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This Just In...
Kevin Fischer is an award-winning veteran broadcaster who has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for nearly three decades.
Kevin, who is a legislative aide to state Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, “INTERchange,” on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Franklin.
Week-ends
By Kevin Fischer
Saturday, Jul 5 2008, 09:05 AM
A look back at the people and events that made news the past week.
Week-ends is a regular weekly feature of This Just In...
HEROES OF THE WEEK
Waterford police officer Jimmy Hecht
Greendale woman's rescuers
Kids with Courage
11-year old Emily Moore
Tatyana McFadden
NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip
Tim Hoeksema of Midwest
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge John Franke, but more importantly, Franklin's Mayor, Common Council, Citizens for a Safe Wisconsin, and the citizens of Franklin.
VILLAINS OF THE WEEK
Summerfest officials and the small band of peaceniks they caved to on the Army's vrtual game on the Summerfest grounds. Summerfest, after pressure was applied following discussion on talk radio, somewhat changed their decision, allowing a tamer version of the game.
Mark Dean Schwab
Lenient judge
Ricardo Gonzalez
Emanuel Lopez
Wesley Clark
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“I don’t feel I need to sell myself to the fans. They need to get on board now or keep their mouths shut.”
Green Bay Packer QB Aaron Rodgers, on Packer fans.
"I've got the itch."
Green Bay Packer Al Harris on ESPN, quoting what Brett Favre told him about playing again.
"It's all rumor."
Favre when questioned about wanting to play again.
"A lot of kids, when they get out school, are kind of lost," said Jamie Norton, a firefighter in Gridley, Calif. "When you get out of high school, what are you educated to do?"
Jamie Norton, a firefighter in Gridley, California, responding to an AP poll that Americans don't believe schools are doing a good job preparing children.
"For nearly a week, lines at the Coggs center in Milwaukee’s central city stretched out the door and around the block. All indications are the majority of applicants were inner city residents. Most residents of that region are renters, so any flood damage would be the responsibility of the landlord. Besides, there wasn’t much flooding there. So how did we get 10,000 applicants? Because most were lying."
WISN 's Mark Belling in his weekly column.
"Our instincts tell us the answer lies more in the direction of competition and the innovation of free enterprise, not in the direction of government control and centralization. We urge healthy skepticism toward politicians who advocate a government-run single-payer system."
The Green Bay Press Gazette editorializing against government health care.
"It's time for Milwaukee to break from the old, reflexive anti-rail thinking of yesterday. It's time for Milwaukee to get over its rail-phobia, move boldly into the future and reap the massive benefits of rail."
MIlwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
"We are trying to be good stewards. We are not trying to escape our responsibility to Mother Earth. But at this time, the mandate is not contributing enough to clean air."
State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), quetioning the value of the mandate in SE Wisconsin for reformulated gas (RFG). When the Journal/Sentinel asked the Environmental Protection Agency exactly how the gas benefits air quality today, the EPA said it didn't have the data to supply an answer.
“It represents life. It represents 1,313 babies saved from abortion and the mothers saved from the impact of an abortion.”
Wisconsin Right to Life director Barbara Lyons on the 14% drop in abortions in Wisconsin.
"It is laughable. Planned Parenthood, the largest performer of abortions in Wisconsin and nationwide, is taking credit for the 14% drop in abortions in Wisconsin in 2007. According to PP’s news release, abortions are down because PP and others made emergency contraception more available. Wow! PP forgot to mention that its Milwaukee and Appleton abortion clinics were closed for about seven months last year. Now that’s a concept — close abortion clinics and the number of abortions go down."
Wisconsin Right to Life director Barbara Lyons
"Everyone is going through tough times. That's certainly with regard to taxpayers who are footing the bill. If they have to live within their means, government has to live within their means."
State Representative Scott Suder (R-Abbotsford) at a forum in Marshfield.
“A male motorist was still holding his cell phone in his hand while talking to an officer . . . He claimed he was using it to scratch his head.”
“A female motorist was talking on her phone and saw the officer looking at her. She attempted to throw (the phone) out the driver's window, but it clanked and fell into her lap.”
Some of the excuses offered by motorists in California caught violating the new law banning the use of cellphones while driving.
OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK
Scumbag defense attorney for sex offender says the parents of the victims are at fault.
MOST UNDER-REPORTED STORY OF THE WEEK
The ruling by Judge Franke in the Franklin sex offender ordinance lawsuit, I spent close to two hours on it on WISN. The Journal/Sentinel buried the story. televison was too caught up in Summerfest and the 4th of July. Hopefully they'll catch up because the story isn't over yet. And the fight against sex offenders will never end.
MOST OVER-HYPED STORY OF THE WEEK
Will he or won't he?
STRANGEST, MOST UNUSUAL STORY OF THE WEEK
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REMEMBER: Your suggestions/nominations for any of these categories every week are welcome, especially for HEROES OF THE WEEK. If you know of anyone in the community deserving of recognition, please e-mail me.
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