Politics - Jan. 5, 2008
Do you answer your door for politicians?
When a politician's at your door, do you answer or pretend you're not home?
Tags: politicians, canvassing, door-to-door, politics, elections

Politics - June 5, 2007
McGee: guilty until proven innocent?
Citizens from both sides of the political aisle have been extremely quick to cast judgment on McGee in light of some overwhelming evidence against him.
Tags: Alderman Michael McGee, Jackson-McGee, Mike McGee, Sykes, Belling, politics, guilty, City Hall

Politics - May 24, 2007
Politics: A painful exercise in idiocy
I do not understand politics. I had to admit that recently to a room full of government watchdog blogger types. I suppose there was a purple horn sprouting from my forehead, too.
Tags: Dasha, politics

Politics - April 7, 2007
Senator Barack Obama event details
Senator Barack Obama makes his first presidential campaign stop in Milwaukee on Monday, April 16. He'll appear from 6 until p.m. at the Milwaukee Theatre.
Tags: Milwaukee Theatre, Barack Obama, politics, fundraiser

Politics - Oct. 18, 2006
A "political awakening" on Milwaukee campuses
As Election Day approaches, the campuses at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (pictured during a 1970s protest) and Marquette are awash in a typical mix of activism and apathy. OMC takes the political temperature on campus.
Tags: uw-milwaukee, marquette, politics

Politics - July 4, 2008
Fourth of July - Reflection and Renewal
“Fourth of July – Reflection and Renewal”by Arthur I. Cyr            The Fourth of July celebrates community, local as well as national. Parades featuring people in uniform - scouts, firefighters and police as well as the mi...
Tags: History, International Relations, War, Second World War, Politics, America

Politics - June 16, 2008
James T Harris
I offer a challenge.   I 'd like to see as many people possible contact James T Harris, who is a local radio station host, as ask what issues he supports in either of the presidental candidates. He is quoted as having love for Mr. Obama, however, indicates feels Mr. Obama does not ...
Tags: James T Harris, politics, McCain, Obama

Politics - June 26, 2008
RFK Legacy - Fact & Fiction
“Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy 40 Years Later” by Arthur I. Cyr             Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles while seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Sen. Hillary Cl...
Tags: History, Politics, Events, Lectures

Festival Guide - June 6, 2008
D-Day June 6 - We Owe Ike
“June 6 1944”by Arthur I. Cyr            From ancient times to the present, amphibious military operations have been rightly regarded as particularly challenging. The largest such enterprise was the Allied invasion of France in Wo...
Tags: History, War, Politics

Politics - May 12, 2008
Sprawl and Sewer Overflows
Don Behm's April 19, 2008 Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article goes on at length about the "swelling sanitary sewers," but no mention is made between this phenomenon and it's connection to urban sprawl. This is a glaring and puzzling omission.As Dr. Jane Frankenberger, an Assistant Profes...
Tags: sprawl, sewer, politics