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UW-Oshkosh professor accused of urging students to sign recall papers - JSOnline

Seeded on Wed May 4, 2011 8:52 AM EDT (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

A statement from UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells said the university respects the principle of academic freedom, but "professor Stephen Richards’ classroom comments of March 7 clearly crossed the line into inappropriate political activity."

recall, professor, illegal, electioneering

Union Threat: Pro-union activists to plant stickers on brands deemed pro-Walker - WITI

Seeded on Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:49 AM EDT (fox6now.com)

Wisconsin grocery stores are bracing for a big protest against the Governor, but protesters won't be outside stores with pickets. Protesters are planning to place anti-Walker stickers on products made by businesses they believe support Governor Scott Walker.

politics, protests, union, scott-walker, thugs

Narrow Supreme Court victory doesn't deliver stinging rebuke Dems wanted

Seeded on Thu Apr 7, 2011 8:18 AM EDT (Madison.com)

While JoAnne Kloppenburg has unofficially prevailed over Justice David Prosser for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, her narrow victory did not deliver the huge repudiation of Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers that progressives were hoping for.

election, politics, wisconsin, supreme-court, scott-walker

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Merrill police investigate destruction recall petition for state Sen. Jim Holperin

Seeded on Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:46 AM EDT (The Wausau Daily Herald)

MERRILL -- The Merrill Police Department is investigating whether a woman committed a crime when she destroyed a petition last week at a rally to recall State Sen. Jim Holperin. Here is a link to a video of the petition just after the incident

politics, wisconsin, recall, union, petition

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson compares NFL owners' treatment of players to 'modern-day slavery' in an online interview

Seeded on Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:30 AM EDT (The St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson compared NFL owners' treatment of players to "modern-day slavery," according to an online interview published Tuesday by Yahoo! Sports.

nfl, vikings, sports, slavery, minnesota, adrian-peterson

Capitol Chaos: Lawmakers Get Death Threats

Seeded on Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:06 AM EST (www.620wtmj.com)

MADISON - The State Department of Justice confirms that it is investigating several death threats against a number of lawmakers in response to the legislature's move to strip employees of many collective bargaining rights.

budget, politics, wisconsin, madison, death-threats

Officials say it'll cost $7.5 million to clean up glue, tape, posters left from protesters

Seeded on Fri Mar 4, 2011 10:36 AM EST (WITI-TV)

It could cost as much as $7.5 million to repair damage protesters have done to the Capitol Building marble say officials in Madison. Fixing posters to the marble with tape and glue appears to have done the bulk of the damage.

wisconsin, protests, capitol, damage, madison

Petition to recall Sen. Wirch filed

Seeded on Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:59 AM EST (thejournaltimes.com)

PLEASANT PRAIRIE - A petition to recall Sen. Robert Wirch, who represents Burlington and most of Kenosha County, was filed Thursday.

budget, politics, wisconsin, recall, democrat

Worth recalling: FDR was no fan of public employee unions

Seeded on Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:49 PM EST (washingtonexaminer.com)

Even President Franklin Roosevelt, a friend of private-sector unionism, drew a line when it came to government workers: "Meticulous attention," the president insisted in 1937, "should be paid to the special relations and obligations of public servants to the public itself a …

strike, politics, union, public, employee, liberalism, fdr

Wisconsin Budget Issues - Senator Van Wanggaard writes letter to Racine County residents

Seeded on Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:12 PM EST (www.journaltimes.com)

Wisconsin has a $3.6 billion deficit. We owe over $56 million to the state of Minnesota, accruing interest daily. We owe $200 million to the Patients Compensation Fund.

budget, crisis, politics, wisconsin

Superstition

Mon Feb 7, 2011 9:43 AM EST

Very superstitious, writing's on the wall, Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall, Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past.

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sports, green-bay-packers, superbowl, superstitions

Old Farts ...

Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:38 AM EST

I just received the following in an email and thought I'd pass it on to all of you here. OLD FART PRIDE

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old, joke, funny, not-news, fart

Joke Email of the Day ...

Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:09 PM EDT

I received this in an email today ... very funny! The Haircut One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut.

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congress, politics, barber, joke, politicians, haircut

Things that make you laugh ....

Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:17 AM EDT

I received this joke in an email this morning and thought I'd pass it on to you ... While funny, there is also a bit of truth to it (which all good comedy should). Do you have any jokes you would like to pass on? If so, leave them in a comment on the article.

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unions, joke

History of Social Security - An EXCELLENT SUMMARY!

Thu Jul 1, 2010 1:28 PM EDT

Just in case some of you didn't know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and show it to your kids. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts!!!

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taxes, politics, social-security

My Dogs

Mon May 3, 2010 8:13 PM EDT

Inspired by R. Donald Snyder's article about his dogs (This article is for no other reason then to show off my dogs.), I decided to post one of my own.

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dogs, photography, dachshund

Hank Johnson: US Congressman claims Guam 'will capsize from military influx'

Seeded on Mon Apr 5, 2010 9:23 AM EDT (Telegraph)

"My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize," the former judge told the House Armed Services Committee hearing.

georgia, politics, politician, stupid, guam

Regional Differences - Satire

Thu Feb 4, 2010 12:16 PM EST

I got this in an email recently and thought I would share it with you. You Live in California when...

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new-york, florida, california, wisconsin, colorado, regional, satire, differences

Thank you former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:57 AM EST (hillbuzz.org)

Well, we told you before how much the current president, Dr. Utopia, made us realize just how wrong we were about Bush. We shudder to think what Dr. Utopia would have done post-9/11. He would have not gone there with a bullhorn and struck that right tone.

politics, george-and-laura-bush-visit-ft-hood, thank-you-george-w-bush

Joe Biden popularity fades as role expands

Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:34 PM EDT (Politico)

His predicament is stumping pollsters and has experts wondering what, if anything, the erosion in his numbers reveals about the public's feelings toward Biden and his expanding role or if it is simply exaggerated by Obama's stratospheric popularity and the dismal state of the …

politics, president, obama, biden, polls, vice-president

Books: Who are your favorite Authors, or what are your favorite Books?

Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:59 AM EDT

This article was brought on by a derailed thread on one of Frostyone's articles. We somehow got on to the subject of favorite books/authors, so I decided to write an article that will allow you to list some of them for us.

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entertainment, books, authors

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Cash for Clunkers – Success or Failure, you decide.

Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:08 AM EDT

The Federal Governments 'CARS' program (or Cash for Clunkers) started this past Monday (July 27th), and in an overwhelming furor of activity was suspended 3 days later.

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politics, cars, stimulus, cash-for-clunkers

How to Make Health-Care Reform Bipartisan

Seeded on Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:23 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

•Consumer choice guided by transparency. We need a system where individuals choose an integrated plan that adopts the best disease-management practices, as opposed to fragmented care.

politics, healthcare, wall-street-journal, opinion, jindal

What is a right?

Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:56 AM EDT

A right (as defined by) dictionary.com : Right (n) -- 1. a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral: You have a right to say what you please. 2. Sometimes, rights.

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politics, rights, healthcare