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Memorial Day is for thanking
Better late than never. Like probably every son who ever lived, Blaska wishes he had told his old man that he didn’t do such a bad job after all (although some may differ). We knew he was on his way out but he never complained except to say, “Nothing seems to be working right.” My…
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Sorry, Mr. President; you can’t do that
Standing up to Trump for the party’s sake. A growing number of Republicans are learning that their party has to rise above Donald Trump if they want to defeat socialism. They’ve come to understand that voters have an innate sense of fairness. They sense that the oligarch’s retribution and self-aggrandizement have worn thin this election…
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Flush with cash, Madison schools hand out more free stuff
courtesy of us taxpayers. Blaska is back in kvetch mode today. Madison public schools will do it every time. The district is giving away more free stuff to its employees: 12 weeks — 60 days worth — of taxpayer paid parental leave for every teacher, custodian, lunch lady, and bureaucrat. Price tag: $1.2 million/year. No…
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But not like school girls
Notes from the WI Republican convention. If we had to summarize the mood coming out of the state Republican convention at the Kalahari Resorts last weekend (we must! we must!) in one word it would be: giddy! Thank the luck of the draw. Donald Trump would never have been President had it not been for…
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Independent police monitor blames police
For arresting Maia Pearson, their board chairman! Surprise, surprise! Did anyone expect different? Independent Police Monitor Aeiramique Glass says Maia Pearson never should have been arrested for resistance after employees of a downtown Madison venue called police on 12-19-25. Pearson, of course, chairs the Police Civilian Oversight Board that hired Miss Glass, who even acknowledges…




