Retiring Guy's Digest: 2023-02-19

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Photos on this day from past years

Madison WI. Finally found the Wisconsin 2011 protest photo I'd been searching for. (2019)

Photos by Retiring Guy

Middleton WI. House addition, just in time for Covid. (2020)

Middleton WI: Dinner is served.

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GET ME REWRITE: Tennessee GOP fights crime and inflation by taking the lead to restrict drag shows

Top headline: NBC, 10/16/2022

Bottom headline: Reuters, 2/23/2023

From Reuters:

Representative Chris Todd, a Republican, said he sponsored the bill in the House of Representatives after seeking a court order last year to stop an advertised "family-friendly" drag show during an LGBT Pride event at a park in Jackson, which he said was a form of child abuse.

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Nationally

Presidential candidates

U.S. House of Representatives

Ohio

2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court primary election report: Counties where Daniel Kelly received largest and smallest percentage of the vote

Will GOP voters in Ozaukee and Waukesha counties hold their noses and mark their ballots for tainted, toxic Daniel Kelly?

Source: New York Times

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/23/2023

Now, Republicans face losing control of a court that has delivered and protected their priorities for more than a decade while witnessing record turnout for a spring primary, most of which was for Protasiewicz.
"Those of us who believe in a fair and impartial judiciary must unite behind Daniel Kelly," Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow said in a statement Wednesday. "We can’t let her succeed. I ask all those who volunteered, contributed and voted for me to now get behind Daniel Kelly."

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/17/2023

Related posts:

2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court primary election report: Counties where Janet Protasiewicz received largest and smallest percentage of the vote. (2/25/2023)

Janet Protasiewicz to face tainted, toxic election denier Daniel Kelly in Wisconsin Supreme Court race. (2/22/2023)

Why is this GOP hypocrite running for Wisconsin Supreme Court? (2/20/2023)

Daniel Kelly joins Wisconsin's racist dog whistle fest. (3/6/2020)

Shocker! Conservative GOP donor loves Scott Walker's pick of Dan Kelly to WI Supreme Court. (7/23/2016)

The company Scott Walker keeps: Daniel Kelly, dark horse Supreme Court pick. (7/22/2016)

2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court primary election report: Counties where Janet Protasiewicz received largest and smallest percentage of the vote

Source: New York Times

New York Times, 2/22/2023

Eight months after the nation’s highest court made abortion illegal in Wisconsin, a liberal State Supreme Court candidate who made reproductive rights the centerpiece of her campaign won more votes than her two conservative opponents combined.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court primary election on Tuesday was a triumph for the state’s liberals. In addition to capturing 54 percent of the vote in the four-way, officially nonpartisan primary, they will face a conservative opponent in the general election who was last seen losing a 2020 court election by double digits.

Mississippi GOP racism in full flower (2023 edition)

Photo: Mississippi House of Representatives

Headline: New York Times, 2/20/2023

The proposal might be less provocative if not for the inescapable context: More than eight in 10 of Jackson’s 150,000 residents, as well as most of its elected leaders, judges and police officers, are African Americans. The proposed court system, and the police force, would be controlled almost exclusively by white officials in the state government.
Atop that, the new courts and police patrols would serve neighborhoods that contain the bulk of Jackson’s white population. The city’s Black neighborhoods would largely be skirted.

Tim Scott: "America is not a racist country". (5/26/2021)

GET ME REWRITE; 24 years later, Virginia Key, once Dade County's only beach for Blacks, has been preserved and is on the National Register of Historic Places

Read about the history of Virginia Key Beach Park here

That was then. New York Times, 3/25/1999

(from Retiring Guy's clippings files)

And before that

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California

24 years later, Silicon Valley commuter traffic is still a nightmare. (1/17/2023)

24 years later, the way to San Jose's downtown revival remains elusive. (2/16/2023)

24 years later, Laguna Woods California still has no shortage of elders. (2/16/2023)

Colorado

24 years later, ski season traffic jams are still a headache in Colorado. (2/16/2023)

24 years later, Vail Colorado still determined to keep out the riffraff. (2/15/2023)

Florida

24 years later, Florida learns that stricter building codes make a difference during a hurricane. (2/20/2023)

24 years later, Key West Florida has finally addressed its sewage problem. (2/19/2023)

