Pauline Smith VanVolkinburg (1925-2016) Warren High School Class of 1943

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1943 Dragon yearbook

Pauline's high-school activities:
Carnival (3); Dramatic Club (2, 3, 4); Girls' Club (2, 3, 4); Latin Club (2, 3, 4).

1967 Warren City Directory

• [county section] VanVolkinburg Paula 17 Woodcrest dr

1983 Warren City Directory

• VanVolkinburg E & Pauline A; retd h17 Woodcrest Dr

Sidebar:  I know for a fact that Mr. Vanvolkinburg was living at 17 Woodcrest Dr since his son Mark was one of my best friends in high school.

'Pauline' was a relatively popular name during the 1st third of the 20th century, peaking at #32 in 1915, the year after the weekly movie serial, The Perils of Pauline (20 episodes), was produced.

Source:  Social Security Administration

Other members of the class of '43:
Joyce Anderson Clark.  (8/24/2016)
Robert Johnson.  (3/31/2016)
Goldie Gelotte Hecei. (12/21/2015)
John Swick.  (11/29/2015)
William Weidert.  (10/16/2015)
Maxine Retterer Young.  (8/15/2015)

Donald Conaway, Jr.  (8/13/2015)
Anne Smith Rossey.  (5/8/2015)
Doris Stevenson Barirde.  (3/31/2015)
Mildred Kahle Glotz.  (9/13/2014)

Robert Dietsch.  (9/8/2014)

Anna Mae Olson Howe.  (9/2/2014)

Lois Bogart Niederer.  (5/3/2014)

Verna Mack Swanson.  (12/22/2013)

Cocks not glocks on the University of Texas-Austin campus

UT students use sex toys to protest campus carry law.  (Austin Statesman, 8/24/2016)

The protest, dubbed “Cocks Not Glocks,” coincided with the first day of classes. Participants strapped the sex toys to their backpacks or handed them out on campus, holding a midday rally to protest the campus carry law that allows concealed-handgun permit holders to take their weapons to most parts of campus. 

Event organizers said they hope students will continue to carry the dildos until the law is repealed.

As you would expect, the National Review is not amused.  

Tellingly, staff writer David French has to s---t---r---e---t---c---h all the way back to January 16, 2002, to find an example to support his argument.

Adapt 2030 gets caught with its climate denier pants down

Adapt 2030 fantasy.  (Posted on 10/6/2015)



2016 reality.



As this Wall Street Journal video reports:

Last summer, about 20 ships passed through the strait, compared with 13 ships in 2013 and only four in 2006.  

In Warmer Climate, A Luxury Cruise Sets Sail Through Northwest Passage.  (Wisconsin Public Radio, 8/27/2016)

It has 13 decks, eight restaurants, a casino and a spa. Staterooms start at about $20,000 and run as high as $120,000. And it's about to journey through the Northwest Passage. The Crystal Serenity is the largest cruise ship to navigate from Alaska to New York City, by way of the Arctic Ocean. And as climate change opens up the top of the world, it may be just the first taste of what's to come.

Related reading:
As a luxury cruise ship comes to town, Nome confronts its future.  (Alaska Daily News, 8/23/2016)

Warming temperatures in the Arctic brought about by climate change have transformed the region's once impenetrable ice pack into seasonal open waters that — while still dangerous — are increasingly seen as navigable. Beneville, his blue eyes wide and expressive, speaks with proselytistic fervor of the growth of Arctic shipping and its economic possibilities for Nome, the region and the state. 

This visit, as Mayor Richard Beneville put it, is "a game-changer."

First stop Ulukhaktok: Crystal Serenity cruise ship sails into N.W.T.  (CBC News, 8/27/2016)

The weekend the community of Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., has been waiting for has arrived. The Crystal Serenity cruise ship sailed into the hamlet of 400 people on Friday afternoon, bringing with it about 1,000 passengers and 600 crew. It's the largest cruise ship ever to sail through the Northwest Passage, having left Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 16 on its way to New York.

