I took some video of Aaron on October 29th, 2011 and put it all together in iMovie. I can’t believe this guy isn’t sponsored at all.
Here’s another video I found on YouTube…
Just another year where the City of Madison does nothing…
I emailed Mayor Paul Soglin last week, who I just voted for, and his office just forwarded it on to City of Madison Engineer, Rob Phillips. I’ve gotten emails from Rob about this in the past, and I pretty much get the same message every single time…
Thank you for contacting us in regards to the condition of Mid Town Road. The project on Mid Town Rd is complicated by the fact that the right of way is half within the City of Madison and half in the Town of Verona. We are trying to bring the entire right of way into the City so we can do a good project that will last many years and serve us well. We are working hard to reach an agreement with Verona to do that. If that becomes impossible this year, we will have to consider other options for temporary patching. Unfortunately, the project can’t happen until this fall. I have copied the Town of Verona so that they are aware of your concerns as well.
Rob
Robert Phillips, P.E.
City Engineer
rphillips@cityofmadison.com
608.266.4090
A friend of mine got the following email…
Midtown Rd is split between the City of Madison and the Town of Verona. The road needs to be repaved. However, the Town refuses to pay for the resurfacing of its side of the road and it would not be fair to the taxpayers of the City of Madison to have to pay the entire cost of the project.
The Streets Division does send out crews to fill potholes and make minor repairs on our side of the road, but we are not responsible for the entire road.
George P. Dreckmann
The City of Madison and the Town of Verona were supposed to have met last September, but it’s pretty obvious they either didn’t meet, or they accomplished absolutely nothing. It’s time for the City of Madison to fix their portion of the road, or face having to deal with some rowdy residents.
Contact the following:
Alderman for District 7
Steve King
http://www.cityofmadison.com/council/district07/
Mayor Paul Soglin
https://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/contact/mayor.cfm
Rob Phillips
City Engineer
rphillips@cityofmadison.com
608.266.4090
Town of Verona
335 North Nine Mound Road
Verona, WI 53593-1035
Ph. 608.845.7187 Fax 608.845.7143
Rose M. Johnson
rmjohnson@town.verona.wi.us
Join our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/midtownroad
See Also:
Midtown Road Construction Project Stalls Again
Midtown Road again on hold
I found this video on Dane101…
Remixing Candidate Walker: Scott Walker’s New Brown Bag Movement
Candidate Scott Walker made a video called “Taking Our Government Back” during his campaign. We felt the context of the audio was poignant considering the new movement now Governor Walker has created. We took the audio and made this new version. We like to call it “Taking Our Government Forward.”
The protests to Scott Walker’s budget repair bill have been inspirational. I’d like to think, whether you support it or not, you have to respect the peaceful way the people have fought for what they believe. Kudos to you!
There’s also been been some great creativity come out of this mess….
See Also:
CONCERT FOR COMPROMISE: In Support of the Wisconsin 14
The 100 Best Protest Signs At The Wisconsin Capitol
Scott Walker Is a Douchebag
Wisconsin Power Play
Walker to Dem senators, unions: No negotiation, no compromise
Senate president: Walker’s collective bargaining plan has enough votes to pass
Maddow Destroys Wisconsin’s Gov Walker
Representative Gordon Hintz on the Budget repair bill
Gov. Scott Walker Punked By Blogger Posing As David Koch
Cieslewicz rebukes Walker for talk of disrupting demonstrations
Daily Show: Crisis in Dairyland – Scott Walker Prank Call
Madison police chief asks Walker to explain ‘troubling’ statements
Ex-AG sees violations by Walker in stunt call
Rachel Maddow Explains How The Wisconsin Protesters Are Winning
WI Police In Solidarity With The Unions Refuse To Throw Protesters Out As Ordered
Scott Walker Asked to Leave Local Restaurant
Even allies backpedal from Walker’s extremism
No further protesters allowed into Capitol
Pressure Increasing For Missing Senate Democrats
See Images Of Saturday’s Protests
Walker Stands Firm On ‘Meet The Press’
Protesters defy deadline, remain inside Wisconsin Capitol over Sunday night
Protester threatens suicide as tensions rise during Capitol lockdown
Milwaukee city attorney claims Walker’s bill is unconstitutional
Constitutionally questionable: DOA bars protesters from Capitol Monday
Scott Walker’s War
Wisconsin Lawmaker Denied Access to Capital
Walker’s budget to include property tax cap along with cuts to education, local government
Judge Orders State Capitol Open To General Public
How can I help Recall Scott Walker?
