America is so rich that it’s possible to make a living off of our trash. (You say wasteful, I say rich. It boils down to the same thing.) Madison’s Capital Times published an article about the burgeoning art of dumpster diving.
So much is discarded, in fact, that it is possible to live almost [...]
I’ve been following the stories of red light cameras for a couple of years now. I read Matt Labash’s 2002 five-part series for the Weekly Standard. I’ve read Glenn Reynold’s 2006 article for Popular Mechanics. I’ve followed Glenn’s links about the subject on Instapundit.com. You may have heard of the concept.
Local cities install cameras at [...]
After home sales started falling last year, I saw a lot of doom and gloom commentary from “experts” afraid that we would enter a 10-year housing slump. Thanksfully, home sales in Madison (and Dane County) are on the rise again. Home prices still haven’t completely rebounded, but I’m glad to see that they’re starting to [...]
From What special-ed cut means:
Several speech and language clinicians predicted some of the projected savings won’t materialize. Testing of children diagnosed with only speech and language disabilities will intensify, they said, in search of additional diagnoses — such as learning disabilities, or emotional behavioral disabilities — that would cement the [...]
Madison’s “Concerts on the Square” sure are expensive. I’m not referring to money — admission is free, after all — but to time. Patrons sit on the lawn of the State Capital. Seating is first come, first served. Anyone can reserve a spot by simply placing a blanket on the ground. There’s a catch, however: [...]
Madison’s smoking ban claimed its first (business) victim yesterday. The Hammer Time bar on Madison’s East Side announced that it will be closing on April 15. Bob Tague and Carla Hammerschmidt, the current owners, blame the loss of business, caused by the smoking ban.
The Wisconsin State Journal attempts to spin the story as nothing major [...]
Owen reported on two form letters that were sent to the state legislature, criticizing the Taxpayer Protection Amendment. One form letter was signed by leaders of city governments, the other was signed by leaders of county governments. Fortunately, my neither my alderman nor my County Board Supervisor signed it.
The more interesting part of this entire [...]
Madison, along with many other cities in Wisconsin, will be sporting a shiny-new anti-war referendum in the April election. The referendum is simple: Should the United States bring all military personnel home from Iraq now?. Simply vote “yes” or “no”.
Recently members of the cheddarsphere have been opposing similiar referendums. Owen Robinson opposed it in Whitefish [...]
Madison’s liberals spend a lot of time talking about helping the poor and improving the lives of the poor. This is, bluntly, a load of hogwash.
The Capital Times published another article about Wisconsin Health Care for All and their plan to offer health care to everyone in the city of Madison. In this article, I [...]
My wife and I voted in Madison for the first time, this evening. I was already registered, she registered at the poll (taking advantage of Wisconsin’s notoriously lax voter ID requirements). Madison’s 56th Ward was voting in two elections: a primary for Seat 1 on the Madison School Board and County Supervisor for District 24.
We [...]