Ulukhaktok was known as Holmen until 4/1/2006.

Crystal Cruises on Facebook

Book passage on the 2017 cruise here.

Mark Bevevino (1933-2016) Warren High School Class of 1951

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1951 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

• Bevevino Joseph A (Jane L; Bevevino Electric) h812 Carbon pl
• Bevevino Mark R (Charlotte G) h312 Laurel

1983 Warren City Directory

• Bevevino Mrs Jane L retd h55 Highland Dr Apt C3
• [county section] Bevevino Charlotte r4 E Woodcrest Dr Clarendon
• [county section] Bevevino Mark r4 E Woodcrest Dr Clarendon
• [county sectionn] Bevevino Randal r4 E Woodcrest Dr Clarendon
• [county section] Bevevino Rebecca r4 E Woodcrest Dr. Clarendon 
• Bevevino Ross A cnc opr G & R Mach

Mark's best years occurred during the 1950s and 60s when he spent 16 years (1955-1970) in the top 10 -- six of them at #6 (1959-64).

Source:  Social Security Administration

Other members of the WHS class of 1951:
Diedra Peterson Andersen.  (6/8/2016)

Marilyn Lyke Bonace.  (6/6/2016)
John Tingwell.  (6/5/2016)
Donald Quiggle.  (12/19/2015)
Genevieve Larson McKown.  (12/16/2015)
Franklin Reiff.  (7/14/2015)

Mary Ann Font Schafer.  (6/29/2015)

Scott Walker: Say it with me, Wisconsin is working!

December 3, 2015

Wisconsin State Journal op ed

April 7, 2016

Office of the Governor weekly radio address

August 25, 2016

Office of the Governor weekly radio address

Variation on a theme

January 19, 2016

Republican Party of Wisconsin

January 25, 2016

Office of the Governor press release

With these polls numbers....

Source:  Marquette Law School poll

...Walker must think we're suckers for some Four Seasons sentiments.




Related reading:
Say It Again: Messages Are More Effective When Repeated.  (The Financial Brand, 9/23/2014)
Repetition as an advertising technique.  (Houston Chronicle)

Ann Coulter makes it all better: Donald Trump simply did a "standard retard" imitation

Like Trump, Coulter exists simply to attract attention to herself.

How low can they go?  

There is no bottom.



Ann Coulter: Donald Trump Wasn't Mocking Reporter's Disability; He Was Imitating a 'Standard Retard'.  (The Slot, 8/25/2016)

Dear John Nygren, It's mostly GOP people that need to be educated

GOP anti-tax chickens come home to roost.

In an August 4-7 Marquette University Law School poll (see page 317), 55% of respondents who identify as Republican chose to cut transportation funding, more than twice the number of Independents and 3 times the number of Democrats. 

Quoted in Lawmaker Looks To Public To Solve Transportation Budget Gridlock.  (Wisconsin Public Radio, 8/24/2016)

The Palmolive Building, Chicago

A 1980 view from the observation deck of the John Hancock building, back when its neighbor to the north was occupied by Playboy.

Photo by Retiring Guy

Luxury living of which Hef himself would approve.



A very much abridged Palmolive/Playboy/Palmolive building timeline:

• 1929.  37-story, Art Deco building completed and become the home of the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Corporation.  ('Peet' was dropped in 1953.)
• 1965.  Becomes home of the editorial and business offices of Playboy.  (Until 1989, when its operations were moved to Lake Shore Drive.)
• 2000.  Designated a Chicago landmark.
• 2001.  Renamed the Palmolive Building.
• 2003.  Added to National Register of Historic Places

More information and a more detailed timeline is found at Chicago Architecture Info.

