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Chief Mike Koval was just fined $22,000
UPDATE: Mayor Soglin and Ald. Skidmore have introduced a measure to reimburse Police Chief Mike Koval for the $22,000 he spent defending himself before the Police and Fire Commisson. The Madison Police and Fire Commission finally — FINALLY! — ruled on the Progressive Dane/Sharon Irwin complaint against Police Chief Mike Koval. (The PFC heard…
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Blow the whistle on the Michigan Wolverines
UPDATE: Isthmus co-founder Fred Milverstedt sent this letter to the Wolverines: 3/15/17 To: D.J. Wilson, Men’s Basketball Athletic Department University of Michigan 1000 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201 Young Mr. Wilson: Caught your display on national TV. You are a punk, self-absorbed and socially stupid, if not totally ignorant. I’d like to see…
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Your squire could not have said it better
As liberal as they come, a good Democrat, a gay man living in a relationship on Madison’s Isthmus. That is Greg Humphrey, a former radio news man and aide to a Democrat(ic) legislator. I am proud to call him a friendly acquaintance. He blogs at Caffeinated Politics as “Deke Rivers.” His blog resides on my every…
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A day without school
About Madison’s “Day Without Women.” Kudos to The Capital Times for doing a little journalism. “It was more like a Day Without Girls,” it writes, for “the vast majority of the crowd was middle and high school students.” Madison schools estimate over 1,000 kids left school to participate in the demonstration. But Madison Police estimates…
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The Left’s war on police is not over — not with a $3.35 million bankroll
Our liberal-progressive-socialist acquaintances were born anti-cop. Blaming police is part of their genome. They are tireless, committed, and creative in their ways to harass police. Now they are flush with cash — $3.35 million will buy a lot of lawsuits, hearings, inquiries, probes, press conferences, rallies, and general mischief. There is a cabal of eight Madison…
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No more $3.35 million court settlements by faceless bureaucrats
Ald. Paul Skidmore Tuesday evening introduced a resolution that would require elected city officials to sign off on future $3.35 million court settlements like the one awarded February 24 by an insurance company. Faceless bureaucrats awarded the money without input from city leaders (supposedly!) to claimants in the death of Tony T. Robinson Jr., a convicted felon…