http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_stevejagler.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Steve Jagler en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:30:38 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/omc_rssfeed_logo.gif http://onmilwaukee.com 204 67 For many of southeastern Wisconsin's male African-American business leaders, Barack Obama's speech tonight will be more than history. It will be a redeeming, spiritual moment to be cherished and passed down through the generations. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/obamareflections.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/obamareflections.html?16382 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:25:00 CST Jim Burkee, a history professor at Concordia University, challenges U.S. Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner in the Republican primary, which takes place Tuesday, Sept. 9. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/burkee.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/burkee.html?16358 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:39:00 CST John Wiley, who will retire in September as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, is shaking things up in Madison as he goes out the door. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jaglerwmc.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jaglerwmc.html?16315 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:06:00 CST You are glad the Brett Favre saga is over. Good riddance, you say. He is a narcissistic drama queen, and you're glad he's gone. No. You believe Favre was the victim of a conspiracy led by general manager Ted Thompson, whose inflated ego drove No. 4 from our midst. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/jaglerfavre.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/jaglerfavre.html?16176 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:26:00 CST Over the years, the message that Milwaukee is some sort of terrible business tax hell hole has been perpetually hammered upon us by the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. Their drumbeat is omnipresent and incessant to the point that many of us just take it as a given, without even considering that it might not be true. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/milwaukeetaxhaven.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/milwaukeetaxhaven.html?16076 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:43:00 CST Do you ever get the sinking feeling that America's economic infrastructure is crumbling around us? http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/buckleup.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/buckleup.html?16027 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:31:00 CST Steve Jagler writes an open letter to Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy. Guess what the topic is? http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/murphyletter.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/murphyletter.html?15973 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:14:00 CST The Midwest Airlines pilots do not plan to even vote on the troubled company's demands that would slash their pay by up to 65 percent, according to Jay Schnedorf, a captain and chairman of the Midwest unit of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/midwestpain.html http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/midwestpain.html?15877 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:24:00 CST According to author David Sirota, there is a real, palpable aura of political change in the wind in America. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/sirota.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/sirota.html?15785 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:37:00 CST If you ever wondered why southeastern Wisconsin hasn't moved forward with development of a functional mass transit system, the answers were clearly apparent at the annual Community Development Summit held Wednesday at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/transitdebate.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/transitdebate.html?15721 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:53:00 CST The staff at SBT has discovered some creatures scurrying about in the vacant gravel lot near the corner of Polk Street and Harbor Drive. http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/hogsfestblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/hogsfestblog.html?15699 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:38:00 CST When you are no longer an independent company, you sometimes have to put up with the trials, tribulations and drama of your corporate benefactors. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/turbluenttimes.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/turbluenttimes.html?15487 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:34:00 CST We're having an editorial staff debate at SBT about whether radio talk show host Mark Belling is a loose cannon who shoots off his mouth about things he knows little about or simply a pathological liar. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/bellingrebuttal3.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/bellingrebuttal3.html?15403 Thu, 29 May 2008 09:07:00 CST If your only source of information on the issue of school choice was the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), you might think that school choice is an evil program that is destroying the fabric of our society. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/weac.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/weac.html?15371 Tue, 27 May 2008 09:57:00 CST The weather is finally turning, and we're going to have a little bit of spring after all. You dragged your clubs out of your garage or your basement, and you're looking for a reason to get out and golf. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/sbtgolf.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/sbtgolf.html?15316 Thu, 22 May 2008 11:05:00 CST Business is just booming in Canada, eh. That message rang loud and clear at the Milwaukee World Trade Association's 44th annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference Tuesday. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/ohcanada.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/ohcanada.html?15263 Thu, 15 May 2008 07:51:00 CST The prevailing perception around these parts is that Milwaukee has no chance of being home to the corporate headquarters of a merged Miller Brewing Co. and Molson Coors Brewing Co. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/millerhq.