Commentary Update for November 9, 2001: Mark Rogacki (WCA), Lemmer FOCUS, Oshkosh Debt, Hintz on Debt, RTF Telethon
Dear Commentarians:
This week's show will feature Mark Rogacki, the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Counties Association (www.wicounties.org). Mark has more than 30 years of experience working with County government, and in the interview he does a very good job of explaining the financial difficulties currently facing Wisconsin's 72 counties.
There are some items on the web site that you might find interesting. After
last Tuesday's referendum election, I e-mailed a few questions to Jim Lemmer,
Chair of For Our Children United We Stand (FOCUS), the main group supporting
passage of the questions. Jim's responses are here:
http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/palmeri/fourforfocus.htm
On last week's show, Bob Jungwirth got me thinking about Oshkosh's debt
problem. Here's what I have to say about it:
http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/palmeri/debtspin.htm
Common Councilor Steve Hintz, who had nothing to say about our current
Mayor's attempt to "nail to the cross" an individual whose web site
he found disagreeable (which is why I consider Steve to be one of the "Silent
Six"; see http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/palmeri/silentsix.htm),
has lots to say about the debt. After reading Steve's response to me, I now
understand that the debt only "looks bad". Gee, how could I have been
so stupid! Here's Steve's response:
http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/palmeri/hintzondebtspin.htm
Finally, on Saturday the UW Oshkosh Radio/TV/Film students will be holding a telethon on Titan-TV to raise money for some very worthwhile causes. The telethon begins at 2 p.m. Please support this effort. Mr. Mather will be live on air from 7 to 8 p.m.
Have a great weekend everyone!
-Tony