It was a week where both Gov. Tony Evers and Speaker Robin Vos were right and where the Packers were oh so very right. Evers is right. In an interview last week with the Associated Press Gov. Tony Evers said that he thought Donald Trump should remain on the Wisconsin primary ballot. Evers acknowledged theContinue reading “The Catch Up: Audit School of Education”
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The Q&Q For 1/5/24
We’re back with the Quote and Quiz, a popular regular Friday feature here at YSDA. Well, that’s not entirely accurate, but it does regularly appear on Fridays. You can’t get enough of Chancellor-Porn Star Joe Gow, can you? Well, neither can we. This week’s quote comes to us from UW Regents Chair Karen Walsh, whoContinue reading “The Q&Q For 1/5/24”
More of the Same at MMSD
Anyone hoping for improvement in Madison’s public schools will need to keep waiting. Incumbent school board members Savion Castro and Maia Pearson will be reelected by default in April as no challengers showed up before the filing deadline yesterday. Sincere congratulations to Castro and Pearson. They’ve stepped up. They put their names on the line.Continue reading “More of the Same at MMSD”
Keep Trump on the Ballot
Donald Trump has been denied ballot status in two states while challenges are pending in several others, including Wisconsin. The argument is that he’s guilty of insurrection and so ineligible under the 14th Amendment. This is all a waste of time and energy. Let me offer some reasons. First, that insurrection clause was aimed directlyContinue reading “Keep Trump on the Ballot”
Who Was Gow’s Deep Throat?
Okay. Alright. I get it. The UW had to fire Joe Gow. But could they spare us all the moralizing and clucking? Up until last Wednesday, Gow was the longest-serving current UW chancellor. At La Crosse, Gow was well-liked and widely recognized as the force behind making his campus one of the most dynamic inContinue reading “Who Was Gow’s Deep Throat?”
A Seminole Statement
The Florida State Seminoles may have done more to advance a fair and orderly future for college football than any other team this season. The Seminoles pulled that off by getting crushed in the Orange Bowl on Saturday. How does an undefeated team, ranked fifth in the nation, one that sparked a heated controversy whenContinue reading “A Seminole Statement”
The Big Story of 2023
The biggest story of 2023 happened in 2021. I intended to write my annual column about the biggest state and local stories of the past year. Candidates include the takeover of the Supreme Court by liberals, the grand compromise between UW President Jay Rothman and Speaker Robin Vos, the decision by a Dane County judgeContinue reading “The Big Story of 2023”
Top Posts of 2023
Readership here at YSDA was up 15% from 2022 after being up 30% from 2021 to 2022. So, we’re sort of like a cannon ball. Gravity is catching up with us, but we might have a couple more years before we slow so much that we fall harmlessly to the ground. In reverse order, hereContinue reading “Top Posts of 2023”
Don’t Say This
It’s time for my annual list of words and phrases that have been overused and need a rest for next year or, better yet, for all eternity. Let’s get started. Bandwidth. This is a fancy way of saying capacity. It used to be impressive when digital stuff was new — approximately back in 1919. ByContinue reading “Don’t Say This”
The Catch Up: The Racist, Colonialist Poinsettia
It’s Boxing Day in Britain, so-called because it’s the day of the traditional bout between the English monarch and the Archbishop of Canterbury. Queen Elizabeth held a 55-15 lifetime record, but Vegas oddsmakers have King Charles a two-to-one underdog. Actually, nobody knows for sure why its called Boxing Day, but if you care you canContinue reading “The Catch Up: The Racist, Colonialist Poinsettia”
Yellow Stripes & Dead Armadillos 