Related article:
Willis Tower, Sears Tower and the name game over time and titles.  (Chicago Tribune, 3/6/2015)

Make that White Wisconsin Women for Trump

Related reading:
Wisconsin Women for Trump group announced.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/24/2016)
Donald Trump unveils Wisconsin women coalition lacking big names.  (Madison.com, 8/25/2016)

Missing in action:

• Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
• State Senator Sheila Harsdorf
• State Senator Leah Vukmir
• Nancy Mistele, Director, Office of Business Development

Joyce Anderson Clark (1925-2016) Warren High School Class of 1943

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1943 Dragon yearbook

Joyce's high-school activities:

Latin Club (2, 3, 4)

1967 Warren City Directory

•  [county section] Anderson Siegfried 109 Miller Hill rd
• Bell Joyce A clk NP (New Process) h316 Pennsylvania av E apt 4

1983 Warren City Directory [no entries]

The popularity of Joyce is graphed here, so let's take a look at Sherry.   

Source:  Social Security Administration

Other members of the class of '43:
Robert Johnson.  (3/31/2016)
Goldie Gelotte Hecei. (12/21/2015)
John Swick.  (11/29/2015)
William Weidert.  (10/16/2015)
Maxine Retterer Young.  (8/15/2015)

Donald Conaway, Jr.  (8/13/2015)
Anne Smith Rossey.  (5/8/2015)
Doris Stevenson Barirde.  (3/31/2015)
Mildred Kahle Glotz.  (9/13/2014)

Robert Dietsch.  (9/8/2014)

Anna Mae Olson Howe.  (9/2/2014)

Lois Bogart Niederer.  (5/3/2014)

Verna Mack Swanson.  (12/22/2013)

Dear Donald Trump, Here's what voter ID rigged elections look like

Reported in Donald Trump, a ‘Rigged’ Election and the Politics of Race.  (The New York Times, 8/21/2016)

Related voter ID posts:
Despite recent appeals panel ruling, Brad Schimel continues to waste taxpayer money.  (8/24/2016)
Robin Vos, Jim Steineke defend GOP right to suppress the vote.  (7/30/2016)
Voter ID Hokey Pokey.  (5/20/2016)
Giddy over voter ID, Leah Vukmir (R-Brookfield) is also a big fan of redistricting.  (5/17/2016)
The fact is, Scott Walker, Wisconsin spent a lot of time and money on a solution in search of a problem.  (4/28/2016) 
Ted Perry, GOP hypocrisy, voter ID, and anger.  (4/8/2016)
Voter ID controversy: Glenn Grothman just makes it worse.  (4/6/2016)
The hyper-hypocritical Scott Walker: Hunters are ethical, voters are not.   (3/10/2016)
It's not an oversight; just part of the Republican plan to disenfranchise voters.  (2/1/2016)
Republican candidates for President want voting to be a privilege, not a right.  (8/6/2015)
Apparently, it's OK to plagiarize a Voter ID law.  (10/17/2014)
The Republicans' voter ID, "common sense" echo chamber.  (10/13/2014)
GOP reaches out to Blacks and Hispanics while making it harder for them to vote.  (10/3/2014)
What are the odds? Joint Finance provides funding for Voter ID campaign.  (10/1/2014)
In the news: Wisconsin Voter ID law and absentee ballots.  (9/18/2014)
Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders cry like a baby.  (9/17/2014)
Reality sandwiched between two slices of Leah Vukmir white bread.  (9/15/2014)
Scott Walker on Voter ID: It's going just according to plan.  (8/2/2014)
Meet Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack, who authored majority opinions in voter ID cases.  (8/1/2014)
So as a result, you want your government to make it harder for you to vote? (5/22/2014)
The cat's got Fitzgerald's tongue.  (5/14/2014)
I can see how these pie graphs from a 2005 report might have informed the discussion for voter ID proponents.  (5/11/2014)
When it comes to diversity, all they want to do is talk.  (5/4/2014)
We're still awaiting a statement from Governor Walker.  (4/29/2014)
Voter suppression: Rep. Tom Larson uses the City of Milwaukee as the bogeyman.  (3/31/2014)
Sen. Mary Lazich shows her true colors.  (3/18/2014)
And the hypocrisy just keeps on coming: Republicans can't even give lip service to their "principles".  (2/14/2014)

