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Friday, June 20,2008
Les Paul Live
Aside from his appearance last May at the Downer Theatre for the opening of Chasing Sound, a documentary on his life and music, Les Paul has seldom visited Wisconsin in recent years. In fact, his trips home have been few since he hit the road with jazz bands in the 1930s.
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Friday, June 20,2008
The House of Sound
Milwaukee’s interactive Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin is an ideal setting for displaying the work of a man who dedicated much of his life to progress through technology. “Les Paul’s House of Sound” is organized by a nonprofit organization called Partnership for the Arts and Creative Excellence (PACE)...
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Wednesday, June 18,2008
“All You Have To Do Is Go There”
Mark Weisbrot on the U.S. media’s misleading reporting on
Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., is considered to be one of the leading experts on the Venezuelan economy and the reforms of President Hugo Chavez. Weisbrot was in Milwaukee last week to discuss American media’s coverage of progressive changes in Latin America, coverage that Weisbrot claims is misleading.
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Wednesday, June 18,2008
Wisconsin Fails Health Insurance Protections
Insurers can deny coverage and hurt consumers
“WE HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS THAT PROTECT US FROM DISCRIMINATION— UNTIL YOU GET SICK,” KAGAN SAID. “IF YOU GET SICK, THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST YOU BASED ON A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION.”
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Wednesday, June 18,2008
A Challenge Obama Should Accept
He’d have advantage in town halls with McCain
To his credit, John McCain has invited Barack Obama to join him in a national “town hall” tour over the coming months, without the unneeded intrusion of celebrity journalists, network extravaganzas and all of their irrelevant impertinence. The Republican senator insists that he wants a serious debate over the competing...
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Wednesday, June 18,2008
The Trashing of Michelle
If millions of people are truly outraged over sexism in politics following the defeat of Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, it’s obvious what the next target should be: the brazen denigration of another accomplished woman in public life—Michelle Obama.
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Sunday, June 15,2008
Congressman Ryan’s Road Map for America Is a Dead End
His extreme right-wing proposals will create more problems
Republican Congressman Paul Ryan has put together a “Roadmap for America’s Future” that addresses the pressing issues facing the United States. The Journal Sentinel applauded it and reported that Republican insiders say it “represents the kind of fresh thinking the party needs.”
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Wednesday, June 11,2008
Study Suggests Additional Background Checks Deter Gun Deaths
Local and state checks can lead to fewer homicides and suicides
In the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, the deadliest one-man shooting rampage in U.S. history, Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people with guns he purchased from licensed dealers. Under federal law, Cho should have been forbidden to purchase firearms since a judge had deemed him to be mentally ill, but the National...
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Wednesday, June 11,2008
The Running-Mate Dilemma
VP selection should be thoughtful yet bold
Wednesday, June 4,2008
He’s Back!
Tom Reynolds attempts to field primary candidates
THIS ANTI-INCUMBENT PAC IS ATTEMPTING TO RUN CANDIDATES IN BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES, ALTHOUGH ITS PLATFORM IS CLEARLY ULTRACONSERVATIVE.
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Frank Martin just can't spend a quiet evening at home. In Transporter 3, he's ready to relax when a speeding car improbably crashes through the brick wall of his living room, depositing an associate about to die and a mysterious young Ukrainian woman, Val
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