People of Minnesota get the shaft in Vikings stadium deal,

When the Milwaukee Brewers baseball stadium, Miller Park was voted upon in the state of Wisconsin, I voted against it. Yes, I love the Brewers, but I don't love corporate welfare, especially for those in a very profitable business. Well, in Minnesota, a law passed...

The war by the police on your right to film, continues

Ian Van Kuyk is a student at Temple University, in Philadelphia, PA. I have been to Philadelphia a couple of times, it is a beautiful city. He, along with his girlfriend were arrested on March 14, 2012. Heinous crime, they committed? Not really, they were arrested because he...

Why is the Christian right-wing opposing a mosque in Brookfield?

In Brookfield, WI, there is opposition to the building of an Islamic mosque. Why? Do people really think that elderly Muslim women are going to be plotting terrorism against the U.S. Bank building? I am a humanist and I am not going to defend Islam as the so called religion...

Schools suppress speech rights and bus driver fired

Germantown (Wisconsin) High School teacher Eric Glass is facing sexual assault charges for sexual relations with a 17 year old student at his high school. While this action is wrong, because society has to draw the line somewhere when it comes to an age of consent, Mr....

Marquette players who are cited for "underage" in a club

In this case a man who informed his fellow citizens there was an unconstitutional soberity checkpoint ahead, was harassed by the police. Indeed, checkpoints are often advertised in newspapers beforehand, in an effort to give an apperance of being constitutional. They are...

Police engaging in strip searches in Milwaukee illegally

A number of Milwaukee police (where I live)  have been engaged in illegal strip searches, without an arrest, of suspects. Of course, under the U.S. Constitution, without probable cause, police cannot engage in strip searches. Some of these searches were rectal...

Mayors for marriage equality and urge Obama to support equality

 "History is going to judge us" are the words of the Mayor of San Diego, Jerry Sanders. No, he is not a Democrat. He is a Republican, and like more and more Republicans, he is embracing gay rights and marriage equality. He is exactly right, those who...

Does Herman Cain know anything at all about foreign policy? No, j

When asked a question if he agreed with President Obama's foreign/ military policy in regards to the African nation of Libya, by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, wannabe president and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain engaged in a very long pause. Really long...

Missing Wisconsin Democrats to face $100 per day fine

"Wisconsin Senate Republicans on Wednesday adopted a resolution that would fine missing Democrats $100 every day they remain away from the state capital, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald told reporters. The measure could also force the absentee lawmakers to forfeit...

Government shutdown averted as House votes $4B cuts

"The House passed emergency short-term legislation Tuesday to cut federal spending by $4 billion and avert a government shutdown. Senate Democrats agreed to follow suit, handing Republicans an early victory in their drive to rein in government. The bill that...