Related reading:
New G.O.P. Bid to Limit Voting in Swing States. (The New York Times, 3/29/2014)
ALEC Exposed:  Democracy, Voter Rights, and Federal Power.  (Center for Media and Democracy, 9/28/2012)
Right-Wing Operatives Take Up ALEC's Voter Suppression Agenda.  (Center for Media and Democracy's PR Watch, 4/19/2012)
Voter Suppression 101.  (Center for American Progress. 4/4/2012)

15-mile radius gets you deep into the 'WOW" collar

WOW = Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties.

Red arc is approximate

Police sue over new residency rule.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/23/2016)

For decades, all city employees, with few exceptions, had to live within Milwaukee boundaries. In 2013, the state Legislature passed a law that undid all such strict residency requirements but did allow for cities to require certain employees, including police and firefighters, to live within 15 miles of city limits. Milwaukee did not adopt a new rule but instead continued to enforce its longtime rule of residency within city boundaries.

 Source:  U.S. Census QuickFacts (2010)

Governing

It's mission accomplished for the Bash Brothers of Wisconsin

Photos credit:  State of Wisconsin

From a Bruce Murphy commentary, Wisconsin’s Growing Teacher Shortage.  (Urban Milwaukee, 8/20/2015)

In Indiana, where the number of people obtaining a teaching license fell by more than 50 percent since 2010, critics of the state’s policies have blamed the growth of private school vouchers and widespread bashing of public school teachers by Hoosier elected officials. Indiana also passed a law reducing collective bargaining rights. Two legislators there have asked for a study of why the teacher shortage of teachers has arisen.  [emphasis added]

Related reading:
DPI expanding teacher license options to address staffing shortages.  (Madison.com, 8/24/2016)

Related post:
America Eats Its Young: What happens during a steady beat of teacher-bashing.  (8/10/2015)

Despite recent appeals panel ruling, Brad Schimel continues to waste taxpayer money

Reported in Schimel drops early vote fight.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/23/2016)

Related voter ID posts:
Robin Vos, Jim Steineke defend GOP right to suppress the vote.  (7/30/2016)
Voter ID Hokey Pokey.  (5/20/2016)
Giddy over voter ID, Leah Vukmir (R-Brookfield) is also a big fan of redistricting.  (5/17/2016)
The fact is, Scott Walker, Wisconsin spent a lot of time and money on a solution in search of a problem.  (4/28/2016) 
Ted Perry, GOP hypocrisy, voter ID, and anger.  (4/8/2016)
Voter ID controversy: Glenn Grothman just makes it worse.  (4/6/2016)
The hyper-hypocritical Scott Walker: Hunters are ethical, voters are not.   (3/10/2016)
It's not an oversight; just part of the Republican plan to disenfranchise voters.  (2/1/2016)
Republican candidates for President want voting to be a privilege, not a right.  (8/6/2015)
Apparently, it's OK to plagiarize a Voter ID law.  (10/17/2014)
The Republicans' voter ID, "common sense" echo chamber.  (10/13/2014)
GOP reaches out to Blacks and Hispanics while making it harder for them to vote.  (10/3/2014)
What are the odds? Joint Finance provides funding for Voter ID campaign.  (10/1/2014)
In the news: Wisconsin Voter ID law and absentee ballots.  (9/18/2014)
Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders cry like a baby.  (9/17/2014)
Reality sandwiched between two slices of Leah Vukmir white bread.  (9/15/2014)
Scott Walker on Voter ID: It's going just according to plan.  (8/2/2014)
Meet Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack, who authored majority opinions in voter ID cases.  (8/1/2014)
So as a result, you want your government to make it harder for you to vote? (5/22/2014)
The cat's got Fitzgerald's tongue.  (5/14/2014)
I can see how these pie graphs from a 2005 report might have informed the discussion for voter ID proponents.  (5/11/2014)
When it comes to diversity, all they want to do is talk.  (5/4/2014)
We're still awaiting a statement from Governor Walker.  (4/29/2014)
Voter suppression: Rep. Tom Larson uses the City of Milwaukee as the bogeyman.  (3/31/2014)
Sen. Mary Lazich shows her true colors.  (3/18/2014)
And the hypocrisy just keeps on coming: Republicans can't even give lip service to their "principles".  (2/14/2014)

