removed from a planning map.
Tags: cupid's toys, oak creek, 27th Street, Rawson Ave., terry witkowski, wisconsin democracy campaign, citizens for responsible government, nik kovac

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 20, 2006
The economics behind the Harley conundrum
When the Milwaukee-area employees of Harley-Davidson Inc. rejected a series of contract concessions sought by the company Monday, the common reaction among many business people I know was to say, "What were they thinking? Can't they see the way things are going?"
Tags: harley, sbt, delphi, oak creek, union, middle class, globalization