Posted on July 12 at 9:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I stand corrected. My post was intended to indicted the four weeks in July previosly announced still hold. You are correct - it's back to work July 28. I have corrected the original post.

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Posted on February 7 at 7:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I usually don't jump into these comments, but when you start talking about my parents and misrepresenting my positions on issues, ray53511 and sayts46, I need to respond.

My parents ran Paul's station on East Milwaukee Street for several years. It was not a Citgo station, it was a Kerr McGee station. I do not promote Citgo stations. As a matter of fact, I have indicated on the show many times that I have a big problem with Citgo, Venezuela and the idoit who runs that country. By the way, sayts46, his name is Chavez.

I'm not a fan of Citgo, however, I know that many fine area people work at our regional Citgo stations, so I don't hammer away at the brand.

Paul Simon is a valuable resource on The Stan Milam Show because he understands what's going on regarding fuel prices at the pump. I know of one other expert in the community, and I have asked him to be on the show. He has declined to share his opinions with our listeners. If any of you have suggestions on other resources, please pass them along.

Running that Rollette gas station and c-store was a source of pride for my parents, who have both passed away. They made many friends who continue to tell me how much they enjoyed the friendly conversation they always experienced at the station.

I was raised by great parents who were part of the backbone of this community. My dad put in 33 years at the GM plant, my mom had several jobs including Freeman Shoe in Beloit and many years as a clerk at Robinson Cleaners. After dad passed away, mom worked at a c-store for Braaten Oil until she could no longer work out of the home.

I was raised by honest, hard working people. I consider it an insult to suggest I was raised by Citgo. Ray53511, you owe the memory of my parents an apology - sayts46, get your facts straight.

Sorry for the long-winded response. Please continue your comments. I always appreciate hearing from you.

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Posted on January 15 at 8:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The county presiding judge and the chief judge in each district can't be expected to know all the financial dealings of every judge in their jurisdictions. It's up to the individual county judges to follow ethical standards. Ziegler knew she had a financial interest in cases she was deciding, yet she ruled on them anyway and then denied any conflicts until she was outed. As to your questions, ray53511, even if presiding and chief justices should have know what she was up to, that doesn't remove her responsibility to conduct herself ethically. The bottom line is she is incapable of operating ethically as a county judge, therefore she's certainly unqualified to sit on the highest court in the state.

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Posted on January 8 at 4:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Thanks for you comments, birdguy. You are correct. It's not fair to say Bill Clinton is "nothing but" a lying womanizer. Bill Clinton is so much more.

After all, one of his first official acts as president was to convince Congress to enact the largest tax increase in the country's history.

In spite of that, the country fell upon favorable economic times. But, Wisconsin First District Congressman Peter Barca didn't fare as well. His vote to support Clinton cost him any chance of re-election.

Yes, Clinton is much more than a womanizing liar. He's also the president who ruined the political and government career of one of the brightest Democratic stars ever from Wisconsin - Les Aspin. It's no accident that Clinton never returned to the First District as president. No decent Democrat would ever welcome him here.

Yes, it's not accurate to say Bill Clinton is nothing but a womanizing liar. He's so much more.

But, when Clinton's presidency is analyzed by future historians, he'll be remembered for two things - he had an affair with an administration intern inside the White House walls, and he lied about it.

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Posted on December 29 at 12:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I want to thank "snerd" for his post on the previous poll pointing out incorrect information. This new law applies to all defendants, not just legislators, and it calls for trials in the county of residence unless the defendant asks for a trial in the county the alleged violation occured. The previous poll indicated that the provision applied only to legislators. I stand corrected and appreciate "snerd's" post. It should also be noted that this new law was inspired by lawmakers, especially Republicans in the Assembly, who feared being tried in front of liberal left-leaning juries in Dane County. It should also be noted, however, that Democrats who control the Senate approved the new law, and it was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle.

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Posted on November 6 at 1:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Poll is now recording votes and comments

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Posted on October 26 at 9:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

What's this "main stream media" business. Sounds to me like there's some bias applied here. Might I remind everyone that the darling of the talk show world, Rush, makes his living by broadcasting on the most main stream of all media - radio. By the way, the proposed law applies to all who are regularly engaged in journalism. That includes those who practice their trade outside the "mainstream media," the Internet jockeys for example.

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Posted on October 25 at 5:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

My "flat earth" comment was directed at those who beleive that Al Gore woke up one morning and decided to spend the last few years of his life writing the book and doing the movie with the sole purpose of being considered by a Nobel Peace Prize. We don't have to agree with everything he says, but give the guy some credit for believing in a cause. By the way, I would recommend George Will's column in the Oct. 22 edition of Newsweek. Will points out that reducing the speed limit to 5 mph worldwide would save a lot more lives than cooling the earth's temperature a few degrees. His point is that there are economic and human consequences to environmental changes. The column is good food for thought regardless of which side of the issue you're on.

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Posted on October 25 at 5:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The proposed federal shield law does not apply to criminal cases in which a defendant seeks information. The proposed law deals with overzealous prosecutors hauling reporters into a grand jury proceeding on a fishing expedition. Again, I would agree that no shield law should apply to a defendant's right to seek evidence in a criminal trial. There are also exceptions in the proposed law to allow prosecutors to subpoena reporters in cases where it is clear that lives are at stake including terrorist activities.

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Posted on October 22 at 5:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If you think you can get $1 million from The Bank of Stan, you have another think coming.

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