Candidate Editorial

Thanks to the Press Gazette for giving us a forum to share our ideas, goals & ideals.

Teachers Cheating

“This is the biggest erasure problem I’ve ever seen,” said Gregory J. Cizek, a testing expert at the University of North Carolina who has studied cheating. “This doesn’t suggest that it was just kids randomly changing their answers, it suggests a pattern of unethical behavior on the part of either kids or educators.”

Clever to analyze the erased and changed answers to check for cheating.

The Election Has Started!

Early voting is open at the clerk's office. If you can't make it on April 6th, please go vote before!

District Six Debate Coverage

The questions and discussion were wide ranging but the issue the reporter chose to cover was fairly representative of how things went. My thanks to those in attendance. I'm happy to report that a majority of the district 6 voters in attendance grabbed Piton yard signs right after!

District Six Debate!

Green Bay City Council district six candidate forum on St. Patty's day at 6:30 p.m. at the Transit Building at 901 University Ave. Enter the far east door nearest the visitor parking which has the driveway nearest the the fire station. Hope to see you there!

WI - 7th Worst for Jobs

"For a dozen states in America, the 2000s have been a bust in terms of employment. They started 2010 with fewer people at work than in 2000, according to revised figures released by the US Department of Labor on Tuesday."

"In the past three years, Wisconsin has lost nearly 150,000 jobs."

Military and Mason Accident

Please take a moment in your thoughts and prayers for the folks who were injured in this accident. Hopefully everyone fully and quickly recovers.

I can't help but wonder if the victims' cars were only sitting waiting for the light to change or if there was cross traffic. I voted for modern roundabouts at this very intersection. No one can say this accident wouldn't have happened at a roundabout but it's a fact that injury accidents-- including ones like this-- are less likely.

Children's Museum News!

Word is getting out! Financing is moving forward on the Children's Museum and the rest of the Watermark project.

Local Campaign Finance Reports

Wow, this local Milwaukee politico stole $7000.00 from their own campaign account and got six months.

I have to say I think it's great that they file reports down there. Half the local candidates here file "exempt" meaning they don't ever get a contribution over $100.00 or spend over $1000.00 on their campaign.

District 6

Press Gannett's District 6 Candidate Article

A few points:

Someone mentioned at the council meeting that even the Brown County Taxpayer Alliance supports the "Zippen Pippen" project. Adding infrastructure at Bay Beach is a part of economic development. The increased attendance at Bay Beach will directly result in more economic activity in Green Bay. Plus, the city depends on the profits from Bay Beach to subsidize the annual budget over half a million dollars a year. The timing is unfortunate given the current economy but this investment will yield benefits for the city decades in to the future. No one likes a recession but people forget that labor and materials are currently less expensive. I'm unsure if this project would even be possible in a booming economy.

The Green Bay Chamber and three full time City of Green Bay employees work very hard to grow business in our area. Both organizations do so with an eye to creating good jobs. The most obvious example for the Chamber is their Advance program. The city was directly involved with bringing the VA clinic, Green Fuels, Enzymatic Therapy, Ace Marine, and others to Green Bay. I work with these folks regularly. It's simply absurd to imply that either organization is not proactive.

By the way, the City of Green Bay already has residency requirements for the vast majority of employees. I believe that if you want to work for the city you should live here too.