Related reading:
New G.O.P. Bid to Limit Voting in Swing States. (The New York Times, 3/29/2014)
ALEC Exposed:  Democracy, Voter Rights, and Federal Power.  (Center for Media and Democracy, 9/28/2012)
Right-Wing Operatives Take Up ALEC's Voter Suppression Agenda.  (Center for Media and Democracy's PR Watch, 4/19/2012)
Voter Suppression 101.  (Center for American Progress. 4/4/2012)

The Ron Johnson college course catalog

Critics howl in response to Ron Johnson’s call to replace college instructors with videos.  (Capital Times, 8/23/2016)

Wherein he is quoted as saying.....

Ken Burns weighs in.

Other NoRoJo2016 posts:
Chapter 1.  (1/2/2013)
Chapter 2.  (1/10/2013)
Chapter 3.  (2/12/2013)
Chapter 4.  (2/13/2013)
Chapter 5   (3/11/2013)
Chapter 6.  (3/25/2013)
Chapter 7.  (4/8/2013)
Chapter 8.  (4/9/2013)
Chapter 9.  (4/12/2013)
Chapter 10. (4/14/2013)
Chapter 11.  (5/2/2013)  
Chapter 12.  (8/15/2013)
Chapter 13: One-trick pony?  (10/17/2013)
Chapter 14.  (10/24/2013)
Chapter 15.  (2/19/2014)
Chapter 16.  (3/15/2014)
Ron Johnson for President? Well, he might as well give it a go since he's not going to be re-elected U.S. Senator.  (5/14/2014)
Ron Johnson:  The sunshine of their love.  (6/18/2014) 
Chapter 19.  If only:  The early arrival of NoRoJo16.  (7/21/2014) 
Chapter 20:  As if we need more evidence.  (8/3/2014) 
Chapter 21.  Time to "ween off" RoJo.  (8/8/2014) 
Chapter 22.  The empty head addresses Cuba.  (12/22/2014)
Chapter 23.  We Really Don't Need Another 6 Years of Deep-Red Embarrassment.  (1/9/2015) 
Chapter 24.  Retiring Guy's illustrated dictionary:  'meaningless'.  (4/19/2015) 
Chapter 25.  Ron Johnson talks out of both sides of his mouth regarding 'career politicians'.  (5/17/2015)
Chapter 26.  The company he keeps.  (12/15/2015)
Chapter 27.  Dear Ron Johnson, Some of your best buds in the U.S. Senate are career politicians.  (2/4/2016)
Chapter 28.  Ron Johnson misreads the Constitution and misinterprets originalism.  (2/15/2016)
Chapter 29:  Dear Ron Johnson, How do you possibly expect to get reelected with these numbers?  (2/25/2016)
Chapter 30.  Two guys with low favorable ratings visit La Crosse.  (2/29/2016)
Chapter 31.  Ron Johnson:  Not our senator.  (3/15/2016)
Chapter 32.  Dear Ron Johnson, Let me speak frankly; you don't have a prayer! (3/17/2016)
Chapter 33.  Ron Johnson mouthpiece speaks up for silent boss.  (6/7/2016)
Chapter 34.  Dubya:  I'm with Rojo!  (6/18/2016)
Chapter 35.  Dear Ron Johnson, Most of us started at the bottom. It's no big deal.  (6/22/2016)
Chapter 36.  Ron Johnson, former dishwasher, is wrong again.  (6/28/2016)`
Chapter 37.  Even30/2016) the Senate Leadership Fund sez NoRoJo2016.  (6/30/2016)
Chapter 38. In Ron Johnson's world, freedom and limited government trump health insurance for cancer.  (7/2/2016)
Chapter 39.  Ron Johnson tramples on disability rights, concept of 'justice for all'.  (7/3/2016)

Janet Porter speaks to sharply declining percentage of Americans

And blinded-by-the-light folks like Janet probably deserves a lot of credit for this slide.

