Monthly Archives: November 2011

The forgotten Christians of the East

By Caroline Glick Last week, Egyptian Copts staged what was supposed to be a peaceful vigil at Egypt’s state television headquarters in Cairo. The 1,000 Christians represented the ancient Christian community of some 8 million whose presence in Egypt predates the establishment of Islam by several centuries. They gathered in Cairo to protest the recent…

In Memory of Ed Thompson

On Oct. 22 we lost a friend. Allan Edward “Ed” Thompson (66) passed away at 1:23 this morning (Oct. 22) after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Visitation was held in Tomah at the Torkelson Funeral Home on Oct. 30. Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 303 W. Monroe St., Tomah, on…

Deserving of Praise

By Keith Best Two Democratic Party office holders in this state recently proposed their budgets. Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and City of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett both asked public employees to contribute more to their own benefits. The irony here is that they would not have been able to do this without the governor’s…

State Senator Frank Lasee Says He Will Kill AB 210 In committee

Madison — State Senator Frank Lasee (R-DePere) announced on Nov. 1 that, as Chair of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Housing, he will take no action on AB 210. His inaction will effectively kill the bill. AB 210, which moved quickly through the Assembly, was assigned to Lasee’s committee on October 19th and had…