Category: Madison aldermanic elections 2021
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Paul Soglin endorses Ald. Skidmore
A ray of hope for Madison! What a strange trip this has been! Havana Paul is now the voice of reason! We have to think that a majority of Madison wishes they had voted Paul Soglin in 2019, not Satya. This campaign lit piece hit mailboxes this week as an independent expenditure from Madison Area Builders…
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Dave Cieslewicz goes rogue
“Critical race theory is ‘nonsense posing as wisdom.’” Damn! Dave Cieslewicz is just killing it over at his blog. (No wonder the armadillos are dead.) In today’s installment, he deconstructs the faith-based progressive dogma of Critical Race Theory. Not just a theory in the Emerald City. The governance of our city, county, and public schools…
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It weren’t Skidmore
Where is your head … set? You might not remember the name “Raymond Donovan,” but you will remember what he said. The news media, virulently anti-Republican even 34 years ago, dragged the obscure cabinet member’s name through the mud as a way to dirty up President Reagan until a court of law cleared the man of…
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A mall won’t fix Madison’s mauled State Street
first of two parts Newspapers need a cause. William Randolph Hearst’s was war with Spain. Col. McCormick wanted commies out of the State Department. The great crusade of our favorite Madison morning daily these days is moving bus traffic off State Street. “Madison is excited about turning State Street into a grand pedestrian mall, with…
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Madison alders’ racial hatred penalizes State Street
second of two parts When society is blamed no one is responsible. Which is why Madison’s Progressive Dane-dominated city government has condemned once-vibrant State Street to struggle. A Midwest version of war-torn Beirut. All in the cause (incredibly) of racial equity and social justice! Former Isthmus editor Marc Eisen lays out a case we and…