Letter to the editor: Health care reform should be fair to all

Letter to the editor: Good reasons for private negotiations between War Memorial, art museum

Published: September 28, 2012
Tags: David Kurtz, letter to the editor, War Memorial

This is written in response to a recent article and accompanying editorial, “Privacy not an option for memorial, museum” in the Sept. 24 issue, regarding the negotiations taking place between the War Memorial Corp. and the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Letter to the editor: Apprenticeships are the solution

Published: August 3, 2012
Tags: apprenticeships, Department of Workforce Development, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, letter to the editor

On July 30, The Daily Reporter wrote an article regarding training dollars shrinking in the state of Wisconsin. The article referenced a skills gap and shortage of workers trained in certain areas.

Letter to the editor: Say no to streetcar

Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: letter to the editor, streetcar
Comments: 3

My comment is regarding an April 26 article titled, “Alderman urges rent for utilities.”

Letter to the editor: Time to share information

Published: May 4, 2012
Tags: letter to the editor, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association, WUCA

After reading Mr. Richard W. Wanta’s remarks in The Daily Reporter’s Monday Voices of April 30, I am compelled to respond by, first, congratulating The Daily Reporter and its staff for doing their jobs.

Letter to the editor: Sewer project deserves praise

Published: April 23, 2012
Tags: Franklin, letter to the editor, sewer, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association, WUCA

I am reacting to all the negative articles that have appeared in The Daily Reporter these past two months relative to construction of the city of Franklin interceptor sewer project that is providing numerous family-supported jobs to tradespeople, contractors, minority business enterprise firms, apprentices, material and equipment suppliers, truckers, insurance/bonding firms, and many others.

Letter to the editor: Mine deserves support

Published: October 21, 2011
Tags: Gogebic Taconite, letter to the editor, mining

I am writing to express my disappointment with The Daily Reporter in its publishing of the article, “Wis. mine plans pit jobs against nature,” in the Oct. 13 issue.

Letter to the editor: Change is needed for minority contractors

Published: January 28, 2011
Tags: Dester Martin, letter to the editor, minority contractors, minority contracts

To the editor: There is something structurally wrong in the Milwaukee area when it comes to contracting with minority contractors. It has nothing to do with getting paid quickly. The pay process already exists, it must be enforced and it is in the contract documents along with specifications that “allow a continuous job flow for [...]

Letter to the editor: Fed up with wage reporting

Published: February 26, 2010
Tags: editor, Kamin, letter, letter to the editor, prevailing wages
Comments: 1

To the editor: The onus of providing proof of prevailing wages paid by nonunion contractors is verging on ridiculous. We currently fill out form WH-347 to show that prevailing wages are paid, as well as the affidavit of compliance with prevailing wage on form ERD-5724. Now we are required to duplicate all of this information yet again and provide this [...]