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/millerhq.html?15183 Thu, 8 May 2008 09:16:00 CST Joe Pine, the co-author of "Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want," sent an e-mail the other day ... http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/authenticmilw.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/authenticmilw.html?15058 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:23:00 CST Do you have any grandiose business ideas you'd like to bounce off of some of southeastern Wisconsin's brightest and most innovative company leaders? http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/bizexpopreview.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/bizexpopreview.html?15019 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:07:00 CST In our most recent reader survey, Small Business Times asked readers to identify the topics they are most interested in reading about. Two of the top answers were "Business Growth" and "Leadership." http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/biztechexpo08.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/biztechexpo08.html?14945 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:57:00 CST David Wittwer, president and chief executive officer of TDS Telecom, the Madison-based parent company of TDS Metrocom, has resigned from the board of directors of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), the state's largest business lobbying group. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/tdsceo.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/tdsceo.html?14796 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:39:00 CST A lot of words might come to mind when you think of Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. Depending upon your perspective, those words might include: trendy; cool; hip; artsy; creative class; urban revival; snooty; pretentious; and overpriced. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/thirdwarthriving.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/thirdwarthriving.html?14767 Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:13:00 CST Milwaukee, we've got a problem. As I'm sure you've heard by now, only three NBA facilities are older than the Bradley Cente http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/bconclock.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/bconclock.html?14661 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:03:00 CST Wisconsin will be among a handful of "purple" states that will decide the presidential election in November. That prediction was among several observations made by a panel of political experts at a Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon Wednesday. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/purplestate.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/purplestate.html?14616 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:11:00 CST Even with the best of intentions, no business can survive without a successful bottom line. Successful workers, managers, divisions and entire companies must be empowered, evaluated and held accountable for the results they achieve. http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/nonprofitworks.html http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/nonprofitworks.html?14529 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:42:00 CST Is the Video Competition Act that was recently signed into law in Wisconsin good public policy that will generate true competition for cable television in the state, resulting in lower prices for consumers? http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/videocompblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/videocompblog.html?14454 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:39:00 CST A coalition of irrepressible people is convening behind the scenes to drag this beer-drinking, cheese-eating, brat-loving town into a mindset of wellness and personal fitness. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/mkewellcity.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/mkewellcity.html?14374 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:45:00 CST Edward Zore recalls the day in 2003 very clearly. He was walking out of a meeting in the Milwaukee Club at 706 N. Jefferson St. Downtown with then-newly elected Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and then-cabinet member Marc Marotta. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/zore.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/zore.html?14340 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:55:00 CST Sixty years after the creation of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, many of the GMC's missions are less tangible, but they are no less real. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/gmc60.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/gmc60.html?14196 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:13:00 CST Today marks the 64th anniversary of Groucho Marx's live broadcast of his "Pabst Blue Ribbon Town" radio program from Milwaukee. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/grouchoanniversary.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/grouchoanniversary.html?14120 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 09:14:00 CST As you may know, in the past couple of weeks, I have been just hammered on the air and in print by Milwaukee radio bullies Mark Belling and Charlie Sykes. However, unlike most of the local people, public servants, organizations and businesses that Belling and Sykes criticize on a daily basis, I do have a forum or two for rebuttal. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/jaglerrebuttal.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/jaglerrebuttal.html?14091 Fri, 1 Feb 2008 09:12:00 CST I turned on the radio on my desk to hear Belling reading, verbatim, a blog I wrote for OnMilwaukee.com last week. The blog featured the comments of five prominent local chief executive officers speaking at the Public Policy Forum luncheon, where they trashed Milwaukee as a terrible place to do business. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/bellingsbt.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/bellingsbt.html?13950 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:37:00 CST Today is the last day for the public to submit their personal photographs for the Milwaukee Moments contest that will be used to celebrate at the 162nd City of Milwaukee Birthday Party. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/milwaukeemoments.