Janet Porter: God Will Hold You Accountable For Not Voting For Trump. (RightWingWatch, 8/22/2016)



Related reading:
America’s Changing Religious Landscape.  Christians Decline Sharply as Share of Population; Unaffiliated and Other Faiths Continue to Grow.  (Pew Research, 5/12/2016)

Donald Trump: Stuck in the middle of 1952

Quoted in Trump Off Camera: The Man Behind The 'In-Your-Face Provocateur.  (NPR, 8/23/2016 )

Other emo posts:
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 6 year old promotes gun nonsense.  (8/9/2016)
Dear Donald Trump, I was wrong; you don't have the emotional development of a 12 year old. My apologies. (6/23/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old cruising on inheritance.  (6/20/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old tweets more nonsense.  (5/14/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old resorts to name-calling when zinged.  (5/11/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old has a very important, major engagement.  (3/16/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old still makes case for his beautiful, powerful, large penis.  (3/6/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old brags he's the only one who can beat Clinton.  (3/3/2016)
Presidential candidate with the emotional development of a 12 year old disavows.  (3/1/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old wings it.  (2/29/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old weighs in on Rubio and last night's debate.  (2/26/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old tells us how he really feels.  (2/23/2016)
Yes, Donny, get angry, cuz we want a brave man, a cave man.  (2/22/2016)
Thin-skinned Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old fires volley at Pope.  (2/18/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old should go ahead and put it in the want ads.  (1/29/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old plans to skip debate.  (1/27/2016)
Presidential candidate with emotional development of 12 year old reacts to SOTU.  (1/13/2016)

Memorial Day weekend 1980: Spread Eagle Chain o' Lakes

Photo by Retiring Guy

The red arrow marks the approximate location.

1312 Spruce Street, Oshkosh Wisconsin: We'll keep the light on for you

Photo by Retiring Guy (1980)

I rented the first floor of this house, located in a quiet neighborhood on the north side of Oshkosh -- even with its proximity to the UW-O campus -- from September 1978 until February 1984.  My three landladies -- Josephine, Stella, and Celia Gogolewski; the Gogos, as I inevitably referred to them -- grew up in this house and lived just a few blocks away.  The sisters owned the Lullaby Shop*, an children's and infants' clothing store in the 400 block of Main Street in downtown Oshkosh.  It's where I dropped off my monthly rent check and chatted with them for awhile.

'Jo' sometimes had a gruff, bossy demeanor -- perhaps since she was the oldest of 4 children.  She was born in 1907 and died in 1987.  Stella (1919-2000), the youngest child, always exhibited a more even if just short of sweet temperament, and Celia (1914-1986) was the quiet one, always in the background.  (Oshkosh Public Library/Oshkosh Vital Records Index)

Not to be confused with the Lullabye Shop.

At the corner of Longhill Street and Cherryvale Avenue in Springfield Mass

September 1980

Photo by Retiring Guy

December 2015 (Google street view)

Red arrow:  Location of best example of Spanish Colonial in Springfield

Orange arrow:  Location of apartment building where I lived from Apr. 1976 to Aug. 1978

Donuts

Photo by Retiring Guy (1980)

Taken while driving U.S. 6 in Pennsylvania in 1980

Related posts:

Pennsylvania's U.S. 6:  A recommended bucket-list drive.  (8/11/2016)
Gone, but not forgotten: The s-bridge between Warren and Irvine, PA.  (8/6/2015)