Budget cuts hundreds of millions of dollars from schools
Walker’s budget removes $1.1M for recycling in Madison
South of the border: Dem senators share snippets of life on the lam
Raw video: Protesters follow Sen. Grothman
Grothman says confrontation with protesters didn’t scare him
Senate votes to fine missing Dems $100 per day
6 Republicans, 5 Dems Targeted By Recalls
Senate orders arrest of missing Democrats
Ex-DNR head: Show of force at Capitol is to ‘intimidate people’
If Senators Arrested, Fitzgerald In Contempt, Attorneys Say
20 lies (and counting) told by Gov. Walker
‘America Is NOT Broke’: Michael Moore Speaks in Madison, WI — March 5, 2011
Budget Bill Takes Aim At Contraception Programs
Scott Fitzgerald calling protesters “long-haired goof fuckers”
Wis. Dems file ethics complaint against governor
Walker’s elimination of state family planning funds could jeopardize federal dollars, close clinics
Republican Town Hall Meeting Adjourns Amid Shouting
Steven Salmon: Wisconsin budget cuts will hurt the disabled
Wisconsin GOP to public employees: Screw you
Video: Crowd rushing Wisconsin Capitol doors
Some observations from the inside (with video)
Photos: Massive crowds enter the Capitol
Cost To Secure State Capitol Growing
Police Physically Removing Protesters From Area Near Assembly Chamber
Wisconsin Capitol locked down as state Assembly takes up bill
Madison Mayor Authorizes Attorney To Pursue Legal Action Regarding Senate’s Vote
Capitol Chaos: Lawmakers Get Death Threats
Raw video: Rep. Cullen denied entry to Capitol
Wisconsin Republican senators leave through secret tunnel after march 9th vote
Can you say “Governor Russ Feingold”?
A teacher weeps for the future of Wisconsin schools
Protesters in Oshkosh demand recall of Republican Senator Randy Hopper
Democratic senators greeted by cheering crowds in Wisconsin
Stephen King – Awake the State Sarasota, Florida
Scott Walker Rewards Wisconsin Tax Cheats While Homeowners Pay More
Sen. Hopper Could Resign, Be Replaced in Recall
Citizens Call For Boycott Of Walker Contributors
Conservatives: We Are Being Outworked And Out-Organized In Wisconsin Recall Campaigns
Media Blackout of Wisconsin Protests
I honestly don’t know where McCain is coming from with this, aside from the fact he thinks soldiers will be thinking about another soldier’s sexuality while standing next to them while in battle. If some straight soldier is too narrow-minded to allow someone’s sexuality affect them in the call of duty, then they have no right serving in the military. The same can be said about McCain. He’s clearly a bigot, and has no right being in politics. Americans clearly made the right choice when they voted for Obama.
Kudos to John McCain. Good job Wisconsin, you voted out a great politician for a man with no experience and lots of money.
The Onion has sold it’s Madison franchise to Capital Newspapers. The entire sales staff was given the opportunity to go work for Capital Newspapers, and they’ve ALL chosen to walk. I find it incredibly amusing that the Onion staff would rather be unemployed, especially with the current lack of jobs, than work for Capital Newspapers. Clearly, The Onion didn’t think this one through.
