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Posted by Gary Storck Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Wisconsin's alcohol culture continues to get press as the Capital Times references Gannett Media's recent articles in this article in their business section about the quality of the state's workforce. Were cannabis regulated like alcohol, state residents wishing to unwind after a hard day on the job would have a non-toxic, much less harmful legal...
Madison NORML - 4:01 a.m. - 3 clicks 
It's beginning to look like Janesville no longer exists in a vacuum. A headstone memorializing the closing of a plant formerly known as Gilman Engineering sits in the front terrace of a parking lot across the street from the Thyssen Krupp building on Delavan Drive in Janesville. JG Excerpt : ThyssenKrupp, the local manufacturer best known in Janesville as Gilman, announced in May that it would cl...
Rock Netroots - Wed 8:32 p.m. - 4 clicks
In some ways, much of Kathy Kelly's adult life has been a walk against war. So it was completely in character for her to be walking through Milwaukee Monday, on a 450-mile trek to St. Paul and the Republican national convention. Kelly, (left) a high school and community college teacher, has repeatedly risked her life and her freedom as an advocate for non-violence. She is now affili...
Uppity Wisconsin - Tue 2:07 p.m. - 4 clicks
Posted by Gary Storck Monday, July 21, 2008 Wisconsin’s Gannett papers continue their excellent expose of Wisconsin’s alcohol culture and the many harms it wreaks on our state and its residents. Special interest groups like the alcohol industry protect their monopoly by supporting marijuana prohibition, and the result is widespread alcohol abuse and symptoms like fetal alcohol syndrome. ...
Madison NORML - Mon 6:00 p.m. - 15 clicks
Another week has come and gone without the Democratic-led Congress able to wean the country off of foreign oil and force oil and gas companies to “use or lose” the lands they have leased from the federal government. The bill H.R. 6515, also requested that Alaskan oil cannot be exported. The Hill Excerpt : In addition to requiring energy companies to either drill on 68 million acres of approved an...
Rock Netroots - Mon 6:31 a.m. - 18 clicks
Posted by Gary Storck Sunday, July 20, 2008 The La Crosse district attorney has decided not to press charges against a second driver of a truck containing a half-ton of cannabis. The first driver was acquitted by a La Crosse County jury in May. ...
Madison NORML - Sun 12:04 p.m. - 15 clicks
Hi everybody, You may not have seen it by now, considering the lousy job the Journal did on important local, state elections, but Glenn will [finally] have to run against an opponent this year for his seat in government. Independent Clyde Winter from Cedarburg is finally offering Senate District 20 voters a choice for a change. Clyde is a wizard on the issues, thorough, and thoughtful. He's...
Glenn Grothman Watch - Sun 6:33 a.m. - 22 clicks
We all have been reading about some spectacular (for Dane County) murder cases recently. At a preliminary hearing yesterday, the Capital Times reports on: “an emotional day in court Friday as family members and friends of Joel Marino … heard audio tapes that offered the first glimpse of what appears to be limited words spoken during the interaction between the two men that resulted in Mar...
Uppity Wisconsin - Sat 4:01 p.m. - 14 clicks
BusStop - No You Can't As promised, Scott Walker has vetoed a Milwaukee County Board referendum. The referendum's goal is worthy: property tax relief from parks and transit expenses. Visitors share the costs with a modest sales tax increase. The natives pocket the difference. To explain why citizens are forbidden a vote in Milwaukee County on their property taxes -- one of the most...
Uppity Wisconsin - Sat 4:01 p.m. - 19 clicks
Friday’s Janesville Gazette contained a public notice on Page 9A from the Janesville City Administration about an upcoming city council meeting for the purpose of amending the city’s noxious weed ordinance. The original ordinance known as Ordinance 8.56 Noxious Weeds can been seen below as it appears on the Janesville City Website . In the public notice as printed in the Gazette, the "new" or...
