Category: Madison city government
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‘A dark and buried chapter’ of history revived at Confederates Rest
The great American tragedy is that half of what Grant gained at Appomattox was lost when he left office in 1877. Perhaps not even Lincoln could have reconciled Southern whites with their former slaves In the midst of Gorbachev’s glasnost, Russians would say, “never before has our history been so unpredictable.” Never mind fake news, fear…
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The police study wanted to (in effect) disarm Madison police
Blaska Policy Werkes recommendation #1: Do not assault a police officer If the generals in Madison’s War on Cops had their way, police would be stripped of their sidearms and sent to restorative justice camps if they dared fight back when assaulted. The Derail the Jail crowd, BLM, and Progressive Dane claimed a major victory…
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Union soldiers helped dedicate the Confederate Rest monument
Your Humble Squire shared his wisdom with three Madison agencies meeting jointly Tuesday night over the Confederate Rest monument issue at Forest Hill Cemetery. Those being the Park Commissioners, Landmark Commission, and Equal Opportunity Commission. They will ultimately decide the fate of two memorial stones erected there, one of which Mayor Soglin unilaterally had removed…
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Madison police respond to Common Council’s $372,000 police study
No official position on independent police auditor, but many problems cited The Madison Police Department this morning (01-31-18) responded point-by-point to the 146 recommendations contained in the Berkeley California police consultant’s $372,000 report. The Blaska Policy Werkes has culled the major points from that 76-page police response (illustrated!) to the OIR group. The most far-reaching…
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Madison cop hater plays fast and loose
Read it and weep: Madison’s high schools should keep their cops Amelia Royko Maurer appears to have some anger issues. I don’t know if her cop hate originated with or precedes the death of her friend Paul Heenan* in November 2012 but wherever there is an opportunity, our Derail the Jail-er is front and center…
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Activists are forcing police out of Madison schools
Another school shooting, this one Tuesday in Marshall County, Kentucky. Two killed, 18 wounded. One national group has tallied 283 shootings at schools since 2013. Like so many, the killing in Kentucky stopped only when armed police responded. Not that Madison has noticed. This would not be The Emerald City without social justice warriors clamoring…