By Marita Moon It is not often that Americans look south of the border for solutions, but Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto seems to have figured out a few things in his first year of power that has, in six years, eluded Obama.Late last month, Peña Nieto spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos,…
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Kim Simac for Vilas County Supervisor
Running to Protect Local Control On February 18th I came out the winner of a primary election with 53% of the total votes. Thank you! Now I am working to win the general election for Vilas County Supervisor on April 1st. I will be knocking on doors and meeting voters; sharing my strong commitment to…
General, Jesse Dougherty
Forward vs. Backward on Job Creation
By Jesse Dougherty The state of Wisconsin’s economy is strong, and employer confidence is growing every day. Under Governor Walker and Republican leadership, we’ve seen a stark contrast compared to the previous policies of Jim Doyle and Mary Burke. Scott Walker has improved Wisconsin’s economy dramatically from the dismal Doyle- Burke Administration. We now have…
General, Paul Driessen
America in Lockdown
“Dedicated public servants” lock up lands and resources, lock down job and economic recovery By Paul Driessen President Obama insists he is determined to create jobs in America. He recently announced the creation of “promise zones” for five communities around the nation and a “manufacturing institute” aimed at fostering more high-paying jobs in energy efficiency.…
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Hate to break it to You Superintendent, but the Legislature won’t be writing standards
Superintendent continues to misrepresent legislation creating Model Academic Standards Board Since the introduction of Senate Bi ll 619, opponents of the legislation have created new and imaginative reasons the bill would be bad for Wisconsin. The latest argument put forth by Superintendent Evers is that legislators will be writing the standards that will be created…
Robert Bryce
Why Kerry Is Flat Wrong on Climate Change
By Robert Bryce For years, greens and many on the political left have insisted that widespread adoption of renewable energy will create jobs and stimulate the economy. An example: In September 2008, then- candidate Barack Obama claimed at a speech in Golden, Colo., that his planned investments in “green” energy would create “five million new…