Politics - Oct. 3, 2009
Chicago's Olympic loss leads to political pain
Chicago's failed bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics was a defeat for the city, the region, the country and President Obama. It also left some of Milwaukee's business and civic leaders wondering what might have been.
Tags: chicago, olympics, 2016, obama

Sports - Oct. 2, 2009
Milwaukee leaders react to Chicago's Olympic elimination
Chicago will not host the 2016 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee today eliminated Chicago in the first round of voting for the host site. Here's reaction from several Milwaukee leaders.
Tags: Chicago 2016, Olympics, IOC, Daley, Sheehy, regional development

Politics - Sept. 30, 2009
Chicago can't squander Olympic opportunity
Nearly as many Chicago residents oppose Mayor Richard Daley's Olympic plans (45 percent) as support them (47 percent), according to the latest poll by the Chicago Tribune.
Tags: olympics, olympic games, olympics 2016, chicago 2016, chicago

Sports - Oct. 3, 2008
Olympian kicks off Lakefront Marathon
Popularity of the marathon has exploded over the past few years, and this weekend's Lakefront Marathon is a prime example. This year's race expanded by 10 percent to accommodate 2,750 runners, and it still reached capacity in record time nearly four months ago. Now it has attracted the holder of the fifth fastest American marathon in history.
Tags: lakefront marathon, dick beardsley, olympics, dick beardsley foundation

Kids & Family - Sept. 9, 2008
Kissing kids on the lips: Endearing or disturbing?
The Olympics came and went, but I continue to ponder the relationship between U.S. gymnast Nastia Liukin and her father.
Tags: Nastia Liukin, Olympics, gymnastics, father / daughter relationship, kissing

Living - July 17, 2009
The Year Was 1996....
When I think about the phrase "not that long ago" I always revert to the summer of 1996. I'm not sure why. It was 13 years ago, but it is a summer I will never forget... forget... forget... get... get... get... -(Que music) "... it's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a ...
Tags: Atlanta, Olympics, Summer, 1996

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 1, 2008
Fourth Quarter Fast Start
Wednesday October 1st, 2008 - Lake Villa, ILPretty good effort today. I put in a solid 16 hour work day trying to figure out how to do all the things I’ve let stagnate the past few months. I knew I couldn’t do them all in a day but I did at least get started on a few of them. It felt ...
Tags: Olympics, King Of Uranus

Sports - July 18, 2008
Falling Short, but Pressing On
After winning his legal battle to be allowed to compete against able-bodied athletes, double amptuee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was unable to qualify for the upcoming Olympics in individual races. It was also announced today that the South African was not chosen as an alternate on his country's rel...
Tags: disabled athletes, Olympics, prosthetics

Sports - May 19, 2008
A victory for common sense
South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has won his appeal to compete in the Beijing Olympics this summer, after it was decided that track and field's governing body didn't sufficiently demonstrate that his carbon-fiber prosthetics give him a competitive advantage over able-bodied sprinters. Pis...
Tags: disabled athletes, Olympics, prosthetics

Sports - April 26, 2008
Running Down a Dream
I recently got selected to serve on the Youth Steering Committee for persons with disabilities in Wisconsin, created through an agency known as Wisconsin Facets. It’s an intriguing, developing project, but I have to admit I’m not exactly certain what it entails. We’ll find out...
Tags: disabled athletes, Olympics, prosthetics