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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 24, 2012
Imagine a History teacher in an MPS classroom 30 years from now.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 21, 2012
Diane Hendricks, a founder and owner of ABC Supply in Beloit, is entitled to an apology from the Wisconsin print media. Unfortunately, I expect that she'll be waiting a long time before any apology is forthcoming.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 20, 2012
After the "Milwaukee County Pension Scandal", no one should be surprised at the irresponsibility of the Milwaukee County Board. Yet, just when you think they couldn't stoop lower - they do.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 7, 2012
Before we move on from Governor Walker's smashing victory, I think it's appropriate to look back on the pre-election polling. In general, the pollsters got it right.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 6, 2012
The following video of the few remaining anti-Walker protesters still hanging out at the Capitol is clearly God's way of telling you that you really, really need to get a life - or, at the very least, a job.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 4, 2012
This is a classic example of how polls can be manipulated to try to favor one candidate or the other.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 31, 2012
Despite spending all day Friday in neighboring Minnesota, President Obama has no plans to scoot over to Wisconsin to help bail out the sinking ship that is the Tom Barrett campaign.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 29, 2012
Unless Walker voters stay home en masse, it's looking like the Governor is going to beat Tom Barrett like a drum in the upcoming recall election.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 29, 2012
If you only read one article before voting in the recall election, this is that article.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 25, 2012
In the past, I've been critical of the local newspaper for - in my opinion - manipulating statistics in order to paint the Milwaukee Police Department in the worst light possible. That said, I think they've got a point with their analysis of how crime statistics are being reported - or not reported as the case may be.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 24, 2012
Things are going from bad to worse for Tom Barrett.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 23, 2012
I'm not a huge fan of the St. Norbert's-WPR poll - but a lot of people swear by it. Anyway, they're out with a new poll today that shows Governor Walker leading Tom Barrett by a margin of 50% to 45%. The poll also shows Walker with a 52% approval rating.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 23, 2012
I admit it. I'm cautiously optimistic that Governor Walker is going to do well on June 5th. Okay, I'm a bit more than cautiously optimistic. There also seem to be more and more observers who agree with my assessment.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 22, 2012
In law enforcement circles, it's known as the "SODDI Defense". "SODDI" as in "Some Other Dude Did It".
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 16, 2012
It turns out that earlier estimates were wrong and that Wisconsin's job creation picture during 2011 was brighter than originally thought. These final numbers, consistent with a number of other economic indicators, is certainly good news for Wisconsin.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 9, 2012
True story.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED May. 7, 2012
If you're hoping to win the next lottery drawing, my advice is to take Milwaukee Chief of Police Ed Flynn with you when you buy the ticket - and hope some of his luck rubs off. After all, Flynn is without a doubt the luckiest guy in Milwaukee.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Apr. 30, 2012
As life imitates art more and more, it's fair to ask: "Who watches John Chisholm's Watchmen".
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Apr. 29, 2012
It's the classic Milwaukee political story. If one salary for an elected official is good, two must be better! At least for the elected official.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Apr. 28, 2012
Just in time for graduation, here are some great suggestions that you won't hear in any commencement address. I especially like "Don't make the world worse", "It's all borrowed time" and, of course, "Marry someone smarter than you"!
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