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Monday, April 25, 2011

Journal Sentinel Policy Discussion

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A Sunday editorial by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel laments "that teachers have been singled out for much venom these days." A be...
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Monday, April 18, 2011

Uncivil Warfare

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Recently I was having a conversation with a long time and very liberal acquaintance. We were discussing his difficulty, indeed the near impo...
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What Rude Looks Like

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I have to admit that Sean's (at Kay's Blue racine) post announcing the Palin rally didn't really register with me. He wrote ...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Mysterious Activity Downtown

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The Journal Times has a story today concerning an alleged fight outside a downtown bar. The owner of the bar claims that there was not a fig...
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Thursday, April 07, 2011

Liberals Please Think

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It is such a simple concept and life would be much easier if liberals understood. The money that is spent on public sector employees is good...
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Friday, April 01, 2011

Quibbling with the JT

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Generally speaking I think the Racine Journal Times has improved of late insofar as they are not as blatantly political as they had been. Th...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Stupid American

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Today I was selling my wares at a multicultural/international event at a university. Next to me was vendor who was talking to a customer for...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

On Progressives and Aversion to Truth

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Lately I have been discussing characteristics of liberal progressives, noting a general hostility toward Israel and an ideological litmus te...
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Monday, March 28, 2011

On Progressive Insularity

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Over the years, I have on numerous occasions been rejected personally because of the views that I have, hold, explain and espouse. But I hav...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

On Firing Lousy Teachers

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I had a wonderful conversation with a public school teacher yesterday. There was much agreement between us, so I won't reveal her name, ...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

On Liberals and Israel

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I was asked by my son yesterday why liberals tend not to like Israel very much. This was a very difficult question for me, as I don't re...
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Monday, March 21, 2011

No on RUSD Referenda

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Last week I heard snippets of a radio interview with RUSD superintendent Dr. Shaw. I wasn't paying close attention to the interview but ...
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Monday, March 14, 2011

He took er job

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The Journal Times has a cool story about a middle school kid at Prairie who is helping other kids in math at the Racine Public Library. We a...
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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Unified Kickback?

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The Journal Times has a commentary on the Unified headquarters deal. The JT points out that Unified paid $3.8 million for property last sol...
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No Shame

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The Journal Times has a photo today of five returning Wisconsin state senators, arms raised in triumph in front of the Wisconsin State Capit...
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Friday, March 11, 2011

Progressive Values Explained

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Piecing together the fragments of far left political orthodoxy can be a daunting task - don't try it at home. Leave that task to me. Whe...
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Da Man

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Scott Walker is da man!
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Sunday, March 06, 2011

Poll Question

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I have been paying fairly close attention to the Madison standoff. I have heard of numerous polls concerning whether unions should pay more ...
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Saturday, March 05, 2011

RUSD Spends $14,000 Per Student

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The Journal Times has an article today headlined "Unified to lose $19.1 million." Scary stuff right? How can we possibly teach our...
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Friday, March 04, 2011

On Ideological Freedom

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Like most people I suppose, I have been exposed to a mixed bag of political influences over the years. I have no recollection of political c...
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Denis Navratil
I love Racine Wisconsin. But I am not naive about the challenges we face. I have chosen the name Free Racine for a reason. For Racine to realize its great potential, we must free ourselves from our own failed policies, from high taxes, failing schools, and self serving politicians.
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