Economy OK: Mission Accomplished
Pres. George W. Bush says we are not headed for a recession.
Whew.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
On the Milwaukee lakefront
Waukesha County, Republican pols failed to kill it.
Sunset on the lakefront, summer 2018
86 turbines overcame Walker's blockade
The historic 19th-century building has stone floors, copper decoration, and iron work by the famous artisan Cyril Kolnic. Stop in and walk around.
Milwaukee skyline
A forum, news site and archive begun in February, 2007 about politics and the environment in Wisconsin. And elsewhere.
Fall sunset past the Hoan Bridge
Lake Michigan gale
On the Milwaukee lakefront
Milwaukee's streetcar, "The Hop," is running.
Waukesha County, Republican pols failed to kill it.
The Calatrava Addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum
Sunset on the lakefront, summer 2018
Milwaukee River empties into Lake Michigan
Wisconsin wind farm, east of Waupun
86 turbines overcame Walker's blockade
Skylight illumination in Milwaukee City Hall
The historic 19th-century building has stone floors, copper decoration, and iron work by the famous artisan Cyril Kolnic. Stop in and walk around.
What water, wetland protection is all about
"A little fill here and there may seem to be nothing to become excited about. But one fill, though comparatively inconsequential, may lead to another, and another, and before long a great body may be eaten away until it may no longer exist. Our navigable waters are a precious natural heritage, once gone, they disappear forever," wrote the Wisconsin Supreme Court in its 1960 opinion resolving Hixon v. PSC and buttressing The Public Trust Doctrine, Article IX of the Wisconsin State Constitution.
Lake Michigan in winter
Milwaukee skyline
James Rowen's Bio
James Rowen is an independent writer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He worked as the senior Mayoral staffer in Madison and Milwaukee and for newspapers in both cities. This blog began on 2/2/ 2007.
Blog Archive
-
▼
2008
(1569)
-
▼
February
(119)
- Waukesha County Leaders, Nanny State Cheerleaders,...
- Economy OK: Mission Accomplished
- Water Deal To Menomonee Falls Approved: Sky Did No...
- Are Heart And Lung Diseases Chronic Conditions? As...
- WMC Political Session Scheduled Friday In Milwauke...
- Great Lakes Day in DC Being Live-Blogged
- GOP-Run Assembly Blocks Discussion Of Climate Chan...
- Global Warming Lawsuit, Alaskan-Style
- Strong Journal Sentinel Op-Ed On The Great Lakes C...
- Garrison Keillor on Obama's Appeal
- State Moving Forward With Rules To Keep Invasive S...
- Rush Limbaugh Is A Pathetic Joke
- Dane County Can Learn From Waukesha's Mistakes: Ch...
- More Sunlight On The WMC
- Milwaukee Magazine Feature On Water Issues
- The New Berlin-To-Ohio Great Lakes Compact Cabal -...
- Snowmobiling Deaths Are Usually Speed/Alcohol Related
- Great News! The Dirty Air Alert Into Tuesday For W...
- One Milwaukee Suburb Endorses "Strong" Great Lakes...
- Percy Julian, Jr.'s Death at 67 A Shock
- Statewide Air Quality Alert Extended All Day: Does...
- One Wisconsin Now On The Gableman Trail
- With Sales In The Toilet, GM Exec Calls Global War...
- Nader Runs, Again. Kinda Sad, Again
- "No Way" Is No Way To Run A State
- More Dirty Air, All Day, Entire State
- Milwaukee Aldermanic Candidate Touts Great Lakes P...
- Gov. Doyle Urges Compact Approval; GOP/Trade Group...
- Mini-Archive Of Past Week's Posts About The Compac...
- Cleveland Plain Dealer Rips Ohio's Compact Killers
- Pushback Underway Against Assembly Compact Killers
- Waukesha's Penchant For Secrecy Continuing
- Murphy Oil Pays Large Federal Safety Fines
- Compact Killers Are The Real Zealots
- Big Boxes May Not Draw Big Highway Bucks
- GOP Presidental Candidates Brought The Snooze Fact...
- Wisconsin Groups Engage In Water Policy Hysteria, ...
- Indiana Approves Great Lakes Compact: Will Wiscons...
- Welcoming Rob Henken Back Into The Transit Debate
- Atlantic Magazine Suggests Urban Revival At Expens...
- Lake Superior Decline Means Economic Losses
- Belling Flubs GOP Primary Win Prediction: McCain W...
- Pabst Farm Mall Muddling Along: The Road To Sprawl...
- Sam McGovern-Rowen Runs Third; Campaign For Alderm...
- My Vote's Not A Secret Today
- Great Lakes Governors Again Urge Passage Of The Gr...
- Assembly GOP Leaders Ignore The Record: This Is Le...
- Capital Times Hits GOP Pandering On The Great Lake...
- When It Comes To Energy Savings, Madison Law Firm ...
- 80% Say Protect The Great Lakes: The GOP And WMC S...
- Scientists Claim Suppression of Report On Great La...
