Sunday, December 30, 2012
Discussion on gun control, ownership and use has come to the forefront locally and nationally. Vote in our poll on the matter, and participate in the comments.
Three high-profile shooting deaths in the Milwaukee area since August — coupled with mass shootings in Aurora, CO and Newtown, CT — have heightened the national dialogue on gun ownership and control. It’s also increased the interest in Americans of owning guns. Sellers across the country reported surges in business following the Newtown elementary school shooting, and the head of the National Rifle Association called for armed security in schools. Meanwhile, Democrats plan to introduce federal legislation to ban production of high-capacity magazines, according to the Huffington Post. Have recent events made it more likely you would own a gun for personal safety? Or have they squelched any notion of owning one? Finally, have events and …
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's guest column addresses the many kinds of heroism displayed after a shooter opened fire at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek.
On Sunday, August 5th, the world was stunned as news spread that a gunman had opened fire on worshippers and law enforcement at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. It was a moment in our state's history that we will never forget. Questions about motive still remain and may never be fully answered, but this column is not about the evil of one man. This column is about the strength and dignity of a community. For as sure as we bear witness to the suffering inflicted that day, we also bear witness to the triumph of courage and service over hatred. The heroism started as soon as the first bullet was fired, when many risked--and some lost--their lives to save others. The heroism continued, as people gathered outside of the temple …
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
First lady is expected to be in the Milwaukee area on Thursday in a move that national Sikh leader describes as "reassuring and heartening."
First Lady Michelle Obama is coming to the Milwaukee area on Thursday to meet with family members of the victims of the Sikh temple shooting in Oak Creek. Obama will meet with immediate family members of those who were killed and injured, a White House aide told Reuters News Service Saturday on the condition of anonymity. It was unclear whether Obama would visit Oak Creek or the temple while she's here, or whether she'll meet with Oak Creek police Lt. Brian Murphy, who was one of four people injured in the Aug. 5 shootings. Murphy remains hospitalized and is in satisfactory condition. Obama also will attend a campaign event while in town. Gunman Wade Michael Page opened fire during a Sunday service at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, killing …
Sunday, August 12, 2012
The shooter in Sunday's Sikh Temple slayings was connected to the white-supremacy music scene. Does that sort of expression deserve First Amendment protection?
Last Sunday’s tragic shootings at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek turned another spotlight on “hate speech” when the shooter, Wade Michael Page, was connected to the white-supremacy music scene, also known as “hatecore.” Earlier this summer, a different version of hate speech came to southeast Wisconsin when members of the tiny but vocal Westboro Baptist Church picketed in front of churches in Brookfield and Oak Creek. They carried signs with phrases such as “God Hates Fags” and “Your Pastors are Whores.” While one seemed at least loosely connected to a grisly mass murder and the other resulted in an uneventful protest, both forms of expression are protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which says: Congress …
Saturday, August 11, 2012
"As we move forward as a state and nation, Wisconsin and America stands together with members of the Sikh community as we pray for the survivors and remember the dead," said Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
The state partnered with the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association to produce and distribute brief radio address once a week. Audio files and a written transcript of this radio address can be accessed on http://www.wi-broadcasters.org and http://walker.wi.gov/Weekly-Radio-Addresses. To download an mp3 file, you can right click the radio address link and click “save link as.” This week, Gov. Scott Walker spoke about the tragic Oak Creek shooting at the Sikh temple. The following is the transcript from his radio address: Hi, this is Scott Walker. Since the terrible acts of violence committed last Sunday at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, our entire state has been focusing on supporting the victims, their families, and the survivors of this …
Friday, August 10, 2012
People from around the world came to Oak Creek High School Friday morning for the funeral of six people who died in attack at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.
The caskets came in one by one. In a mostly empty gym, before thousands of people would file in, members of the Sikh community brought in the bodies of Prakash Singh, Sita Singh, Ranjit Singh, Satwant Singh Kaleka, Paramjit Kaur and Suveg Singh. Six trips into the gym and back out. Each one only underscored the magnitude of Sunday's violent attack at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek. On Friday morning inside the Oak Creek High School gymnasium, family members and friends remembered the victims' lives while people from around the world came to pay their respects. Mourners began lining up outside the high school just after 8 a.m. and made their way through the gymnasium throughout the 90-minute service, with the gym not able to hold everyone at …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Authorities have also revealed that Page died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he was shot by an Oak Creek police officer.
Authorities have conducted more than 100 interviews with people around the country and issued some 180 subpoenas, but are still seeking a better understanding about Wade Michael Page's motives for entering the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek and opening fire. Officials also revealed in a Wednesday news conference that Page died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head after he was shot by an Oak Creek police officer outside the temple Sunday morning. The investigation into Page has spanned the country, as the 40-year-old moved around a lot. His reasons for moving to the Milwaukee area are believed to center around a girlfriend named Misty Cook. The FBI has talked extensively with Cook since Sunday, special agent in charge Teresa Carlson said, but …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Ordinary Heroes fundraiser started in downtown Waukesha in response to Aurora, CO, shooting.
One tragedy after another has lead a group of Waukesha college students to change fundraising plans. Originally, the Ordinary Heroes fundraiser began in downtown Waukesha in response to the tragic shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, CO. Now the college students in charge of the fundraiser have announced that they are now looking to help out after the Sikh temple shooting Sunday in Oak Creek. “After raising over $1,000, we are officially shifting gears to help out those affected by the Oak Creek shooting,” states the Ordinary Heroes Facebook page. The Ordinary Heroes fundraiser is scheduled to occur in downtown Waukesha in conjunction with Freeman Friday Night Live at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Hundreds packed the Sikh temple in Brookfield, with Gov. Scott Walker joining other faith leaders in grieving for those slain during Sunday's church service in Oak Creek and pledging community support.
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Monday, August 6, 2012
From political and interfaith religious leaders to friends and family of Sikh members, the Brookfield Sikh temple was packed Monday night in a strong show of support after Sunday's mass shooting at the Oak Creek temple. Hundreds filled the Brookfield Gurudwara at 3675 N. Calhoun Rd., spilling out of its sanctuary into the hallway and basement. Gov. Scott Walker and his wife Tonette as well as Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleeisch attended the service followed by a candlelight vigil outside and then a langar in the basement — a community meal as is shared after all services. Also attending were Brookfield Mayor Steve Ponto and leaders from other faith communities, including the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, which plans to break ground soon on a new …
The Anti-Alinsky
6:29 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Johnny, you are just getting ridiculous. I don't know ANYONE that uses the acronym ACA for B.O.Care. There are too many other things with those 3 simple initials. As far as B.O.Care, have YOU read the bill? If so enlighten us. If not, here is the guts of it: Parent's can carry their children up to age 26. Preventative health services for women is required at no extra charge above men's coverage. … more ›