
Bruce Thompson: Politics and population density
It’s remarkable: The further voters live from the center of Milwaukee the more Republican their views.
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It’s remarkable: The further voters live from the center of Milwaukee the more Republican their views.
If Republicans are done with Trump, it’s not at all clear that they are done with Trumpism.
Democrats pour tons of resources into efforts to get out their vote, but nothing works quite like The Donald.
Democrat David Einhorn, son of right-wing, north-shore Republicans, funds effort to heal America.
The political polarization that we all experience has been building for years, and it’s occurring on our university campuses as well. But there may be no better place than a university to rededicate ourselves to civil dialogue in an effort to help our students develop into better citizens.
The app should be banned in America.
The humiliating defeat Vladimir Putin suffered in his army’s retreat from Kherson was a war-changing victory for Ukrainian warriors and their western allies. There’s lot more to it than the reclamation of one regional capital.
Can’t just flip on the switch for president and governor.
To meet the needs of constituents, Milwaukee and most municipalities would be better off with a reduction in bureaucracy rather than a constant call to raise taxes.
A state lawmaker sent out a warning last month urging the Milwaukee City Council against signing off on a competing concert complex proposed for the city’s famed Deer District. The council did not heed the warning.
In the area where I grew up the conversation about high-capacity irrigation wells has taken on a louder and more robust tone over the past decade. It is pitting farmers against those who wish for more considerate and wise use of natural resources.
The politicians who are at the forefront of complaining about rampant crime are the same ones who yield to the gun lobby, refusing to even acknowledge that there’s a link between all that crime and all those easily available weapons.
Gov. Evers won by 90,000 votes but still the Republicans gained more seats in the Legislature, coming within a whisker of a veto-proof majority.
I’ve found labels to be the enemy of conversation, and an even greater threat to understanding.
We have allowed our governments at all levels to be too big, too intrusive, too powerful, too coercive, and too corrosive.
Time to start a new, moderate sub-party within the Democratic Party.
Gov. Tony Evers is one of the most underestimated politicians in the state.
Concession speeches should be our norm.
Wisconsin Environmental Executive Director John Imes writes about #COP27 in Egypt, where he served as an NGO observer and delegate with the American Sustainable Business Network.
Legislative offices say they continue to receive complaints from constituents about the long delays in processing professional credential applications and renewals at the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
It’s remarkable: The further voters live from the center of Milwaukee the more Republican their views.
If Republicans are done with Trump, it’s not at all clear that they are done with Trumpism.
Democrats pour tons of resources into efforts to get out their vote, but nothing works quite like The Donald.
Democrat David Einhorn, son of right-wing, north-shore Republicans, funds effort to heal America.
The political polarization that we all experience has been building for years, and it’s occurring on our university campuses as well. But there may be no better place than a university to rededicate ourselves to civil dialogue in an effort to help our students develop into better citizens.
The app should be banned in America.
The humiliating defeat Vladimir Putin suffered in his army’s retreat from Kherson was a war-changing victory for Ukrainian warriors and their western allies. There’s lot more to it than the reclamation of one regional capital.
Can’t just flip on the switch for president and governor.
To meet the needs of constituents, Milwaukee and most municipalities would be better off with a reduction in bureaucracy rather than a constant call to raise taxes.
A state lawmaker sent out a warning last month urging the Milwaukee City Council against signing off on a competing concert complex proposed for the city’s famed Deer District. The council did not heed the warning.
In the area where I grew up the conversation about high-capacity irrigation wells has taken on a louder and more robust tone over the past decade. It is pitting farmers against those who wish for more considerate and wise use of natural resources.
The politicians who are at the forefront of complaining about rampant crime are the same ones who yield to the gun lobby, refusing to even acknowledge that there’s a link between all that crime and all those easily available weapons.
Gov. Evers won by 90,000 votes but still the Republicans gained more seats in the Legislature, coming within a whisker of a veto-proof majority.
I’ve found labels to be the enemy of conversation, and an even greater threat to understanding.
We have allowed our governments at all levels to be too big, too intrusive, too powerful, too coercive, and too corrosive.
Time to start a new, moderate sub-party within the Democratic Party.
Gov. Tony Evers is one of the most underestimated politicians in the state.
Concession speeches should be our norm.
Wisconsin Environmental Executive Director John Imes writes about #COP27 in Egypt, where he served as an NGO observer and delegate with the American Sustainable Business Network.
Legislative offices say they continue to receive complaints from constituents about the long delays in processing professional credential applications and renewals at the Department of Safety and Professional Services.