St. Patrick's Day 2009 Parades and Events

With St. Patrick's Day upon us, here's a look at how the world is celebrating.The US has the largest contingent of long-running St. Patrick's Day parades and events.  Famously, the the Chicago Journeymen...

Team's gesture supports grieving opponent

With all the cruddy news of the day, this story made me smile. ....." Two missed free throws, ordinarily the cause of a coach's headache, became the symbol of sportsmanship in a Milwaukee boys basketball game earlier this month. Milwaukee Madison senior Johntell Franklin,...

Halloween and Palin, Lookalike Contest, Milwaukee, October 31st

I did not realize that Halloween and Palin rhymed until Todd Hall (Balzac,The Garage and Company) in Milwaukee, sent me his upcoming events today.I don't know if poetry will be part of the mix on Friday, October 31st.What I know is that The Garage kicks off its Halloween...

Rays Lead White Sox 2 games to 0

"Whatever the reason, Tampa Bay seems to be the only one of the two teams having fun in this opening playoff competition. So, maybe the White Sox are a talented squad that works together on the field, but doesn't...

These homes for sale stink

"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes...

Would Balzac feel Honored to Have a Wine Bar named after him?

How would a heavyweight of French literature feel if he had a chance to see his name adorning the marquee of a Wine Bar I wondered? The wine bar in question, Balzac is in Milwaukee (Wisconsin)...They do know how...

The Plagiarizing Ticket: Obama & Biden

I think we all remember when Obama plagiarized a part of a speech from a friend just a couple of months ago. If not, here's a little bit of the story."During a news conference here, Mr. Obama said he and Mr. Patrick “trade ideas all the time.” Asked if he should have...

Woman says man held in Wisconsin shootings raped her

" MILWAUKEE - A woman said a man suspected of opening fire on a group of young adults, killing three, had raped her the night before in the same northern Wisconsin woods where the victims were slain.  The...

The REVENGE OF THE LAWN: Milwaukee Man Shoots Mower...and is Arrested

    " A 56-year-old man from the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin has been arrested after shooting his lawn mower in his garden because it would not start. Keith Walendowski was charged by police in...

Video: Racer Danica Patrick and Milka Duno Big Fight in the pits

" Danica Patrick and Milka Duno scream at each other in the pit A practice disagreement led to a heated argument between the Indy Racing League's two female drivers Saturday. I've seen this happen on the...

Ben Kinsella Stabbing Analysed in TIME Magazine: Violent Britain

" Can Britain Save its Wayward Youth? Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2008 By CATHERINE MAYER / LONDON Enlarge Photo Floral tributes are left at the scene where British teenager Ben Kinsella was killed in a...

Bounding Main to Entertain American Troops in Germany

"Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 1, 2008 –- The vocal group, Bounding Main, on their first European tour, will be bringing their spirited music to American troops at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany in early August. ...

Israel Vibration Rocks Milwaukee

On tour in support of its latest disc, "Stamina," released last year by Tafari Records, singers Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin and Cecil "Skelly" Spence rocked a crowd that didn't pack the main level of the venue, but filled it comfortably.Mixing tracks from throughout their...

Pacific Coast Motorsports Takes A Break From Competition :: The EDJE

"The Pacific Coast Motorsports headquarters facility in Ventura County where the two Visit Mexico City Dallaras are at home getting the attention a season run for the balance of 2008 and all of 2009 requires....

Illegal Alien Faces Up to 20 years in Prison for Auto Death

One of the side detriments to this sad case is that this idiot becomes a poster boy for the "build a fence between us and them" argument. "The 29-year-old Kenosha man charged in the West Allis crash that killed a 6-year-old girl Monday could face federal charges for...

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