24 years later, illegal dumping is still a big problem in Miami. (2/19/2023)

24 years later, fences dramatically reduce suicides at Florida's Sunshine Skyway Bridge . (2/18/2023)

24 years later, Miami is one of the worst cities in the world for traffic congestion. (2/18/2023)

Georgia

24 years later, Metro Atlanta's sprawl creeps toward Charlotte and Chattanooga. (2/21/2023)

24 years later, population of Georgia's Forsyth County has increased 155% since 2000 census. (2/21/2023)

Illinois

24 years later, the population of Monroe County Illinois increased 26% and the number of farms has stabilized. (3/24/2023)

24 years later, Downers Grove Illinois has a revitalized downtown. *2/24/2023)

24 years later, 33.6% of Huntley Illinois residents are 65 and older. (2/24/2023)

24 years later, Chicago's Lake Park Pointe Shopping Center is thriving. (2/22/2022)

Iowa

24 years later, the population of Iowa's Muscatine County is nearly 19% Hispanic. (2/24/2023)

24 years later, Iowa still struggles to provide mental health services to its residents. (2/23/2023)

Friday, February 24, 2023

GET ME REWRITE: 24 years later, the population of Monroe County Illinois increased 26% and the number of farms has stabilized

The 1999 New York Times article reported that the county's population was expected to double by 2020. That didn't happen.

Source: Wikipedia

The number of farms in Monroe County dropped from 802 in 1982 to 556 in 1997. According to the 2017 USDA census of agriculture, the county had 568 farms. This census takes place every 5 years.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

That was then: New York Times, 5/23/1999

(from Retiring Guy's clippings files_

Emma Buck died in 2004.

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California

24 years later, Silicon Valley commuter traffic is still a nightmare. (1/17/2023)

24 years later, the way to San Jose's downtown revival remains elusive. (2/16/2023)

24 years later, Laguna Woods California still has no shortage of elders. (2/16/2023)

Colorado

24 years later, ski season traffic jams are still a headache in Colorado. (2/16/2023)

24 years later, Vail Colorado still determined to keep out the riffraff. (2/15/2023)

Florida

24 years later, Florida learns that stricter building codes make a difference during a hurricane. (2/20/2023)

24 years later, Key West Florida has finally addressed its sewage problem. (2/19/2023)

24 years later, illegal dumping is still a big problem in Miami. (2/19/2023)

24 years later, fences dramatically reduce suicides at Florida's Sunshine Skyway Bridge . (2/18/2023)

24 years later, Miami is one of the worst cities in the world for traffic congestion. (2/18/2023)

Georgia

24 years later, Metro Atlanta's sprawl creeps toward Charlotte and Chattanooga. (2/21/2023)

24 years later, population of Georgia's Forsyth County has increased 155% since 2000 census. (2/21/2023)

Illinois

24 years later, Downers Grove Illinois has a revitalized downtown. (2/24/2023)

24 years later, 33.6% of Huntley Illinois residents are 65 and older. (2/24/2023)

24 years later, Chicago's Lake Park Pointe Shopping Center is thriving. (2/22/2022)

Iowa

24 years later, the population of Iowa's Muscatine County is nearly 19% Hispanic. (2/24/2023)

24 years later, Iowa still struggles to provide mental health services to its residents. (2/23/2023)

GET ME REWRITE: 24 years later, Downers Grove Illinois has a revitalized downtown

Photo credit: Discover DuPage

That was then, New York Times, 8/29/1999

(from Retiring Guy's clippings file)

Related posts:

California

24 years later, Silicon Valley commuter traffic is still a nightmare. (1/17/2023)

24 years later, the way to San Jose's downtown revival remains elusive. (2/16/2023)

24 years later, Laguna Woods California still has no shortage of elders. (2/16/2023)

Colorado

24 years later, ski season traffic jams are still a headache in Colorado. (2/16/2023)

24 years later, Vail Colorado still determined to keep out the riffraff. (2/15/2023)

Florida

24 years later, Florida learns that stricter building codes make a difference during a hurricane. (2/20/2023)

24 years later, Key West Florida has finally addressed its sewage problem. (2/19/2023)

24 years later, illegal dumping is still a big problem in Miami. (2/19/2023)

24 years later, fences dramatically reduce suicides at Florida's Sunshine Skyway Bridge . (2/18/2023)

