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Three Black Governors in 250 Years, Will Progress Break Open In Midterms?
It may seem odd to say that I was glad when Barack Obama was elected president in November 2008 because he looked like me. I knew someone in my age group (he is one year older than I am) would be in the White House shaping policy. That really mattered to me. Our nation should… Continue reading
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More Development Dollars Allocated In Dane County For African-American Community Programming
Recently, Dane County residents learned that it has committed a $1.5 million investment toward the new MTZ Family Life Center, spearheaded by the MTZ Charitable Organization associated with Mt. Zion Baptist Church in South Madison. The project recently broke ground this month as part of an $8.8 million capital campaign to expand vital community services. Madison Mayor… Continue reading
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Ethics, Professionalism, Common Sense Tossed Away In Donald Trump White House
“These young beautiful girls, these young beautiful girls, these young beautiful girls in the White House, they come in. Now I’m not supposed to say beautiful, but what the hell. These young, these gorgeous, beautiful girls, they want to be safe and they come say Mr. President, thank you, sir.” There’s a particular creepy chill… Continue reading
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A President’s Exit Should Never Leave the Press Behind; Trump Chose Wrong In Turkey
Donald Trump’s acknowledgment that he was secretly moved off Air Force One in a catering truck at a NATO summit in Turkey last month revealed far more about presidential responsibility than many at first blush might understand. There was a deeper problem that should trouble anyone who cares about journalism, presidential history, or the basic… Continue reading
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When Foreign Policy Follows You Home With A Target On Your Back
You likely found the same annoying thing when watching the Election Night returns on CNN and MS Now on Tuesday as I did. When we should have had more analysis of what was happening in Minnesota or Wisconsin, we were being told that Donald Trump, while traveling overseas recently, was warned of a credible threat… Continue reading
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Independent Voters Make Wisconsin’s Governor Primary Into A Late-Night Caffeinated Nail‑Biter
(I posted this column as the flash drives in Milwaukee were being transported back to the central count location before being returned to the county courthouse to have results announced.) Close election nights are democracy at its most caffeinated. (Pardon me for that cheap line.) But after the nailbiter of an uber-close precinct-by-precinct count of… Continue reading
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Pollsters Blew Michigan By Misreading Independents, Wisconsin Might Be Next
The way independent voters align in Wisconsin’s August 11th primary and in the fall’s midterm election will make or break many a candidate. All we had to do this week was look at Michigan’s U.S. Senate primary to witness the heavy influence of the middle-of-the-road voters who refuse to wear a party jersey in a… Continue reading
