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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 25, 2013
In the military, they call it "going ROAD". That is, "retiring on active duty" - and it happens with old timers hanging out and waiting to collect pensions. It happens a lot with teachers and the occasional judge too.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 20, 2013
Every time you start to lose faith in the electoral process, voters rise up and get it right!
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 20, 2013
I really hope people believed me over the past few days when I said that, in low turnout primaries, every vote really does matter.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 19, 2013
When I was a little boy, I wanted to be the next Brooks Robinson and play third base for the Baltimore Orioles. However, being blessed (or cursed) with the gift of self-awareness, I knew by the time I was 10 that a career as a major league baseball player just wasn't going to happen.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 19, 2013
Frank Gimbel, the chairman of the Wisconsin Center District, wants to substantially increase the size of Milwaukee's convention center. The Delta Center, with about 189,000 square feet of exhibit space, is about 150,000 to 400,000 square feet smaller than facilities in places like Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, Kansas City, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Indianapolis.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 18, 2013
Somebody has a birthday coming up!
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 17, 2013
On Friday's show, I mentioned that if I were eligible to vote in Tuesday's Primary election in the 98th Assembly District, I'd vote for Village of Pewaukee Police Chief Ed Baumann. As I said, I have nothing against any of the candidates. It's just that I've known Chief Baumann for decades and I have a great respect for his accomplishments. I think he's exactly the type of person who should be involved in politics.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 15, 2013
I firmly believe that if Brian Pierick had lived with anyone other than Tim Russell, he would have never been charged with 28 years worth of felonies by the Milwaukee County DA's Office. Unfortunately for Pierick, he lived with Russell - and ended up being used as a pawn in John Chisholm's seemingly never ending leak filled John Doe investigation.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 14, 2013
If anyone still has any doubts over whether the recent criticism of Sheriff Clarke by the local newspaper was, well, really dumb, consider the case of Miami's "super dad".
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 13, 2013
Last Friday, a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured while sledding at Wilson Park. The boy, who was inexperienced and not wearing a helmet, struck a tree on the edge of the hill. The impact fractured his skull.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 11, 2013
If a homeowner in Chehalis, Washington had listened to David Haynes of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial Board, he and his wife could possibly be dead this morning. Instead, he took the Sheriff David Clarke approach to violent crime and he's both safe and a hero.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 7, 2013
I'm sure that Mayor Tom Barrett was the most surprised guy in Milwaukee after the Common Council declined to approve Ann Wilson for a spot on the Fire and Police Commission.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 4, 2013
In the interest of public safety, I think it's time to hang some brake lights on Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. That way, if Barrett comes to a sudden stop, Ed Flynn won't hurt himself or the Mayor too badly.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Feb. 3, 2013
Another chapter in Milwaukee history closed last week with the passing of Elmer "Dirty Al" Lenz.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jan. 31, 2013
What a difference a headline (and the bias of a headline writer) makes.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jan. 31, 2013
The Oak Creek Police Department has had to deal with more than its fair share of criminal behavior over the last year - and has done so admirably.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jan. 30, 2013
Only in the People's Republic of Madison!
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jan. 30, 2013
Three weeks ago, a one week old baby died in Milwaukee's first drunken baby crushing incident of 2013. "Drunken baby crushing" is, of course, not referred to as such. Instead we euphemistically call situations like this "co-sleeping deaths". I guess people think it sounds nicer.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jan. 29, 2013
Welcome to the strange world of over-thought Madison political calculations, State Representative Joe Sanfelippo!
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jan. 28, 2013
So who do you think carries more weight around town: Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke or the local newspaper?
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