Retiring Guy's Digest: 2020-10-18

Saturday, October 24, 2020

GET ME REWRITE: No girls allowed at ProLife award presentation for GOP troglodyte Joe Sanfelippo

Amid COVID-19 surge, GOP lawmakers, including health chairman, attend indoor mass gathering. (Wisconsin State Journal, 10/23/2020)

Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, chairman of the Assembly committee on health, is shown photographed alongside Reps. Ken Skowronski, R-Franklin, Cody Horlacher, R-Mukwonago, and Chuck Wichgers, R-Muskego, at a Pro Life Wisconsin “Love for Life” gala with other attendees, none of whom were wearing masks in the photo.

Original 10/21/2020 post, "GET ME REWRITE: Joe Sanfelippo, member of do-nothing Wisconsin Assembly GOP caucus, wants to do even less about the virus", starts here.

Photo (and contact info): Wisconsin State Legislature

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/20/2020

WisPolitics, 10/6/2020

Talkin' to you, Joe!

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/19/2020

Related post:
GET ME REWRITE: Joe Sanfelippo takes GOP gamesmanship to a new low. (2/11/2020)

Wisconsin Covid cases mapped and graphed (10/24/2020)

Saturday, October 24. Total tests (positive and negative): 1,952,170 -- one-day increase of 17,620 (4,062 positive; 23.1%)

Total positive Covid-19 cases: 194,540

Counties with largest numerical gains = 63

15 with 100 or more new cases
9 with 50-99
18 with 20 to 49
14 with 10 to 19
7 with 5 to 9

The 63

Dane (270)
Outagamie (257)
Milwaukee (231)
Waukesha (226)
Dodge (189)
Fond du Lac, Sheboygan (173 each)
Brown (163)
Marathon (140)
Racine (134)
Manitowoc (132)
Washington, Winnebago (122 each)
Eau Claire (116)
Waupaca (112)

Jefferson (99)
Rock (87)
Chippewa (79)
Shawano (72)
Walworth (69)
St. Croix (60)
Kenosha (57)
Langlade, Portage (55 each)

Calumet (47)
Oconto (43)
Columbia (42)
La Crosse (41)
Barron, Waushara (39 each)
Oneida (37)
Wood (36)
Ozaukee (32)
Grant (31)
Lincoln (28)
Clark (26)
Sauk, Taylor (25 each)
Monroe (24)
Jackson (22)
Green, Marinette, Sawyer (21 each)

Polk (18)
Green Lake (17)
Iowa, Marquette (15 each)
Juneau (14)
Adams, Douglas, Forest, Vilas (12 each)
Kewaunee, Richland (11 each)
Dunn, Lafayette, Menomonee (10 each)

Rusk (8)
Buffalo (7)
Florence, Pepin, Pierce, Price, Washburn (6 each)

2 counties -- Burnett, Vernon -- report 0 new cases.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

New York Times

Link to other WI COVID posts:

Related posts:

Alabama. (10/19/2020)

Arizona. (10/19/2020)

Arkansas. (10/15/2020)

California. (10/18/2020)

Connecticut. (8/21/2020)

Florida. (10/19/2020)

Georgia. (10/19/2020)

Idaho. (10/18/2020)

Illinois. (10/20/2020)

Indiana. (10/17/2020)

Iowa. (10/17/2020)

Kansas. (10/15/2020)

Kentucky. (10/15/2020)

Louisiana. (10/17/2020)

Maryland. (9/30/2020)

Massachusetts. (10/20/2020)

Michigan. (10/20/2020)

Minnesota. (10/8/2020)

Mississippi. (10/19/2020)

Montana. (10/16/2020)

Nebraska. (10/1/2020)

Nevada. (10/21/2020)

New Jersey, (10/20/2020)

New York. (10/20/2020)

North Carolina. (10/18/2020)

North Dakota. (10/18/2020)

Ohio. (10/17/2020)

Pennsylvania. (10/20/2020)

South Carolina. (10/1/2020)

South Dakota. (10/8/2020)

Tennessee. (10/9/2020)

Texas (10/17/2020)

Utah. (1021/2020)

Virginia. (10/16/2020)

Washington State. (6/12/2020)

West Virginia. (10/21/2020)

Leslie Stein (1951-2020) Warren Area High School class of 1968

Source: Brighton Memorial Chapel

1968 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

Stein Raymond S (Frances C; Stain's Ladies' Shop) h214 Buchanan Street

1983 Warren City Directory

Stein Raymond S & Frances C; director Retired Seniors Volunteer Program h214 Buchanan Street

Leslie as a baby name for girls floundered around in the bottom half of the top 1000 during the first 30 years of the 1900s. Then it gained traction during the 1930s and received a crossover boost from this wildly popular Hollywood spectacle, climbing into the top 100, where it spent 41 years (1953-53, 1957-88, 1999-2004), peaking at # 56 in 1981. Leslie has been in a severe decline since 2005.