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/milwaukeemoments.html?13907 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:48:00 CST If Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers can battle their way through the playoffs and advance to Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz., a very capable cheesehead will be eagerly waiting there to greet them. http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/superbowlhost.html http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/superbowlhost.html?13903 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:27:00 CST Denver's effort to woo Miller received a huge a boost from a rather strange place Thursday: from Milwaukee's business community. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/ownworstenemy.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/ownworstenemy.html?13867 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:35:00 CST The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin is holding steadfast in its determination to develop a new casino at Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha, but a member of its partnering tribe on the East Coast is expressing growing concerns about the likelihood that the project will ever see the light of day. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/kenoshacasinodoubt.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/kenoshacasinodoubt.html?13842 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 09:29:00 CST It is painfully ironic that Lee Sherman Dreyfus, Wisconsin's last populist governor, died on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, which mark the beginning of what will surely be the most disgusting, disheartening and dirty presidential election this country has ever seen. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/dreyfus.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/dreyfus.html?13787 Fri, 4 Jan 2008 09:32:00 CST Why battle the traffic to go to a crowded mall or stand in line at a jam-packed department store, when I can just order the same merchandise online, have it delivered directly to my door and avoid paying the state sales tax? http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/clicksnotbricks.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/clicksnotbricks.html?13718 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:37:00 CST I'm talking about really giving back. Giving back time, talent and fortune. Well, if you don't know how or you've never been asked, I'm going to take those excuses away from you right now. http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/holidays/articles/makeadifferent.html http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/holidays/articles/makeadifferent.html?13678 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:07:00 CST Every year in early December, the good folks on the board of directors at the Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE) are kind enough to invite me and a couple other business news editors to a round-table discussion. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/halffull.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/halffull.html?13591 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:17:00 CST Mark H. Murphy's diverse background and strong people skills convinced the Green Bay Packers' board of directors to go outside of their little inner circle and pick him to be the next president and chief executive officer of the team. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/markmurphy.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/markmurphy.html?13487 Mon, 3 Dec 2007 20:45:00 CST Should the potential blackout of Thursday's Packers-Cowboys game become an issue for the FCC to take up? No way, says blogger Steve Jagler. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/cableblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/cableblog.html?13427 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:22:00 CST In this age of "if it bleeds, it leads" journalism and the seemingly endless, negative presidential campaign that has only begun to get ugly, it's way too easy to become jaded, cynical and even isolated. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/heroesamongus.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/heroesamongus.html?13366 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:19:00 CST If you've got a home for sale at this time, God bless you. You're going to need it. And it's going to get worse before it gets better. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/housingblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/housingblog.html?13189 Fri, 2 Nov 2007 11:26:00 CST If your only source of information was local conservative talk radio, you would be convinced that passenger trains are evil, maniacal tools of the liberal elite. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/masstransitskeptics.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/masstransitskeptics.html?13103 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:10:00 CST Dear readers: It's time to bring you updates on two recent blogs I wrote for OnMilwaukee.com. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/ceolukeupdates.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/ceolukeupdates.html?13036 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:33:00 CST SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Co. today announced that they have signed a letter of intent to combine their U.S. and Puerto Rico operations to create a larger company to compete against the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch Inc. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/strangebrewmerger.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/strangebrewmerger.html?12949 Tue, 9 Oct 2007 16:14:00 CST The question now is: Will The Wall Street Journal retain that credibility? That is doubtful, now that the publication's parent company, Dow Jones, will be acquired by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., which owns and operates Fox News, the New York Post and other conservative media outlets. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/wsjrip.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/wsjrip.html?12905 Fri, 5 Oct 2007 09:03:00 CST As the legendary Ricky Ricardo used to say, when John Jazwiec gets back from his trip to London in a couple of weeks, he's going to have "a whole lot of 'splainin' to do." http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/redprairieceo.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/redprairieceo.html?12880 Wed, 3 Oct 2007 15:52:00 CST Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan admitted earlier this month that he was caught by surprise by the subprime mortgage collapse and the depths of the credit crunch and the housing bubble. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/seefuturenow.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/seefuturenow.html?12817 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:42:00 CST