It's true. You wouldn't think there was a muffler shop in all of Racine, from the sound of our street.

After listening to panelists after the program, I think it helps to look at it all with the sense that the promises of 1776 were broken for many already then, but that our goal is to keep moving closer to them. For the ideals were great and revolutionary. First, we must stop the current backsliding.

This was part of a Wisconsin Historical Society conference on local preservation. In an era when so many freedoms are being eroded, I have been unsure how to look at the US' 250th anniversary next year.

Not everyone could rock that Double-D look, with cuffs, no less. But Eddie could.

i don't understand conservative toughness, which involves being scared shitless of everything but also talking about how tough you are

I was house captain at the North Western depot, now part of the Corinne Reid-Owens Transit Center. Preservation Racine played an important role in saving the building when it was neglected and threatened with demolition, and now it is well cared for by the City of Racine and the RYDE Racine.

My favorite recording of Fly Me To The Moon.