24 years later, Miami is one of the worst cities in the world for traffic congestion. (2/18/2023)

Georgia

24 years later, Metro Atlanta's sprawl creeps toward Charlotte and Chattanooga. (2/21/2023)

24 years later, population of Georgia's Forsyth County has increased 155% since 2000 census. (2/21/2023)

Illinois

24 years later, 33.6% of Huntley Illinois residents are 65 and older. (2/24/2023)

24 years later, Chicago's Lake Park Pointe Shopping Center is thriving. (2/22/2022)

Iowa

24 years later, the population of Iowa's Muscatine County is nearly 19% Hispanic. (2/24/2023)

24 years later, Iowa still struggles to provide mental health services to its residents. (2/23/2023)

GET ME REWRITE: 24 years later, 33.6% of Huntley Illinois' residents are 65 and older

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

That was then: New York Times, 2/6/1999

(from Retiring Guy's clippings file)

Related links

My Sun Day News

Sun City Huntley

Related posts:

California

24 years later, Silicon Valley commuter traffic is still a nightmare. (1/17/2023)

24 years later, the way to San Jose's downtown revival remains elusive. (2/16/2023)

24 years later, Laguna Woods California still has no shortage of elders. (2/16/2023)

Colorado

24 years later, ski season traffic jams are still a headache in Colorado. (2/16/2023)

24 years later, Vail Colorado still determined to keep out the riffraff. (2/15/2023)

Florida

24 years later, Florida learns that stricter building codes make a difference during a hurricane. (2/20/2023)

24 years later, Key West Florida has finally addressed its sewage problem. (2/19/2023)

24 years later, illegal dumping is still a big problem in Miami. (2/19/2023)

24 years later, fences dramatically reduce suicides at Florida's Sunshine Skyway Bridge . (2/18/2023)

24 years later, Miami is one of the worst cities in the world for traffic congestion. (2/18/2023)

Georgia

24 years later, Metro Atlanta's sprawl creeps toward Charlotte and Chattanooga. (2/21/2023)

24 years later, population of Georgia's Forsyth County has increased 155% since 2000 census. (2/21/2023)

Illinois

24 years later, Chicago's Lake Park Pointe Shopping Center is thriving. (2/22/2022)

Iowa

24 years later, the population of Iowa's Muscatine County is nearly 19% Hispanic. (2/24/2023)

24 years later, Iowa still struggles to provide mental health services to its residents. (2/23/2023)

Criminy! You need a survey to know this?

Headline: Wisconsin State Journal, 2/24/2023

A 70-member committee? A bit unwieldy, wouldn't you say?

The Dane County Regional Housing Strategy (RHS) has a roughly 70-member housing advisory committee that meets regularly and includes representatives from the Dane County Towns and Cities and Villages Association, elected officials, business leaders, developers, and nonprofits.

According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'criminy', used as a mild oath to express surprise, occurred in 1681.

Other coinages from the same year include:

chime in
inhabitancy
involvement
speak up

Gail Anderson (1948-2023) Warren Area High School class of 1966

1966 Dragon yearbook

Source: Nelson Funeral Home

1967 Warren City Directory

Anderson Jane E (widow Herbert G) packer Myers Laboratory h611 West Street

1983 Warren City Directory

Gail and Sandra live in Russell

The popularity of Gail as a baby name for boys did not chart. Let's take a look at granddaughter Gracie.

Source: Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names

Gracie spent the first decade of the 20th century hovering in and around the 250 to 300 range, which was followed by a rapid decline in popularity. She rocketed back onto the chart in the late 1990s, peaking at #94 in 2005, one of three years she spent in the top 100. It's turning out to be a meteoric return engagement for her.

