Emily's Post: The Barrett vs. Walker gubernatorial cage match is on and full of promise Emily Mills on Thursday 03/11/2010 2:18 pm, (1) Recommendation Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker really wants to be governor of Wisconsin. So does Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. In order to win over the hearts and minds of voters, they're making plans and promises, as politicians are wont to do, many of which may seem awesome -- but only at first blush. >MoreKicking the tires on the MPD's new Dodge Charger squad cars Max Schlusselberg on Thursday 03/11/2010 8:30 am, (1) Comment, (1) Recommendation At 6'2", Officer Matt Wentzel of the Madison Police Department spends most of his days folded up inside a Ford Crown Victoria, patrolling Madison’s south side with an aching back. But he seems rejuvenated when I meet him last Friday, stretching his legs under the steering wheel of a Dodge Charger, the newest addition to MPD’s fleet of squad cars. >More
Raise taxes to save schools Education is hurting, but reform's off the table Ruth Conniff on Thursday 03/11/2010, (1) Recommendation Back when Obama was running for president and Wisconsin Democrats were poised to take over the state Legislature, I went to a fundraiser filled with fired-up activists at Ground Zero coffeehouse on Willy Street. The issue was schools, and Democratic lawmakers Sondy Pope-Roberts of Middleton and Mark Pocan of Madison were on hand to explain how things could really begin to change once the Dems took over the Legislature. >MoreA bad time for broadcast news More local news folk leave the field before it leaves them Bill Lueders on Thursday 03/11/2010 Carl Agnelly started planning to leave broadcasting last August, while making (and reporting on) the 300-mile Wisconsin AIDS Ride. "You spend four days on a bicycle and you have lots of time to think," says Agnelly, who started at WKOW 27 in September 2004 as a general-assignment reporter and was moving up the ranks, including a weekend anchor gig. "I was thinking: If I'm laid off, what would I do with a communications degree?" >More
Cookbook cues: The Art of Eating In by Cathy Erway Linda Falkenstein on Wednesday 03/10/2010 2:00 pm, (1) Recommendation Brooklynite Cathy Erway definitely has something right. Americans do not cook their own dinners often enough and when we do, it's too often an indifferent, hurried effort. No wonder eating out seems like a better idea. >MoreWilly Street Co-op plans to open second store in Middleton Linda Falkenstein on Tuesday 03/09/2010 4:24 pm, (3) Recommendations The Willy Street Co-op has finally released its long-awaited plans for a second store. The second site chosen is in Middleton, at the corner of University Avenue and Park Street, in a pre-existing shopping center. The store would move into the end space vacated by Walgreens, which built a new free-standing location some blocks east on University Avenue at Branch Street. >More
MadTracks: 'A Kiss in Wisconsin' by The August Teens Jessica Steinhoff on Wednesday 03/10/2010 1:30 pm, (1) Recommendation Few things compare to holy trinity of big guitars, pretty harmonies and pop hooks aplenty. The August Teens know it well and worship it often. Heck, they've been doing it for 10 years now. >More
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