Rock Netroots - Sat 9:07 a.m. - 18 clicks
Hi everybody, Some email from FairWisconsin came in today. Here's the text: On July 9 th , CNN.com aired a story from WKOW about an obscure law facing Wisconsin gay and lesbian couples if they enter into a marriage outside the state that would not be legal in Wisconsin. In the interview, Wisconsin Family Council CEO Julaine Appling said verbatim that “that’s a defrauding of the gove...
The Motley Cow - Thu 1:33 p.m. - 15 clicks
Posted by Gary Storck Wednesday, July 16, 2008 In response to a recent bust of an indoor cannabis garden in Viroqua, Matt Johnson, editor the Vernon County Broadcaster, has written this lengthy look into cannabis in Wisconsin, including some comments from yours truly. ...
Madison NORML - Jul 17 - 9 clicks
This is going to be really awesome! The speakers are really awesome (including me! LOL) and there'll be popcorn... Come out to learn what you can do this fall and going into 2009 to Protect Wisconsin's Vote! Please RSVP. Renee (Note: Media is especially encouraged to attend.) ------------------------------------------------------ Election Protection Expert Sheila Cochran and The Institute fo...
Crawford's Take - Jul 16 - 7 clicks
Posted by Gary Storck Sunday, July 12, 2008 This November, voters in Michigan will decide whether to legalize medical marijuana. MI activists collected over 500,000 signatures to place the issue on the ballot. At the state level, medical cannabis initiatives have only lost once. The sole defeat was a narrow loss in South Dakota in 2006, where the political situation is much different than in ...
Madison NORML - Jul 16 - 9 clicks
Posted by Gary Storck Monday, July 14, 2008 Gannett Wisconsin Media has been looking into the effects of Wisconsin's alcohol culture. Here is their report on the Tavern League, a group that benefits from marijuana prohibition, as cannabis would compete with their monopoly. ...
Madison NORML - Jul 16 - 7 clicks
Posted by Gary Storck Tuesday, July 15, 2008 In a case reminiscent of the Seinfeld episode about Elaine’s odd dancing, “strange dancing” at Sheboygan’s Hispanic Fest has led to the filing of criminal charges against an 18 year old man. ...
Madison NORML - Jul 16 - 8 clicks
The July 13 OZAUKEEWASHINGTON section lead article in the Journal-Sentinel, “State Races Attract Attention”, is appalling journalism. The errors, misinformation and irrelevancies in this article are too many, and it needs major revision or a fresh start from scratch. Half of the Senate and the entire Assembly is up for election every two years. [...]...
Hearts and Minds - Jul 15 - 3 clicks
Hi everybody, Back when Annette Ziegler's ethical lapses first hit the mainstream media I drew a comparison to a famous incident (and political lesson) having to do with Julius Caesar's wife, Pompeia. It's this: it doesn't matter whether she did anything wrong when she's in a position that can never afford to come under suspicion. In her position, even the appearance of evil, is evil. ...
The Motley Cow - Jul 15 - 2 clicks
Charlie Sykes is a rich man who nevertheless keeps (or recently kept) a balance on high-interest-rate credit cards -- and then complained to his audience when he switched to a different card and found he'd been hoodwinked by the small......
Brew City Brawler - Jul 14 - 8 clicks
In Green Bay: As frustrated as they may be, Thompson and McCarthy are doing the wrong thing. They should take him [Favre] back. But if Thompson and McCarthy relent, dominoes fall, the terrorists win and no one will believe in......
Brew City Brawler - Jul 14 - 8 clicks
President Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore oil and gas drilling yesterday, putting more pressure on Congress to address oil company calls to open more federal land for domestic energy exploration. Our Rep. Paul Ryan jumped on this as another opportunity to bash Congress again in the third person! Bonus Video: Watch A U.S. Congressman Shill For Big Oil According to Ryan, dr...
Rock Netroots - Jul 14 - 6 clicks
