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May 1, 2013

		Hunger Games at Guantanamo "100 of the 166 prisoners at Guantanamo were...participating in the hunger strike....'I don't want these individuals to die' (President Barack Obama)"   Associated Press, May 1, 2013 When Irish Republican Army  (IRA) prisoners did the same thing in 1981, British Prime Min... Posted by Glazerbeam at 9:45 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Milwaukee Buzz

April 18, 2013

		Conservatives Curb County Board Yesterday  Assembly Republicans passed a bill that would diminish the authority of the Milwaukee County Board, cut its budget by two-thirds and reduce the term of supervisors from four  to two years.  The bill also provides for a referendum in April , 2014, on cutting  the sup... Posted by Glazerbeam at 12:17 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Milwaukee Buzz

March 17, 2013

		Legends of Vampires forever Changed - Local author published a real page turner! "Ravenswynd Legends Sharon Ricklin Jones grew up here in Milwaukee. As a member of Romance Writers of America, Sharon has just published Vol 1 of Ravenswynd Legends, a four volume romance vampire story like never written before. Once in a decade or two an author enlightens their readers and takes them on an astonish... Posted by secklin at 3:26 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Milwaukee Buzz

Feb. 26, 2013

		Residence Requirement Governor Scott Walker has proposed that Wisconsin bar  cities, villages and school districts from requiring employees to live in their communities.  Is that a good idea?Cities, like Milwaukee,  impose this  requirement  primarily to spur  demand for city  housin... Posted by Glazerbeam at 10:46 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Milwaukee Buzz

Feb. 21, 2013

		Serious County Reform All the recent fuss about reforming the government of Milwaukee County has been about the size and pay of the County Board.  There is no ideal size, but  a smaller board could probably  handle the workload just as well as the 18 members we have now.  Cook Cou nty, Illlinois, (... Posted by Glazerbeam at 10:40 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Milwaukee Buzz

Feb. 19, 2013

		is milwaukee a great city? People have been fighting over whether or not, Milwaukee is a great city, but I think that there a bigger and better things to fight over, like what would make Milwaukee not be a great city. Its real easy to dismiss Milwaukee as not being hip or not being like other cities, without looking at wha... Posted by bbrehmer at 8:01 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Milwaukee Buzz

Feb. 6, 2013

		The Dave Clarke .44 Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has urged  county residents to arm themselves  and take firearms training  in order to protect their homes from criminals.  Is that a good idea? Clarke, who was appointed Sheriff by  Republican  Acting Governor Scott McCal... Posted by Glazerbeam at 9:25 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Milwaukee Buzz

		$2 billion dollars a year vs no mail on saturday Apparently, the federal government has decided that the best way to save the slowly dying USPS is to cut services on Saturday. Apparently, not delivering mail is going to save billions of dollars. I find it hard to believe that this is going to fix anything. When it was brought up earlier that ... Posted by bbrehmer at 8:28 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Milwaukee Buzz

Jan. 26, 2013

		happiness is owning a gun? I find it interesting that Sheriff Clarke has said that its up to the residents to assist in their own sense of safety and protection. Correct me if Im wrong, but isnt that the job of the police department and not the average citizen? Isnt there a move across the country to get guns out of the ha... Posted by bbrehmer at 10:43 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Milwaukee Buzz

Jan. 25, 2013

		Have we learned nothing from the Simpsons Here, I like the rest of Milwaukee, had believed that this need to have a monorail, I mean, electric street car, had fallen along the way side, but apparently, we were wrong. Apparently, those in the know in this great city of ours, have never seen the monorail episode of the Simpsons. In the mon... Posted by bbrehmer at 11:46 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Milwaukee Buzz