Politics - Dec. 17, 2008
Should Milwaukee officially ban the bottle?
Toronto, Seattle and San Francisco have banned the distribution and sale of bottled water on city premises. Milwaukeeans, prompted in part by the memory of the cryptosporidium outbreak, have a large preference for water in the bottle instead of from the tap. But ban supporters say bottled water is wasteful.
Tags: bottled water, cryptosporidium, bottled water ban, bubblers, tony zielinski, AK Food Mart, Parshotam Singh, Mike Maierle, Michael Maistelman, jim doyle, bob bauman, Lena Taylor

Politics - Nov. 7, 2008
Common Council takes aim at problem nightclubs
The Milwaukee Common Council Licenses Committee wants to crack down on continued violence and disturbances in front of area dance clubs. Two of the clubs targeted are the Ladybug Club Downtown and Rain in Walker's Point.
Tags: ladybug club, rain, common council, licensing committee, tony zielinski, bay view, parshotam singh, akmart, vera pawlak, jim bohl, bob bauman