I read it here
Former Madison mayor Dave Cieslewicz in Isthmus: "I’m still stunned to realize that almost half of my country could vote for a man like Trump. I view his defeat as a moral imperative. And, yet, while I certainly don’t mean to equate it, I just can’t get on board with the policies and worldview of the Democratic left either. … Given the leftward movement of my party, I don’t think I qualify as a liberal anymore. Instead, I identify as a moderate." (Click image to read)
School-to-prison pipeline is back in session
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Student brings knife to Memorial h.s.
A Memorial High School student was arrested this Thursday morning while allegedly trying to bring a “long fix-bladed kitchen knife” into the school, according to the Madison Police Department.
An incident report states a plow driver called 911 after seeing the student walking near the school with the knife around 9:21 a.m.
“The witness said the suspect attempted to conceal the weapon up a sleeve after realizing he was being watched by the plow driver,” the report states.
Tag Archives: Cops in schools
Strange new respect for Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway
She gets the job done and can run a meeting I did not appreciate until Tuesday’s Common Council meeting (07-02-19) that it was Barzini all along — I mean, Madison’s new mayor — who broke the impasse between the school … Continue reading
Dare I attend the ‘Cops in schools’ Common Council meeting tonight?
Blaska is torn twixt and ‘tween Still undecided whether to attend and/or speak at Madison Common Council meeting tonight (07-02-19). On the Council’s agenda is Cops in Schools. It’s Item 37. Wondering whether any other pro-cop citizen will dare to … Continue reading
Can’t anyone run a civil meeting in this town?
Blaska is asking all 20 members of the Madison Common Council and Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway the following: Can you keep order at your own meeting? The Policy Werkes e-mailed this to our elected city leaders yesterday (06-27-19) and copied … Continue reading
Cap Times demands more school security while getting rid of cops!
Only in Madison! If The Squire’s forehead is reddened, it is because I have been smacking it all morning. The object of Blaska’s pique: a Capital Times editorial headlined “Madison schools need to get serious about school safety.” Whack! Of … Continue reading
Greg Humphrey, man of courage
Even school nurses want cops in schools! So why isn’t it happening? We explain Last week on her show, Our Ms. Vicki McKenna credited Blaska for possessing at least a pico-curie of courage in running for political office in the … Continue reading
‘We pulled our kids out, too’
Rather than improve Madison schools, Tuesday’s school board candidates would slam shut the exits When your congenial yet irascible host first ran for public office way back in 1994, on-line social media consisted of BBS bulletin boards accessible by dial-up … Continue reading
