As you may have heard in the 5:00 PM hour of Thursday’s Mark Belling Show on WISN-AM, one of the candidates for sheriff in Waukesha County, Gaetano “Tom” Alioto, was arrested for shoplifting in 1988. I understand that the story will also appear in Friday’s Waukesha Freeman.
I also heard the story from multiple sources [...]
Publication:Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:Sep 2, 2010; Section:Opinion; Page Number:10A
A no-reason recall
Alderwoman Peggy Bull facing unjustified recall election
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
In Waukesha’s 7th Aldermanic District, Alderwoman Peggy Bull is facing a possible recall for reasons nobody can quite explain. [...]
Publication:Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:Aug 26, 2010; Section:Opinion; Page Number:8A
When the incumbent is the reformer
Trawicki’s handling of local law enforcement saves money
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
It’s always easy to talk about saving money in government, but finding those savings is often really difficult. When [...]
Waukesha Freeman columnist Pete Kennedy asks if Waukesha is getting angrier?
Surprisingly, some members of the all-anger team say we’re not. The majority of the public isn’t angry, said local blogger and Freeman columnist James Wigderson. “It’s a small group of (Mayor Jeff) Scrima supporters who are very frustrated,” he said. They thought [...]
Publication: Waukesha Freeman (Conley);
Date: Aug 12, 2010;
Section: Opinion;
Page: 8A
Wisconsin Dems trying to change rules as they’re losing the game
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
If you’re wondering which party is going to do well in Wisconsin’s elections this November, just watch how [...]
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The Government Accountability Board backed down on their plan to regulate [...]
Publication: Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date: Aug 5, 2010; Section: Opinion; Page: 10A
Polar opposites stand up for free speech
New disclosure rule brings liberals, conservatives together in opposition
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
The cliché is that politics makes for strange bedfellows. The mind reels [...]
Reading through Laurel Walker’s article on the memo that was sent by Mayor Jeff Scrima to City Administrator Lori Luther, let me offer a few words.
Setting aside for the moment that a previous article in the Waukesha Freeman showed e-mail evidence the Luther did try to help Scrima in the transition. Setting aside for [...]
Unlike Pete Kennedy, my Waukesha Freeman column never takes a vacation.
Publication:Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:Jul 29, 2010; Section:Opinion; Page Number:10A
Facts there for all to see at water meeting
Scrima missed chance to present better alternative to Great Lakes water
When the city gathered Tuesday night to debate the water issue again, there was an expectation of [...]
