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: Vicki McKenna
Has Madison given up on its public schools?
Can you spell apathy? Only 2 candidates for 3 school board seats! What a contrast with a year ago, when 10 candidates filed for 3 seats on Madison’s Board of Education (one of whom dropped out after filing paperwork), necessitating … Continue reading
The Ukrainian candidate
We’re being lectured by 16-year-olds at the U.N. The latest contretemps over Trump’s telephone call to the president of Ukraine will change few minds. At this writing, the President has released a transcript of the call; CNN “Transcript shows Trump pushed Ukraine … Continue reading
Rashida Tlaib to Vicki McKenna: “Why were you winking? Are you a conspiracy theorist?”
The subject was Vaping No wonder Democrats saw Russian conspiracies Tlaib: “I thought maybe there was a conspiracy thing going on.” A member of “The Squad,” U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, sees conspiracy theories under every conservative’s bed. Our own … Continue reading
No anger allowed this Labor Day
What kind of country allows family and friends to embark on a three-day Labor Day weekend smoking up ribs and burgers on the grill, dipping into ice chests packed with beer and soda pop? Zinnias and phlox full flower in the … Continue reading
In quest for Spargel and Dunkel brau in Munich, Germany
White asparagus, to you peasants After five days floating up the Danube River from Vienna aboard the Avalon Impression river boat, our final two days in Munich started to seem anti-climactic. (Part #1 and Part #2.) Our Vicki McKenna/Fox Travel … Continue reading
Floating up the Danube River through history, Part #2
How did the Swedes get here without river locks? We’re back on board the Avalon Impression river boat on our way west over the Danube River. We signed up for Vicki McKenna’s “Danube Symphony” tour, five days on water, two … Continue reading