- Great Lakes Regional Policy-Makers Appalled At Wis...
- Central City Milwaukee Experiencing A Hot Real Est...
- Superior Daily Telegram Slams GOP Compact Politicking
- DNR Secretary Takes Issue With Wisconsin's Compact...
- Pabst Farms Stressing Local City Budget, Services
- The Northern Illinois Shootings, And The Guns
- Ryan Braun's $10,000 Donation To Habitat For Human...
- Rush Limbaugh Still Bashing McCain: You Go, Rush!
- National Wildlife Federation Says Compact 'Amender...
- McCain Flip-Flops On Waterboarding
- Reckless Assembly Republicans Look To Kill Great L...
- Belling Predicts Huckabee Win In Wisconsin
- Human Activity Effects The Oceans
- Ripon Offers Trek Bikes To Students Who Forego Cars
- County Pension Scandal Does Further Harm To Taxpayers
- Barrett Calls For Great Lakes Compact, Notes SEWRP...
- George McGovern's Moving Speech, Appearance At Tur...
- Smart Wisconsin Legislators, Contemplating Water L...
- Huge Brookfield Development Takes Shape As Regiona...
- Senate Bars Waterboarding: The Vote That Should Ne...
- Soglin, Picketers, Target WMC's Negative Ads
- If Lake Mead Runs Dry, They Will Come For The Grea...
- Waukesha Environmental Group Advocates For Strong ...
- Great Lakes Compact Draft Bill To Be Aired In Mad...
- Milwaukee At The Crossroads
- Gableman Raises Less Money Than Butler: But...
- One Wisconsin Now's Simplified Website Has Great F...
- Michael Horne Follows The Golf Interstate Intercha...
- Regional Economic Planning - - Around Sustainability
- Five Acres Of Organic Farming Can Provide A Middle...
- DNR Wants To Give Sprawl Planners Even More Power
- Does Highly-Paid Get You High-Quality?
- France Now Has A Pro-American Leader, Faster Train...
- Let's Highlight Here The Wisconsin Initiative On C...
- 1,000-Foot Wall Will Greet I-94 Motorists At The P...
- Here's A Water Diversion Solution: Redo States' Bo...
- Sen. George McGovern's 2/12 Milwaukee Appearance: ...
- Major Changes At The Capital Times
- The Road To Sprawlville, Chapter XII: Dead End In ...
- Gretchen Schuldt Calls Out WisDOT On The Wacky Gol...
- While Milwaukee Region Shuts Out Minorities, Seatt...
- Top Ten Reasons To Oppose I-94 Expansion, Again
- State, Suburbs Need To Heed Southern Water Court D...
- WMC Bemoans Our Courts: Soglin Corrects, With Facts
- No Money For Health Care, Domestic Programs? Here'...
- Special Interests Want Another Boutique Interstate...
- Polarized Parties Offering Real Choices In The Pos...
- Racine Does Not Want To Be Waukesha's Toilet
- Rush Limbaugh, Failing Kingmaker
-
▼
February
(119)
Followers
Recommended Blogs
- Bill Christofferson Xoff Blog
- Bill Sell - Socrates Children
- Blogging Blue
- Caffeinated Politics
- Citizens Allied for Sane Highways (CASH)
- Climate Chronicle
- Compassionate Badger
- Compost Guy
- Congresspedia/Wiki/Sunlight Blogs
- Dale Olen Blog
- Dave Dempsey Blog
- edible nation
- Energetich20
- Eye On Wisconsin
- Fighting Bob/Ed Garvey Blog
- Furthermore Blog
- Grassroots Northshore
- Gristmill
- Haas414
- Hearts and Minds/ Clyde Winter
- Illusory Tenant
- Immigration Orange
- In Effect
- James Howard Kuntsler
- James Rowen's Blog at UppityWis.org
- James Rowen's Daily Kos Diary
- Jay Bullock/Folkbum
- Madison Peak Oil
- Michigan Liberal
- Mid Coast/Michael Rosen
- Milwaukee Rising (Formerly Storyhill.net)
- Mobile's Take
- Noah Hall/Great Lakes Law Blog
- One Wisconsin Now
- Paul Soglin/Waxing America
- Plaisted Writes
- Progressive Majority Power Blog
- Pundit Nation
- River Rat - - River Alliance of Wisconsin
- Roger Bybee's Bread and Roses
- Sky Blue Waters
- Sprawled Out
- Stuart Carlson Cartoons
- Sustainable Walworth
- The Daily Yonder
- The Overhead Wire
- The Sconz
- The SEIU Blog
- Third Coast Digest
- Tim Cuprisin at OnMilwaukee.com
- Tree Hugger
- Uppity Wisconsin
- Urban Wilderness
- Watchdog Milwaukee
- Water and Watersheds Oregon State University
- Water Blogged in Waukesha
- Water Crunch/SE United States
- Whallah!
- WI Public Health POlicy Blog
- Wingnut Prophet
google analytics
1 comment:
Now, that is funny! I just may have to steal this one...
Post a Comment