Tag Archives: Paul Soglin

Paul Soglin ain’t in but he ain’t out, either.

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

Paul Soglin may not be in but don’t count him out. Mayor-for-life Soglin does not like the current cast of characters who have announced for mayor — seven at last count — particularly Mo Cheeks, a poseur if ever there … Continue reading →

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Mo Cheeks, champion of street corner scammers, running for mayor

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

Identity politics will be on the ballot next spring Stopping at the corner of Whitney Way and Odana Road, the Squire had a flashback. (No, not from the orange sunshine back in the day.) Just a year ago, motorists at … Continue reading →

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Mayor Soglin proposes $17 city vehicle registration fee

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

Facing a $5 million budget shortfall, Mayor Paul Soglin is proposing a $17 city vehicle registration fee. Soglin told alders: Dane County proposed its local vehicle registration fee in their 2018 operating budget. Revenues from the fee will be used … Continue reading →

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Don’t know much about (police) history

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

Their minds are closed; don’t confuse them with facts The Madison Common Council did something good Tuesday 05-15-18 and they will get some credit for it: they expressed their appreciation for police during National Police Week. Unanimously. (Their resolution.) Mayor … Continue reading →

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You’re invited for punch and munchies after Confederate Rest removal ceremony

Posted on May 2, 2018 by

More likely to be spirited away in the dead of night It seemed like a reasonable question. Would Madison city government hold a ceremony when the forklift yanks the memorial stone from Confederate Rest cemetery?  Mayor Soglin at the controls. … Continue reading →

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Veteran of Wisconsin’s Iron Brigade asked former Confederates to fund monument at Forest Hills

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

After the death of Alice Whiting Waterman in 1897, Madison resident Hugh M. Lewis, who had been a captain in Company A of Wisconsin’s famed Iron Brigade, appealed to his Southern counterparts in Washington D.C., to raise money for a … Continue reading →

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