The Political Environment

What's in a name, the Bard had Juliet ask Romeo? Turns out for the characters in "Romeo and Juliet," star-crossed lovers, it w...

The Journal Sentinel devotes big space to a take-out on the Murphy Oil refinery expansion issue in Superior, and delves into the Canadian ta...

An old pal has some good ideas about what to get Pres. Elect Barack Obama for the holidays. And about a few other things, too.

Mark Greenside is an old friend and former college roommate, a teacher and published short story writer, and now author of a smart and funny...

You knew this was coming.

In another life, John Kovari was an undergrad majoring in Philosophy at Marquette while interning in Milwaukee Mayor John O. Norquist's ...

Those of us following this issue will not be surprised. I now sit back and await the return fire.

About 20 years ago I wrote a series for the then-Milwaukee Journal about drug use in suburbs and small towns. The point was to illustrate th...

Streetsblog is the new one-stop site coordinating information about sustainable development, the urban form and other good things. Check it ...

At first I thought someone had hacked onto SEWRPC's homepage , but closer examination reveals a refreshing bit of IT creativity: The Reg...

Nice posting, cool blog name.

Business leaders in Racine, Kenosha and Milwaukee made their pitch at a Thursday Public Policy forum gathering for a financed regional trans...

If you are looking for a metaphor to capture the scene in Washington, DC these days - - GM execs pleading for a bailout from its arrogance a...

I'm not surprised to read that the Obama team is energizing its campaign structure and lists to organize support for key issues, in this...

The ACLU of Wisconsin has filed a discrimination complaint against the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, alleging that the $1.9 billio...

For two straight days, drive time AM righty squawker Mark Belling has ranted about teachers: they whine...they are overpaid...they get summe...

Remember these numbers the next time you hear some knucklehead say one vote doesn't matter.

MilwaukeeWorld.com blogger Michael Horne showed up for a Milwaukee County Board meeting to look into how $1.9 billion in state transportatio...

When Democrats take over the legislature, the public interest can be elevated above special interests.

Bill Christofferson, having a good memory and an archived blog, reminds us that Mark Belling's politicking for Scott Walker is somethin...