Jack Kerouac on U.S. highway 6.  (7/24/2012)

Joan Nichols Gern (1928-2016) Warren High School Class of 1946

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1946 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

• Gern Marshall L (Joan L) insp Pleasant Twp h147 Crestview blvd
• [county section] Nichols Forrrest H 342 River Rd
• [county section] Nichols Harriet M 342 River Rd

1983 Warrren City Directory

• Gern Marshall L & Joan L; mgr Pleasant Twp h147 Crestview Blvd

The popularity of 'Joan' as a baby name is graphed here, which gives us an opportunity to look at 'Marshall'.

Source:  Social Security Administration

'Marshall' has been a consistent, if unspectacular, performer for the past 116 years.

Other members of the class of 1946:
Joyce Cromwell Wingard.  (7/6/2016)
John Robertson.  (2/8/2016)
Rickia "Joanna" Eckland Freeburg.  (10/29/2015)
Donald Champion.  (7/9/2015)
Paul McGarry.  (2/3/2015)
Caroline Tradico.  (1/25/2015)
Florence Miller Pring.  (10/3/2014)
Joan Dickerson Nosel.  (9/14/2014)
Raymond Berdine.  (8/1/2014)
Theresa Crull Gleason.  (7/22/2014)

UPDATE. Lena Taylor easily withstands Mandela Barnes challenge in 4th Wisconsin Senate District

Source:  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Related articles:
Bice:  Winners, losers from primary.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/11/2016)

Chris Larson — loser: The Milwaukee senator had been the king of the Democratic primary, putting up candidates who could knock off vulnerable candidates who were deemed not sufficiently progressive. But this time, Larson backed at least three candidates — Barnes, Marisabel Cabrera and Darrol Gibson — who all came up short. What's more, Larson's political nemesis, Lena Taylor, will be around for another four years, making for more interesting exchanges between the pair. 

Taylor easily defeats Bartnes in primary.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/9/2016)

Barnes announced in March that he would vacate his Assembly seat to challenge Taylor. In doing so, Barnes sought to present himself as a more outspoken and progressive advocate than Taylor, homing in on the two issues where they diverge: gun control and education. Barnes has vocally criticized voucher schools and advocated for the community schools model, and called for greater gun control.

“Tell the whole truth:” Fliers cause controversy between Lena Taylor, Mandela Barnes on eve of primary election.   (Fox6now, 8/8/2016)

"I understand desperation. I understand, but when you want to lead, you should not be lying to the people," Taylor said. 

There were two offending lines on the flier that Barnes sent out. The first reads: "Lena voted with Scott Walker to put more guns on Milwaukee Streets."

Original 7/4/2016 post, "Who's running for state office in Wisconsin 2016 (The primary edition:  4th Senate District)", starts here.

2-term Assembly Representative Mandela Barnes (D-Milwaukee) is challenging 3-term State Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee). 

The winner will run unopposed in the November 8th general election.

Campaign/legislative websites

• Lena Taylor
• Mandela Barnes

4th Senate District

Related articles:
Lena Taylor, Mandela Barnes face off in closely watched race.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7/3/2016)

Taylor was elected to the 4th Senate District in 2004 and has never before faced a primary challenge. During much of her tenure, Taylor has served on the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, giving her a chance to help secure funding for her district. 

Barnes was elected to the Assembly in 2012 and was the chairman of the Legislature's black and Latino caucus. In his first two races, he ran on a platform centered on reforming public education. This race puts Barnes in an up-or-out position — elected officials in Wisconsin cannot run for two state offices simultaneously.

