Monday, June 27, 2016

UPDATE: Run government like a business? Be careful what you wish for



As reported in When You Dial 911 and Wall St. Answers, by Danielle Ivory, Ben Protess, and Kitty Bennett.  (The New York Times, 6/25/2016)

Original 10/5/2011 posts starts here.







Suzanne Spattifor Carlson (1941-2016) Warren High School Class of 1959



1959 Dragon yearbook

Except for Suzanne and David (Spencer), this group wasn't much for student activities.  Perhaps the other had "outside interests".

1967 Warren City Directory
  • [county section] Carlson Robt A Sugar Grove
  • [county section] Carlson Suzanne Sugar Grove
  • [county section] Spattifor Constance 115 Pleasant (Sugar Grove)
  • [county section] Spattifor Victor 115 Pleasant (Sugar Grove)
1983 Warren City Directory [same as 1967]

'Suzanne' had a pretty good run during the middle of the 20th century, peaking at #52 in 1946.   Starting in 1980, however, she quickly fell out of favor.


Other members of the class of '59.
David Valone.  (3/7/2015)
Daniel Otterbein.  (9/20/2014)
Jeanne Williams.  (5/25/2014)
Clara Swanson Carlson.  (5/22/2014)

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Duey Stroebel, the most dangerous man in the Wisconsin state senate, has his pants on fire




As reported in $100k a year for road flaggers? Not quite, say laborers, public data.  (Madison.com, 6/25/2016)
FTE salary (2080 hours) = $56,784.  The $32,760 salary estimate cited above is based on a 1,200-hour work year and a prevailing wage rate of $27.30 for a highway flagger in Dane County.

Related articles:
3 Most Dangerous Jobs in a Work Zone.  (Royal Truck and Equipment, 10/28/2015)
  1. Flagger
  2. Truck-mounted attenuateor driver
  3.  Construction worker

ODOT: Roadwork ‘most dangerous job in America’.  (KOIN, 5/7/2015)

Other Duey posts:
Hidebound Duey Stroebel doesn't like what he hears about Wisconsin's roads.  (6/23/2016)
Duey Stroebel, one of the wackiest ships in Wisconsin politics, meets Lauren Bacall.  (6/15/2016)
Dear Mark, You need one of these. Best, Retiring Guy.  (5/19/2016)
Duey Stroebel gives full-throated support to GOP special interests.  (3/19/2016)
Meet Wisconsin's version of the Freedom Caucus crazies.  (3/17/2016)
Somebody must have told Duey Stroebel that a spoonful of sugar helps the conservative message go down.  (2/16 /2016)
Neanderthals in Wisconsin state legislature support Ted Cruz.  (2/16/2016)
Dear Duey, Your next election is in the future.  (1/21/2016)
School referenda: Wisconsin legislators Schraa and Stroebel are being disingenuous at best, lying at worst.  (12/18/2015)
A special moment in the Wisconsin State Senate: Scott Fitzgerald gets Duey-eyed.  (4/21/2015)
3 Republicans, 0 Democrats in the running for Glenn Grothman's state senate seat.  (2/12/2015)
Who's running for office in Wisconsin's 20th Senate district wow that Mr. Grothman is going to Washington.  (12/17/2014)
To the tune of $692,000.  (8/14/2014)
Duey Stroebel can't be bothered with fundraising, looks to buy seat instead.  (8/1/2014)
Duey Stroebel bashes his fellow Republican opponents while wearing a hardhat.  (7/27/2014)