Good luck, Los Angeles
David BlaskaAdapt TO climate change! The Head Groundskeeper is experiencing an unfamiliar sensation — call it “empathy” — for the victims of the multitude of fires in greater Los Angeles. People…
A little fire, scarecrow!
A natural and political disaster zone! We do have a heart here at the Werkes but it’s a loaner. Now that the news networks have rerouted their their on-air talent from…
Two funerals in two days
Wasn’t that a Hugh Grant movie? Said goodbye Wednesday 01-08-25 to a grade school and high school classmate, Leo Schneider. Both of us were farm kids from large families. Truth…
Are Democrats THAT desperate?
Would more fees and taxes help? Conservatives know they’re winning when the Left, desperate for that winning message, runs ever-nuttier ideas up the proverbial flag pole. Democrats’ latest can’t miss…
Well pardon us all to hell!
Does Trump want to rip the bandage off? If history keeps happening, we’ll need to circle every day on the calendar in red. Americans know what happened on 9/11 as…
The race is on
for Dane County executive! We have a candidate for Dane County executive who won’t describe inmates of the Dane County Jail as “residents.” Who will fix the roads and put…
The worst of the worst
Trump was not the worst in the last 75 years! In the last thrilling installment, the Werkes listed our choices for the First and Second ranks of U.S. Presidents serving during…
Ranking the Presidents correctly
Giving Nixon his due! Upon the long-anticipated death of Jimmy Carter, a certain former Madison mayor reflected on the 13 Presidents who served during his lifetime, ranking each. Somehow, this…
Beware the anti-police candidates!
Another damn election to worry about! The new year has started with most unwelcome bangs — terrorist attacks in New Orlean’s crowded French Quarter and the exploding truck outside Trump…
Have a reasonably happy New Year
If at all possible. Somehow, “2025” does not resonate like “2024” did. Our hopes for the new year, therefore, are less those of a hopeful kid dog-earing the Sears Christmas…