Editorial: County Board needs new leadership

Published: May 3, 2013
Tags: editorial, Joe Sanfelippo, Marina Dimitrijevic, Milwaukee County board

Marina Dimitrijevic added yet another misstep to her clumsy tenure as Milwaukee County Board chairwoman when she walked into the Tuesday hearing 32 minutes late.

Editorial: Reform proposal just fool’s gold

Published: April 19, 2013
Tags: editorial, Joe Sanfelippo, Marina Dimitrijevic, Milwaukee County board, OUR Milwaukee County

The first question from the audience at the Milwaukee County Board’s Thursday listening session should have been: “Do you take us for fools?”

Editorial: Legislature thick as thieves exploiting nonprofit groups

Published: April 5, 2013
Tags: AGC, Andre Jacque, Dave Beck-Engel, editorial, Jim Boullion, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, tax exemption

The fine print proves state government is not stealing millions of dollars from nonprofit organizations.

Editorial: Officials choose words carefully for lakefront project

Published: March 15, 2013
Tags: Department of City Development, editorial, Hoan Bridge, I-794, Jim Bohl, Lakefront Gateway Project, MMSD, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, Pat Jursik, Rocky Marcoux

On Monday, as they announced a massive road project, top officials from the state, Milwaukee County and the city of Milwaukee were in a giddy mood.

Editorial: Milwaukee County’s cost for confirmation

Published: March 1, 2013
Tags: CBRE, Chris Abele, City Campus, Commercial Association of Realtors-Wisconsin, editorial, Jim Schmitt, Mental Health Center, Mike Parker, Pat Jursik, Peggy Romo West, RFP Commercial, Robert Bauman, The Boerke Co.

The numbers march commandingly across the pages, lending support to the crisp, modern graphics and charts.

Editorial: Too soon for protest signs

Published: February 1, 2013
Tags: editorial, Mike Balistriere, Milwaukee Art Museum, War Memorial
Comments: 1

Vague indignation and old grudges do not translate well into snappy slogans that catch the eyes of passers-by. But that will not prevent the Veterans Community Relations Team from rounding up about 25 people to stand in front of the Milwaukee Art Museum on Thursday and shout, um, something and wave signs that, well, strive for some kind of point.

Editorial: Milwaukee County stacks deck against itself

Published: December 21, 2012
Tags: Brian Taffora, editorial

Whoever writes Milwaukee County’s want ad for a new director of economic development should be sure to keep the lines very close together.

Editorial: Justice obstructed

Published: October 12, 2012
Tags: carpenters, editorial

Judge Paul Murphy is no slouch, and those who come before him in his West Allis municipal courtroom are witness to his uprightness.

Editorial: Privacy not an option for memorial, museum

Published: September 21, 2012
Tags: cartoon, editorial, Milwaukee Art Museum, War Memorial

Editorial: EPA has time to kill

Published: August 24, 2012
Tags: Clean Water Fund, editorial, EPA

It took reporter Kirsten Klahn of this newspaper about one week of research, five successful phone calls and two office visits to publish a Jan. 30 story raising suspicion that Franklin is misusing federal Clean Water Fund money on the Ryan Creek interceptor sewer project.