Source: Social Security Administration

Other class of '68 members:

2020

Rodney Early. (10/10/2020)

Kit Kiser. (10/7/2020)

Martin Graves. (1/28/2020)

2019
Susan Smith Johnson. (7/22/2019)
Harry Spackman. (7/2/2019)
Dennis Falber. (6/13/2019)
Karen Sidon White. (4/18/2019)

2018
Kenneth Dunham. (5/1/2018)
Matt Voigt. (2/27/2018)
Dean Backstrom. (2/26/2018)
Michael Curren. (2/23/2018)
Dennis Brown. (1/12/2018)

2017
Judy Berdine. (12/4/2017)
Rose Armogast Filiatrault. (11/2/2017)
Cathryne Stewart Solock. (5/11/2017)
Douglas Peterson. (3/7/2017)

2015
Mary Lou Slack Schumann Hotaling. (9/17/2015)
William Leonard. (2/7/2015)

2014
Douglas Coates. (12/29/2014)
Jennifer Robinault Morell. (9/6/2014)
Jacquelyn Johnston Malone. (7/31/2014)
Janet Vavala Smith. (3/25/2014)

Marathon County Wisconsin on fire with the virus since Trump rally in Mosinee

Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

From March 20 until September 17, the day of Trump's Mosinee rally, Marathon County reported a total of 952 coronavirus cases, an average of just under 5 new cases per day.

Since September 17, the county has reported an additional 2,747 cases, an increase of nearly 300%. Daily average during this period is 74 new cases per day.

USA Today

Statewide
Wisconsin COVID cases mapped and graphed.

Regionally

Langland and Lincoln counties. Double vision. (10/1/2020)
Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, and Waukesha counties. Greetings from Wisconsin's coronavirus hot corner. (8/20/2020)

Vilas and Oneida counties. Probably not a good idea to go about your usual business in Oneida and Vilas counties. (8/20/2020)

Individual counties

Brown County. GET ME REWRITE: 5 white guys don't get their way on the Green Bay Common Council. (7/22/2020)

Chippewa County. Wisconsin News: Chippewa County public health director favors mask requirement, and so should all county residents. (7/22/2020)

Clark County, Wisconsin: "A lot of people are very scared of the virus, for good reasons." (7/16/2020)

Dodge County. GOP leader Scott Fitzgerald wants Wisconsin Senate to strike down mask order as COVID-19 cases spike in his home county. (8/8/2020)

Douglas County. City of Superior City Council to residents: #WearADamnMask. (7/23/2020)

Grant County. Dear Sheriff Dreckman, Please find a job where mimicking GOP talking points is the only job qualification. (10/1/2020)

Iron County. Wisconsin coronavirus hot spot. (7/27/2020)

Jefferson County. Covidiots on parade at Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting. (7/28/2020)

Marathon County. Unfortunately, Kaite, the virus isn't done with them.. (10/17/2020)

Marinette County. Covidiots rule the day in Marinette County. (8/14/2020)

Oconto County. Covidiots rule the day in Oconto County. (8/14/2020)

Pepin County. In one week, Pepin County Wisconsin went from a 13.8 to 206.6 positive Covid test rate per 100,000 people. (7/13/2020)

Polk County. Covidiots throw hissy fit over #wearamask. (8/25/2020)

Price County. Norhtern county experiences spike after quiet spring and summer. (10/4/2020)

Racine County. GET ME REWRITE. Face masks: Response to public health crisis or political litmus test? Racine County Sheriff flips off Tony Evers. (8/2/2020)

Sauk County. Covidiots on parade at Sauk County Board of Supervisors meeting (chapter 2). (7/25/2020)

Sauk County. Baraboo Public Library reopens as coronavirus cases spike in Sauk County. (8/14/2020)

Shawano County. County Sheriff protects constitutional rights white the county is aflame with the virus. (10/4/2020)

Taylor County. Another rural Wisconsin experiences a coronavirus spike. (10/4/2020)

Waukesha County. The Sonny Boy chronicles. (8/18/2020)

Winnebago County. After twiddling their thumbs for 7 months, Winnebago County supervisors realize they have a crisis on their hands

Wood County. Dear Wood County residents, It's not a time for complacency. Best, Retiring Guy. (7/11/2020)

Keeping a virus outbreak in the Capitol under wraps? That's not all Wisconsin Republicans don't want to talk about!

Anything Covid is off the table. It just doesn't exist in their bubble world.

Sources: Merriam-Webster (definition), Journal Sentinel (headline).

Wisconsin State Journal (excerpt)

Original 10/14/2020 post, "GET ME REWRITE: Governor Evers to Scott Fitzgerald and Robin Vos: 'Do your homework!'", starts here.

Reported in

Wisconsin Examimer, 10/13/2020

Original 10/7/2020 post, "In so many words: Scott Fitzgerald admits he is unfit to lead", starts here.

Reported in GOP lawmakers stand still as virus rages in Wisconsin. (Milwaulkee Journal Sentinel, 10/6/2020)

The first step of the negotiatiing process is to prepare.

Watershed Associates

The stage that Fitzgerald has been at for the past 6 months.

