Author Archives: Robert Mentzer

It was bad luck for James Wigderson that his piece accusing me of endorsing a fiscally irresponsible Medicaid expansion went up on the same day the Legislative Fiscal Bureau released new estimates showing that the plan he endorses, Gov. Scott … Continue reading →

I guess it has not been cool to like The Office for some time, but I still liked it up until the end — its finale is tonight — even given all the ways that it became rote and aimless. … Continue reading →

Gov. Walker was never going to take the Medicaid expansion under Obamacare because he is a Republican governor who wants to run for president, and although some Republican governors have taken the Medicaid expansion, none of the ones who want … Continue reading →

The Daily Herald Media Editorial Board recently weighed in on Wisconsin’s lousy jobs record with a fairly strongly stated editorial. In some ways this is the political question these days, and will become more so as Gov. Scott Walker’s re-election … Continue reading →

I feel like this story is not being appreciated for how hilarious it really is: Some Langlade County supervisors who were interested in buying U.S. gold coins with the county’s surplus funds will have to find a more conventional government … Continue reading →

A lot of gay rights news lately, as the Supreme Court considers cases and the Boy Scouts contemplate a policy change. It reminded me that U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, to my knowledge, was asked about this issue precisely one time … Continue reading →

In my column last week, I wrote about a local guy who is working hard to try to get the Samoset Council, north central Wisconsin’s boy scout troop, to rethink its policy of excluding gay people: It’s obvious from the … Continue reading →

1. The Internet is weird. The new craze among young people is Facebook “confessions” pages, which are something like a state-of-the-art method for writing graffiti on a bathroom wall. “Confessions” posts can be gross or petty or cute, but they … Continue reading →

I took the week off from writing a column because we have endorsements beginning to run Wednesday, but this column from 2011 about that year’s state Supreme Court race may have some relevance today. Or it may not. Who knows! … Continue reading →

I saw the owner of a large marketing firm slam this ad on Facebook, and indeed it seems to be sort of a love-it-or-hate-it type of commercial. So I thought I would put it out here and see what you … Continue reading →