I guess some of the other franchised papers have made much smoother transitions. For some of them, nothing changed….except they got a base salary, and the staff stayed intact. I asked them if they would have stayed if they were able to stay in their office, keep their account list, and simply continue the way they’ve been, and they all said they would have stayed. Just a thought, but maybe the Onion should have talked to their employees, and quite possibly listened to what they had to say, or maybe just thought this one through.
I guess Mike McAvoy wanted to know what people thought of the transition, but unfortunately, the ones that voiced their opinions were fired, or simply had their email shut off. I can’t imagine firing people during a transition is a good idea. The Onion should have offered their employees, that didn’t want to work for Capital Newspapers, a nice severance package if they played nice and helped with the transition. Instead, not a single sales staff employee will make the transition, and Mike McAvoy, well, he just looks like an idiot. I’d imagine the Onion will get wise to him, and he’ll eventually be looking for another job. Good news Mike! I hear Capital Newspapers is looking for some sales people.
Steve Hannah calls it a good thing, but good for who? The simple fact is, the Onion has sold out.
From: Steve Hannah
To: Onion Nation
Re: Print Update
Some months ago I reported that we had embarked on a mission—contrary to what the rest of the world might think—to expand our print editions. This would mean finding partners to manage the business side (ad sales, printing and distribution) in our eight existing markets (10 if you count Minneapolis and St. Paul, Denver and Boulder as separate places) as well as recruiting new media companies/franchisees in places where The Onion has never appeared in print.
Right after we finished all the necessary paperwork and legal run-up, we were approached by The Chicago Tribune. They wanted to take over the business side of The Onion in Chicago. It was a mutually beneficial deal. We signed the contract in June and they took over the business side of the operation in July. So far it has gone off without a hitch and ad sales have increased.
Earlier this week we announced similar deals with the Austin American Statesman to run the Austin edition, and The Wisconsin State Journal to take over the business end of Madison. I should note—loudly—that in every deal we retain complete and final control over content, both with regards to The Onion’s comedy and The A.V. Club’s pop culture reporting.
This afternoon we signed a deal with The Denver Post to run our Denver-Boulder business and—because they own The St. Paul Pioneer Press as well—our Twin Cities edition.
In addition to conversations regarding our existing cities, we have ongoing discussions with at least a half dozen additional media companies interested in bringing The Onion to markets where we’ve never circulated in print. I am optimistic that we will close some of these deals and expand our print empire!
The deals make sense. We are, first and foremost, a content company. Under these arrangements, we get to do what we do best—produce first-rate comedy and pop culture content. Meanwhile, our new partners get to leverage their longtime advertising relationships with a new product—one that attracts an audience that is young and smart and tough to reach for mainstream newspapers—while expanding their print portfolios.
I hasten to add that, in each deal we’ve done, our new partners have been eager to hire our existing sales staffs. They realize that, while they have advantages in their neighborhoods that we don’t have (they own printing presses, buy ink by the barrel and paper by the ton), selling The Onion well has a lot to do with understanding the brand. Our people possess that brand awareness and can hit the ground running.
This is good news. There will be more to come in the months ahead. I will keep you apprised.
–
Steve Hannah
President and CEO
The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
312.676.6432
shannah@theonion.com
Related:
Area publisher cuts Onion deal
More newspaper companies partner with The Onion
How The Onion Will Sell Out
I have surgery tomorrow to have a disc replacement done between my c5-c6 vertebrae. They’re going to be removing the disc, and replacing it with this this….
There are two metal pieces, each one screws into a vertebrae, and the pieces that going in the spot of the old disc have a ball and socket. It’s a pretty ingenious little device. They say I shouldn’t loose any range of motion, and I should be back to normal in a few weeks. The doctor said one of his patients actually ran a marathon about 4 weeks after the surgery, which I don’t plan on doing.
They plan on keeping me overnight to monitor me, which is normal for this type of surgery, but I’m hoping to be back to work on either Monday or Tuesday. Technology rocks!