  
Rep. Mandela Barnes to challenge Lena Taylor for Senate seat.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/11/2016)

Related posts:

Who's running for state office in Wisconsin 2016 (The unopposed edition).  (6/12/2016)

32nd Senate District.  (7/6/2016)

UPDATE: 6 years later, Andre Jacque comfortably ensconced in Wisconsin State Assembly.  (7/11/2016)
Three State Assembly representatives from Milwaukee running for re-election unopposed in 2016.  (7/12/2016)
State Assembly races: 3 suburban Milwaukee Republicans running unopposed.  (7/19/2016)
Wisconsin State Assembly incumbents Mursau, Ballweg, Schraa running unopposed this fall.  (7/25/2016)
Rock County Wisconsin Assembly incumbents Kolste, Spreitzer running unopposed in fall election.  (7/26/2016)
UPDATE: Nonresident Ron Tusler wins Wisconsin State Assembly 3rd District GOP primary.  (8/10/2016)
UPDATE: Zamarripa beats Manriquez for 4th time in Wisconsin State Assembly 8th District Dem primary.  (8/10/2016)
UPDATE: Incumbent Zepnick survives challenge in Wisconsin State Assembly 9th District Dem primary.  (8/10/2016)
UPDATE: Self-proclaimed "I'm not perfect" candidate wins Wisconsin State Assembly 11th District Dem primary.  (8/10/2016)
UPDATE: With 16th District primary win, Leon Young will serve 13th term in Wisconsin State Assembly.  (8/10/2016)
UPDATE: David Crowley wins open-seat 17th District Wisconsin State Assembly Dem primary.  (8/10/2016)
UPDATE: Sinicki easily survives challenge in Wisconsin State Assembly 20th District Dem primary.  (8/10/2016)
UPDATE: Wisconsin State Assembly 21st Assembly District Dem primary winner to face Jessie Rodriguez in November.  (8/10/2016)
UPDATE: Rebecca Clarke easily wins Democratic primary in 26th Wisconsin State Assembly district.  (8/11/2016)
UPDATE: 1 blowout, 1 close race in Wisconsin State Assembly 29th District partisan primaries.  (8/11/2016)
UPDATE: Shannon Zimmerman wins Wisconsin Assembly District 30 GOP primary, promises to move there.  (8/11/2016)
UPDATE: College student wins Wisconsin Assembly 31st District Democratic primary.  (8/11/2016)
UPDATE: Bernie backer gets shellacked in Wisconsin Northwoods Assembly Democratic primary.  (8/11/2016)
UPDATE: Renea Frederick wins Wisconsin Assembly 35th District Democratic primary.  (8/12/2016)
UPDATE: Candidate who dropped out of Wisconsin Assembly 38th District Dem primary still receives 30% of vote.  (8/12/2016)
UPDATE: Don Vruwink wins Wisconsin Assembly 43th District Democratic primary election.  (8/12/2016)
UPDATE. Jimmy Anderson wins 3-way primary in 47th Wisconsin Assembly District.  (8/13/2016)
UPDATE: Art Shrader easily wins 50th Wisconsin Assembly District Democratic primary.  (8/13/2016)
UPDATE. It's Dennis Hunt vs. Rob Summerfield in Wisconsin's 67th Assembly District fall general election.  (8/14/2016)
UPDATE.  David Gorski beats Russ Brown in Wisconsin's 72nd Assembly District Democratic primary.  (8/14/2016)
UPDATE. Feel the Bern: Wischmeier gets singed in challenge to Hillary supporter and 78AD incumbent Lisa Subeck.  (8/15/2016)

UPDATE. Sondy Pope easily dispatches faux Democrat in 80th Wisconsin Assembly District primary.  (8/17/2016)
UPDATE. With no Dem in fall election, Chuck Wichgers wins 83rd Wisconsin Assembly seat in GOP primary.  (8/17/2016)
UPDATE. John Spiros-Nancy Stencil rematch in 86th Wisconsin Assembly District.  (8/19/2016)
UPDATE. Mondovi mayor wins 92nd Wisconsin Assembly District primary in low-turnout election.  (8/19/2016)
UPDATE. Lena Taylor easily withstands Mandela Barnes challenge in 4th Wisconsin Senate District.  (8/21/2016)