The chocolate factory episode of "I Love Lucy" seen in a new light

Photo credit: CNN

HuffPost, 10/23/2020

NPR might as well be shorthand for namby-pamby

Merriam-Webster

NPR

Number of times each of the following words, or its variants, appears in the NPR article.

dissemble (0)
distort (0)
fabricate (0)
lie (0)
mislead (0)
prevaricate (0)
untruth (0)

Related reading:
One of the many lies that Trump spewed during the 10/22/2020 presidential debate. (10/23/2020)

Friday, October 23, 2020

One of the many lies that Trump spewed during the 10/22/2020 presidential debate (chapter 2)

Sources: Forbes (top), PolitiFact (middle), NBC News (bottom)

Chapter 1

Headlines: CBS News, New York Times

Morning newsletter for subscribers

Wisconsin Covid cases mapped and graphed (10/23/2020)

Friday, October 22. Total tests (positive and negative): 1,935,550 -- one-day increase of 17,804 (4,378 positive; 24.6%)

Total positive Covid-19 cases: 190,478

Counties with largest numerical gains = 65

10 with 100 or more new cases
10 with 50-99
23 with 20 to 49
14 with 10 to 19
8 with 5 to 9

The 65

Milwaukee (805)
Brown (274)
Waukesha (273)
Dane (240)
Racine (198)
Outagamie (178)
Winnebago (170)
Marathon (152)
Fond du Lac (118)
Sheboygan (101)

Dodge (94)
Wood (92)
Eau Claire (91)
Shawano (80)
Portage (77)
Calumet (68)
Rock (65)
Kenosha (60)
Sauk (51)

Oneida (47)
Marinette (46)
Dunn (43)
Chippewa, Manitowoc, Trempealeau, Waushara (39 each)
Barron, Lincoln (36 each)
Columbia (35)
Waupara (33)
Washington (32)
Vilas (30)
Clark, Langlade, Oconto (29 each)
Door (28)
St. Croix, Walworth (27 each)
Kewaunee, La Crosse (23 each)
Monroe (21)
Marquette (20)

Polk (19)
Rusk, Taylor (17 each)
Jackson, Menominee (16 each)
Ozaukee (15)
Lafayette (14)
Forest (13)
Juneau, Price (12 each)
Douglas (11)
Adams, Iowa, Pierce (10 each)

Buffalo, Vernon (9 each)
Bayfield (8)
Richland (7)
Burnett, Pepin (6 each)
Ashland, Washburn (5 each)

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

New York Times

Link to other WI COVID posts:

Related posts:

Alabama. (10/19/2020)

Arizona. (10/19/2020)

Arkansas. (10/15/2020)

California. (10/18/2020)

Connecticut. (8/21/2020)

Florida. (10/19/2020)

Georgia. (10/19/2020)

Idaho. (10/18/2020)

Illinois. (10/20/2020)

Indiana. (10/17/2020)

Iowa. (10/17/2020)

Kansas. (10/15/2020)

Kentucky. (10/15/2020)

Louisiana. (10/17/2020)

Maryland. (9/30/2020)

Massachusetts. (10/20/2020)

Michigan. (10/20/2020)

Minnesota. (10/8/2020)

Mississippi. (10/19/2020)

Montana. (10/16/2020)

Nebraska. (10/1/2020)

Nevada. (10/21/2020)

New Jersey, (10/20/2020)

New York. (10/20/2020)

North Carolina. (10/18/2020)

North Dakota. (10/18/2020)

Ohio. (10/17/2020)

Pennsylvania. (10/20/2020)

South Carolina. (10/1/2020)

South Dakota. (10/8/2020)

Tennessee. (10/9/2020)

Texas (10/17/2020)

Utah. (1021/2020)

Virginia. (10/16/2020)

Washington State. (6/12/2020)

West Virginia. (10/21/2020)

Another Wisconsin GOP legislator throws in the towel in the fight against Covid

She's tired of it all, not even trying anymore.

Headlines: WisPolitics, MJS

Covid: NYT

And the photo at left is found on page 34 of the 2019-2020 Wisconsin State Blue Book.

Eugene Vavala (1947-2020) Warren Area High School class of 1965

Source: Warren Times Observer

1965 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

Vavala Carl (Theresa R; Busy Bee Restaurant) h411 1/2 Laurel Street
Vavala Eugene helper Inter-Electric 411 1/2 Laurel Street

1983 Warren City Directory

Vavala Carl & Theresa R) Busy Bee Restaurant) h411 1/2 Laurel Street
Vavala Eugene C & Charmaine L (AM/PM Beauty Salon) h316 Beech Street

The popularity of Eugene as a baby name is graphed here. Let's take a look at Carroll.

Source: Social Security Administration

Charmaine spent most of her 67 years bouncing around the lower half of the baby names chart. Her spike to #331 in 1952 can most likely be attibuted to this top 10 Mantovani hit.

Other members of the class of 1965:
2020
Ellen Theresa Waldeck. (8/28/2020)

J ane Quackenbush Sweigart. (6/13/2020)