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We don’t know yet. I called yesterday, but the district wouldn’t release the information. Today when I called to follow up, I’ve been told I can wait; the district is preparing a press release that everyone will get at the…

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BC (2) - Brookfield Central Booster Club - has refused a request for donor information made by Fairly Conservative.

The organization, of which Elmbrook School Board President Meg Wartman has twice been reported as a member and once as not, won…

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…is the utterance, “I wish I had taken that image.” (Photographers take images while the rest of us take pictures.) I was thrilled when a photo popped up this weekend that made me say just that.

The youngest had a group…

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When you search this site from the search field on the top right, you only get the content I’ve written. If you want comments too, then you need to site search from Google. Here, I’ll make it easy. Copy this…

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…otherwise titled as ask and ye shall receive…

The local news source updates you as I requested.

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David Mastio, if you put this whole post in your feed, you’re helping me build a case.

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I guess we could also title this: Walgreens, Brookfield, and Tax Hell

A couple of weeks ago the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Walgreens against several municipalities regarding the method by which taxes are calculated on the Walgreens rentals. I told…

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There was incredible happiness in the household last night as the youngest scored a 5 on her AP Euro exam. You get to share in that glory, Mr. Coffey.

Patrick Coffey is arguably the most effective educator I’ve ever met. Two…

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I’m checking into information that land from Elmbrook’s Swanson school may be needed for the new plans for Percheron Square. The developer pulled the application a few weeks ago saying there was new interest. I’ve got requests into the school…

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Gone is the full-time director position. Now the district wants 25 hours a week at $25 an hour.

It’s number 3021 in the WECAN system:

The Communications Manager is responsible to research, develop and implement communications programs to inform and educate internal and…

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Fox Head picked up on the Elmbrook increase:

Don’t be fooled by some of the tricks of the numbers. Yes the equalized rate has decreased, but that does not mean your taxes have gone down. Its just been spread out more as…

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Now normally I wouldn’t give a rat’s patootie about Arrowhead School District’s little problem. You see, the district’s been “snagged” in the federal “No Child Left Behind” benchmarks according to that great local paper of ours. This time I care…

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It’s Elmbrook School District’s Communication Director Andy Smith’s last day.

Our household received the verbose Annual Report from the district yesterday. God willing, after $62.2 million in nearly new high schools, we will have perfect children graduating from this district. The…

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