Other members of the class of '66 (23):

2022

Douglas Glass. (8/16)

James Gray. (7/14)

Charlotte Loper Strickland. (5/4)

Larry Donaldson. (3/30)

Allen Eugene Wenzel. (1/23/)

2021

Roger Jenkins. (1/20)

Loren Sederberg. (3/15)

2020
Harry Rosequist. (8/28)
Donna Dunkle Spahr. (8/17)
Victoria Hanson. (1/27)
Darrell Robinault. (1/4)

2019
Edward Houser. (10/22)
Michael Phillips. (6/12)

2018
Sue Ellen Strandbert Nazario. (11/25)
Frank Chiaravalloti. (9/21)
Howard Johnson. (8/3)
Albert Conklin. (4/11)
Betsy Colt Brinkley. (3/9)

2017
Deborah Snyder Sproveri. (8/8)

2015
Sally Johnson Horrocks. (4/3)

2014
Charlene Postlethwait Knowlton. (10/8)
Dennis Peterson. (8/31)

GET ME REWRITE: Kansas GOP fights crime and inflation with voter suppression legislation

Top headline: NBC, 10/16/2022

Bottom headline: Topeka Capital-Journal, 2/24/2023

From the Capital-Journal:

But baseless conspiracy theories regarding elections have only increased in the state, with elected officials and activists alike arguing that the state's election security protocols are overly lax and that the perception must be corrected.
"There is nothing more fundamental to our system of government than confidence from the voters that the results of the election reflect the will of the people," said Rep. Pat Proctor, R-Leavenworth, chair of the House Elections Committee. "And anything we can do to improve that confidence is a public good, a policy good and something we should do."

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Nationally

Presidential candidates

U.S. House of Representatives

Ohio

GET ME REWRITE: Iowa GOP fights crime and inflation by targeting transgender youth

Top headline: NBC, 10/16/2022

Bottom headline: Des Moines Register, 2/23/2023

From the Register:

Five Republican-led states have already banned gender-affirming care for minors, according to ABC News: Alabama, Utah, South Dakota, Arkansas and Florida. A bill in Mississippi awaits the governor's signature.
Keenan Crow, director of policy and advocacy for LGBTQ group One Iowa, said such a bill in Iowa would be "extremely disappointing," but it would not be "terribly surprising."

GET ME REWRITE: 24 years later, the population of Iowa's Muscatine County is nearly 19% Hispanic

Source; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Source: Wikipedia

That was then: New York Times, 9/23/1999

(from Retiring Guy's clippings files)

Related posts:

California

24 years later, Silicon Valley commuter traffic is still a nightmare. (1/17/2023)

24 years later, the way to San Jose's downtown revival remains elusive. (2/16/2023)

24 years later, Laguna Woods California still has no shortage of elders. (2/16/2023)

Colorado

24 years later, ski season traffic jams are still a headache in Colorado. (2/16/2023)

24 years later, Vail Colorado still determined to keep out the riffraff. (2/15/2023)

Florida

24 years later, Florida learns that stricter building codes make a difference during a hurricane. (2/20/2023)

24 years later, Key West Florida has finally addressed its sewage problem. (2/19/2023)

24 years later, illegal dumping is still a big problem in Miami. (2/19/2023)

24 years later, fences dramatically reduce suicides at Florida's Sunshine Skyway Bridge . (2/18/2023)

24 years later, Miami is one of the worst cities in the world for traffic congestion. (2/18/2023)

Georgia

24 years later, Metro Atlanta's sprawl creeps toward Charlotte and Chattanooga. (2/21/2023)

24 years later, population of Georgia's Forsyth County has increased 155% since 2000 census. (2/21/2023)

Illinois

24 years later, Chicago's Lake Park Pointe Shopping Center is thriving. (2/22/2022)

Iowa

24 years later, Iowa still struggles to provide mental health services to its residents. (2/23/2023)

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Photos on this day from past years

Quick Lamb Ragu (2019)

Photos by Retiring Guy

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Why are these people smiling? (Huntington Beach California City Council edition)

City Council votes to exclude display of Pride Flag from city property.

Headline: Orange County Register, 2/23/2023

GET ME REWRITE: Trump visits Ohio village where he won nearly 70% of the vote in 2020

Top headline: PBS News Hour, 2/22/2023

Election results: Wikipedia (US, Ohio), Columbiana County

Bottom headline: Bloomberg, 2/22/2023

From Bloomberg:

But the visit to the former battleground state that Trump easily won twice is also casting light on one of the former president’s regulatory rollbacks: The repeal of new braking requirements for certain trains hauling highly hazardous freight put in place by the Obama administration. [emphasis added]

“Congressional Republicans and former Trump administration officials owe East Palestine an apology for selling them out to rail industry lobbyists when they dismantled Obama-Biden rail safety protections as well as EPA powers to rapidly contain spills,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts (US, Ohio), Data USA