Retiring Guy's Digest: 2020-07-12

Saturday, July 18, 2020

The clock is still ticking

Vox, 1/15/2017

Business Insider, 7/18/2020

Not good enough
McEnany tweets about John Lewis's death: His legacy 'will never be forgotten'. (The Hill, 7/18/2020)

Crumbling pillars of Texas state government

6ABC Action News

U.S. News and World Report, 5/22/2020

Texas Tribune, 7/1/2020

Friday, July 17, 2020

Cynthia Ponsoll Agnew (1942-2020) Warren High School class of 1960

Source: Warren Times Observer

1960 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

Agnew Jon F (Cynthia M) agent Prudential Insurance h203 Frank Street

1983 Warren City Directory

Agnew Jon & Cynthia Ml agent Prudential Insurance h18 Bauer Street

The popularity of Cynthia as a baby name is graphed here. Let's take a look at hubby Jan.

Source: Social Security Administration

Jan debuted in 1931 and landed in the top 300 a decade later. He spent 16 years (1940-55) in this range, peaking at #247 in 1944.

Other class of 1960 obituaries
2020
Jean Bonnel Camp (1/24/2020)

2019
Michael Madigan. (10/15/2019)
Richard White. (9/13/2019)
Rose Marie Conklin Brown. (2/18/2019)
Wrayburn Haynes Jr. (2/13/2019)

2018

Jerald Armstong. (12/15/2018),
Ellen Kenny Lindell. (11/18/2018)
Thomas Nasman. (10/19/2018)
John Hedman. (10/9/2018)
John Barr. (6/14/2018)
Arthur Saxton. (2/9/2018)

2017
Louis Musante. (1/9/2018)
George W. Yaegle, Jr. (12/1/2017)
Diana Lee Hagerman Smith. (6/5/2017)
Edward Grosch. (6/3/2017)
Rita Fitzgerald Lindgren. (5/25/2017)
Judy Charles Lobdell. (5/2/2017)
James Johnson. (3/6/2017)
William Ritchie. (2/21/2017)

2016
Janice Carlson. (5/9/2016)
William Irwin.  (3/18/2016)

2015
Patricia O'Neill.  (12/27/2015)
David Hollingshead.  (11/18/2015)
Marlene LeTrent Peterson. (7/15/2015)
John Marymount. (3/24/2015)
Kraig Werlin. (2/1/2015)

2014
Mary Kays Frederick. (12/9/2014)

Nancy Goodwill Bonavita. (3/9/2014)
Mary Madeleine Graham Helmbrecht Haslett. (1/6/2014)

Hollywood releases gibberish when asked about Facebook ad boycott

Reported in Hollywood Stays Away From Facebook Ad Boycott. (The New York Times, 7/15/2020)

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Sharon Long Sanden (1942-2020) Warren Area High School class of 1961

Source: Warren Times Observer

1961 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

Long Henry J (Helen E) retired h29 West Third Avenue

1983 Warren City Directory

Sanden Herbert W & Sharon A; sealer of weights and measures Warren County h29 West Third Avenue
Sanden Sharon (Styles Unlimited) Youngsville Pa

The popularity of Sharon as a baby name is graphed here. Let's take a look at grandson Trevor.

Source: Social Security Administration

After a halting, unimpressive start, Trevor rocketed into the top 300 and later spent 18 years (1986-2003) in the top 100, peaking at #58 in 1994. He's turning out to be something of a late 20th-century flash in the pan.

Other members of the class of '61:
2020
Richard Stahlman. (6/17/2020)
Ruth Ann Shick Lobdell. (1/9/2020)

2019
Susan Lyle Minor. (9/7/2019)
Judith Hornstrom Casey. (7/15/2019)

2018
Donna Rickerson. (12/17/2018)
Clifford Corey. (7/13/2018)
Patricia Finley Nuhfer. (2/26/2018)

2017
Theodore Donaldson. (1/1/2018)
Larry Gardner. (10/27/2017)
Karen Jewell Ahlgren. (4/9/2017)
Robert Berlin. (3/22/2017)

2016
James Zaner. (6/3/2016)
David Thomson. (4/20/2016)

2015
William Anderson. (3/10/2015)
Barbara Gorton O'Bier. (1/3/2015)

2014
Charles Grinnen III. ((7/15/2014)
Ronald Hultman. (6/24/2014)
Patricia Martin. (2/17/2014)

Wisconsin 2020 elections: Who's running in the 15th Assembly District

Joe Sanfelippo (R-New Berlin) was elected to a 4th term in the Assembly in November 2018. His winning margin of 12 percentage points is his smallest. Joe needs to be retired.

Source: Ballotpedia

Reported in Jessica Katzenmeyer Announces Her Candidacy for Wisconsin Assembly District 15. (Urban Milwaukee, 6/14/2020)

Sources include Wisconsin Elections Commission

The Art of the Wisconsin Gerrymander

(Waukesha County incursion into Milwaukee County)

Source: Ballotpedia

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Teardown at Middleton and South in Middleton WI UPDATE: April construction site visit

Photo by Retiring Guy

4/9/2020 update starts here

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10/23/2019 update starts here.

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10/6/2019 update starts here

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8/2/2019 update starts here.

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7/11/2019 update starts here.

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6/22/2019 update starts here.

Photo and video by Retiring Guy

5/31/2019 update, " Foundation, framing, insulation wrap", starts here.

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Original 5/16/2019 post starts here.

What used to be here.

Source: Google Street View (screenshot)

Photos by Retiring Guy (5/15)

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Related posts:
Teardown at 7022 North Avenue, Middleton. (6/22/2019)
Teardown on Park Street. 10/18/2018)

Teardown at 7022 North Avenue in Middleton WI UPDATE: July visit

Photo by Retiring Guy

4/11/2020 update starts here

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3/10/2020 update starts here

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1/6/2020 update starts here.

Porta-potty remains in place.

Photo by Retiring Guy

11/14/2019 update starts here.

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10/5/2019 update, "Struggling to get to the finish line", starts here.

Garage door still on back order?

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9/1/2019 update starts here.

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7/24/2019 update

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7/7/2019 update

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6/22/2019 post starts here.

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5/31/2019 update starts here.

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Related reading:
How Teardowns Are Reshaping Suburbia. (Governing, December 2015)

Old houses are being torn down and replaced in suburbs all over the country. But not everyone, especially the people being priced out of once-affordable neighborhoods, is happy seeing the past obliterated.

Original 5/22/2019 post starts here.

Photo by Retiring Guy

Google Views

It was a homely house, I'll admit.

Other Middleton teardowns:
South and Middleton. (5/16/2019)
Park Street. (10/18/2018)
Maywood Avenue. (9/16/2016)