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By Joe Yovino
web editor
Hurricane Katrina and the Haitian earthquake have many similarities, and that’s why there should be good news ahead for Haiti.
Tagged with: blog Haiti Hot Topics Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Yovino
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A vote for safety
By Tom Fetters
copy editor
The Wisconsin Assembly’s approval Tuesday of a bill that would ban texting while driving was a vote for safety — in more ways than one.
Tagged with: bill blog Department of Transportation Doyle driving Fetters Hot Topics safety texting vote
Read More »Time has come today
By Paul Snyder
staff writer
More time is something all of us want but rarely find.
Tagged with: blog Hot Topics Senate Snyder
Read More »Common Council may be showing common sense on Edgewater
By Joe Yovino
web editor
In a nation where more people vote for an American Idol than do an American president, it’s sometimes hard to find an abundance of common sense.
Tagged with: blog Clear common council Edgewater Hammes Hot Topics Maniaci Yovino
Read More »Future starts now in Haiti
By Joe Yovino
web editor
The only thing that could be worse than today’s devastation in Haiti is failure to prepare for tomorrow.
Tagged with: blog building codes Haiti Hot Topics Yovino
Read More »Our preference is no preferences
By Chris Thompson
editor
Milwaukee’s clumsy law favoring local bidders already has trampled on too many contractors.
Tagged with: bid blog contractors Hot Topics local preference Milwaukee thompson
Read More »Time to shut up and drive
By Tom Fetters
copy editor
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray La Hood is taking aim, and many of us are in the cross hairs.
Tagged with: blog driving Fetters Hot Topics
Read More »The way the wind blows
By Paul Snyder
staff writer
It’s hard to think of anybody being surprised by We Energies' approval Monday to build the Glacier Hills Wind Park in Columbia County.
Tagged with: blog Doyle energy Glacier Hills Wind Park Hot Topics renewable energy Snyder Task Force on Global Warming turbines wind farm
Read More »Stimulus not doing much construction stimulating
By Joe Yovino
web editor
Ten months may seem like a century for the beleaguered construction industry as it waits for a jump-start from the U.S government. But it might take another 10 months or longer for the rebound in construction to take effect if you put stock in an Associated Press report released Monday.
Tagged with: blog Construction Hot Topics Obama stimulus Yovino
Read More »Showdown set for construction heavyweights
By Sean Ryan
staff writer
The Interstate-94 contract out for bids could turn into a high-stakes rematch between the builders that duked it out for work on the Marquette Interchange.
Tagged with: bidding blog Edward Kraemer & Sons Hot Topics Lunda Construction Ryan Walsh Construction Zenith Tech
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