Monthly Archives: January 2013
Robert’s Rules of Order
I’m envisioning a cold Wisconsin winter morning 140 years ago, much like today’s, where Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General Henry A. Robert was noodling around the idea of parliamentary procedure over his morning coffee. His job brought him to … Continue reading
TV on Television
If you are a WPT member you may have already received the February copy of Airwaves. Seeing it here at our offices, I was really struck by the cover picture promoting Pioneers of Television. It’s a production still from the Dick … Continue reading
Tonight’s Program
Tonight on “Here and Now,” 8th District Republican Congressman, Reid Ribble, discusses joining the bi-partisan “Problem Solvers” caucus and what the group aims to accomplish. Also tonight, more on the iron-ore mining showdown at the Capitol this week. We take … Continue reading
Life is a highway… and so much more
My 3-year-old son loves Lightning McQueen. He’s red. He’s fast. He comes on cool t-shirts. He’s never even watched much of the film, “Cars,” but he knows one of songs featured at its beginning. “Life is a Highway” was originally … Continue reading
Hole-y Regulations!
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is ready to cut the cheese. Cheese regulations that is. He cites state regulations on swiss cheese (including strict definitions of the size of the holes in Swiss) as examples that should be reviewed in an attempt … Continue reading
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