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The rumor around the lake is that Gogebic County hates us. That’s why getting my boat in the water was such a disaster this year. Because I have an inkling that the connection may not be immediately obvious to you, let me offer something in the way of explanation. A man who knows something aboutContinue reading “Gogebic County Hates Me”

Next to the Friday before opening day of deer season, last Wednesday was my favorite day of the year. I made firewood. I love splitting firewood. Real men use an ax, of course. I rent a hydraulic splitter from the hardware store down in Conover. But still, it takes a whole day to split andContinue reading “Splitting Wood”

This week’s quote comes to us from none other than Donald Trump who said of his idea to reopen Alcatraz: “It will serve as a symbol of law, order, and justice.”  A) Frank Morris and John and Clarance Anglin. B) Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly and John Dillinger. C) Clint Eastwood, Fred Ward and JackContinue reading “The Q&Q For 5/10/25”

The last thing the world needed was another hard-liner. Instead, we got a new world leader that appears to be someone who will push back against hard-right populism. In Robert Prevost the College of Cardinals hit all the right notes. The new Pope can be claimed by the developing world where Catholicism is strongest sinceContinue reading “The Cards Pick a Winner”

This week we’re going to do something a little different for the Quote and Quiz. Instead of providing you with a quote and questions related to it, we’re going to ask you to speculate on what was being said at one moment in time. Here’s the moment: Only one question this week. What might haveContinue reading “The Q&Q For 5/3/25”

This week, just because everybody else left of center is taking the opportunity to pile on Trump after 100 days, we here at YSDA, given our contrary nature, have decided to scour the record to find things we actually agree with him on. Make no mistake, we think this guy is a disaster. But weContinue reading “Local Public Media Will Pay the Price For the Sins of NPR”

Every commentator who is left of center is taking the opportunity of Trump’s first 100 days to blast the bejesus out of him. I agree with all of it. Donald Trump is an awful human being who is doing an awful job as president. I take a back seat to nobody in my contempt forContinue reading “DPI Still Doesn’t Get It”

The convicted felon Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in office have been a train wreck. He inherited a healthy economy and drove it into a brick wall. He destroyed generations of American leadership in the free world. He claimed powers for himself (not really for his office, but more for himself personally) that areContinue reading “Trump’s Right on Student Debt”

Donald Trump has now been crushed in two major elections this month, both essentially referendums on his leadership so far. Earlier this April, the liberals not only won a Wisconsin Supreme Court race that was supposed to be close, but they won it by 10 points. And last night, Liberal Canadian Prime Minister Mark CarneyContinue reading “O, Canada!”

I think Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan was probably wrong to help a defendant flee ICE. But the Trump Administration’s reaction was much worse. The story as reported so far is that Dugan was presiding at a hearing involving a man, apparently in the country illegally and charged with domestic violence, when she learned that ICEContinue reading “Arresting Judges”