The very definition of incorrigible. He should be restricted only to walking, and then only along straight lines (although he might not be able to manage even that). See, Moped Driver Arrested for What Would Be Sixth OWI.
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Walworth County Today: Weather Service Confirms Thursday’s Tornado Near Whitewater
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After Time Trial of Stage 19: Contador Bests Schleck, Remains in Yellow| Cyclingnews.com
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Contador Keeps His Lead After Stage 18
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Reason.tv: A Preview of Mad Men Season 4
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Tour De France: Stage 17, Route Maps & Results | Cyclingnews.com
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Bureaucracies First Afflict Their Own Frontline Workers
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There’s a great article in the latest issue (August 2010) of Wired about stress. The article’s not yet online, but it’s entitled “Under Pressure,” and it describes how the stress of those working in a bureaucracy can be particularly difficult. The article refers to a studies of British civil servants, part of the vast Whitehall…
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Genuinely Green and Sustainable
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Persistence in the Wrong Course
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At the conservative Commentary, Peter Wehner offers a critical assessment of the federal administration that I think would be more apt for the municipal administration of Whitewater, Wisconsin: Its policies are failing, its popularity is sinking, its excuses aren’t working, and its incompetence is showing. Yet the administration appears incapable of admitting – even to…
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Not Even Porky Pig is Safe Anymore
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The La Crosse Tribune has a story about how a theme park worker dressed as Porky Pig was allegedly beaten by two off-duty colleagues. The attack occurred at the Great America theme park in northern Illinois. The woman portraying Porky Pig received only minor injuries, but the episode shows that no one is safe from…
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Reason Searches the Tea Party for Racists – None to be Found
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In May, seeking to assess the strengh of political charges that Tea Party protesters are racists, Reason.tv went looking to see what they could find. Lots of protesters, many with views different from the libertarian Reason, but they found no racists among the group. Lawful protests against an incumbent administration may have many of motivations,…
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Wisconsin State Journal: Police – Vengeful Blind Man Asked Aasistant to Help Post Craigslist Ad for Bomb
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Sometimes even the most malevolent acts have an absurdity attached to them. That would be true about allegations against a septuagenarian blind man who may have had someone post an ad on Craigslist for a bomb. Here’s the allegation against an elderly Wisconsinite: The husband of a former Dane County Board member faces a possible…
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How One Local Government Frequently Loses Items It Purchases
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One often hears that public servants give their time and effort to create a better community. Typically, one hears this from the politicians and bureaucrats who describe themselves as public servants. With all that dedication and attention, it’s not too much to hope that fewer of the goods purchased with taxpayer money would be lost.…
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Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin Candidates’ Cost-Cutting Proposals Don’t Add Up
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There’s a story at the Journal Sentinel entitled, Wisconsin candidates’ cost-cutting plans don’t add up. Jason Stein summarizes the candidates’ proposals: Candidates for governor are sharing more of their plans to slice spending to help balance the state’s struggling budget, but they’re making promises they could find difficult or even impossible to keep. Milwaukee Mayor…
