Category Archives: General – Government

By now, many of you may have had volunteers of this organization knock on your door. Just the other day I had a discussion with a man that came to my door telling me that CAW is raising support to … Continue reading →

As reported in the Wausau Daily Herald, there seems to be some issues involving a few Antigo residents in the race for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Dave Obey. Mentioned in the story, are Sean Duffy, Dan Mielke, … Continue reading →

Another piece of the legacy of the Tommy Thompson “government by suspension of ratiocination” era bobbed up to the surface, according to news reports. A re-interpretation of a state constitutional amendment pasted-in during the Thompson years asserts that it’s now … Continue reading →

I have read some interesting news lately about other states slowing down their disbursement of income tax refunds, due to the economy  and state budget issues.  I hope that Wisconsin is not becoming one. I understand that normally, in Wisconsin, … Continue reading →

The Canadian government is now requiring seal hunters to make sure their seals are dead before skinning them. Seal hunters have always just clubbed their prey unconscious, then taken their pelts before the seals wake up, apparently in the belief … Continue reading →

Wisconsin legislators are giving themselves a 5.3% salary increase to celebrate their competence and devotion to duty, just like the Wall Street executives collecting bonuses for their finely-honed financial acuity. While it’s nice to see someone making out all right … Continue reading →

  Prison Overpopulation & Drugs New Federal sentencing guidelines went into effect today for possession of crack cocaine. For possession of 5 grams or more, the sentence was dropped from 78 months to 63 months. Estimating that over the next … Continue reading →