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February 13, 2012 · 9:54 pm

Oak Creek Decides To Stand Pat On Alcohol Sale Hours And Other Headlines

The Oak Creek City Council has decided against expanding the number of hours alcohol can be sold at grocery, liquor and other “off-premise” stores.

Check out the story here.

You’ll recall that the South Milwaukee City Council in December approved allowing liquor sales as early as 6 a.m.

And check out these other local headlines of note:

Also, South Milwaukee NOW has published a new police blotter. Among the incidents: a snowblower theft and broken garage window in the 200 block of north Chicago Avenue and a burglary in the 200 block of Montana Avenue.

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January 10, 2012 · 9:52 pm

So, Who’s Right? Larson Questions Waste Panel Report Findings And Other Local Headlines

Gov. Scott Walker’s Waste, Fraud and Abuse Commission has identified $456 million in annual government spending that can be cut. Or has it?

A Walker press release says yes. South Shore state Sen. Chris Larson says no.

Consider it another example of the political times we’re in, where politicians can’t even agree on the numbers, much less solutions.

Wherever the truth lies — and it’s probably somewhere in the middle — this line in the Larson press release does concern me: “The misleading report did not even include a final vote for passage by its members before completion.”

This, to me, raises questions about the validity of its findings. We’ll see.

In the meantime, check out these other local headlines:

South Milwaukee NOW has published a new South Shore police blotter.

Also, The Business Journal has a deep dive study into the ease of commuting in communities nationwide. Find South Milwaukee information here and see how they arrived at our “commuting index” of 0.774 and our ranking of 1,341 out of 3,012 communities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000.

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December 31, 2011 · 9:15 pm

Oak Creek’s Growth, Upcoming Transit Changes And Other Local Headlines

Oak Creek Patch has an interesting story on the explosive growth of Oak Creek in recent decades.

Check it out here. From it:

As you may have noticed, the once-small community of Oak Creek is no longer small. So much so that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 report, Oak Creek led Milwaukee County in population growth.

The population is now nearing 35,000, making it the sixth-largest community in Milwaukee County. That’s nearly double the population from 1980.

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December 28, 2011 · 10:55 pm

Back To Blogging … And Here Are Some Local Headlines From The Past Week

I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and found some time to relax and enjoy gathering with family and friends. I know I did.

Sarah and I will always treasure these times with our two young children. They make the holidays that much more special.

Anyway, it looks like it’s been a light news week around the South Shore. Here are a few headlines, as I return to regular blogging:

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