Category Archives: published

Graduates Special? We Never Were.

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Karl Garson

Published in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Friday, July 27, 2012 http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/graduates-special-we-never-were-7468g3f-163923646.html One summer afternoon in the ‘80’s my friend Jim said, “Our high school years were the last good years of our lives.” Jim and I were fending off desert … Continue reading →

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Cancer and the Growth of Wisconsin’s Economy

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Karl Garson

Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Saturday, February 4, 2012, under  the headline, “Don’t ignore the malignancies of economic growth.” A link to the essay is provided below. Cancer and economies depend on growth. The dominant belief is that … Continue reading →

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Immigration, a Wisconsin Love Story

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Karl Garson

Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Saturday, October 29, 2011 If your 50s or 60s are closer than they may appear, this will be familiar. If this was an American story, it would so closely resemble the plot of … Continue reading →

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A Calf Needs a Cow’s Milk, But You Don’t

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Karl Garson

Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Saturday, October 15, 2011 The first and only legitimate use for a cow’s milk is to feed her calf.  Every other use that follows was forced on us by tradition, habit, marketing, questionable … Continue reading →

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Stay disappointed with Ryancare

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Karl Garson

Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Here’s a fool-proof, two-part plan guaranteed to effectively improve health care in the United States. First, require all hospital administrators to work from desks that share space currently occupied … Continue reading →

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Fair Season is Fat Season

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Karl Garson

Published in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on July 14, 2011, titled: It’s fair (and fat) season _________________________________________________________ Fair Season is Fat Season Fair season is fat season, and nowhere will it be celebrated with more fatty fervor than at the 160th … Continue reading →

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The Egos of Time and Place: Rome and the Overture Center

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Karl Garson

This essay was published in The Wisconsin State Journal on June 25, 2011 as: Of Egos, Rome and the Overture Center. A link to The Wisconsin State Journal page: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/column/article_cc17b176-6592-5326-87a0-27a0790d46f2.html The Egos of Time and Place: Rome and the Overture … Continue reading →

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