The Recombobulation Area

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . A couple months ago, Omar Shaikh and I got in a bit of a disagreement on Twitter. Actually, let’s back up a bit first. In early December of last year, Gov. Tony Evers signed a...

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . Last night, I was back in the host chair at the 620 WTMJ studios at 3rd Street Market Hall to host WTMJ Nights! You can listen to the full show here as a commercial free podcas...

This was a monumental year for Milwaukee, and many of the big achievements we saw this year can be traced back to the leadership of Mayor Cavalier Johnson and County Executive David Crowley. The Recombobulation Area had the opportunity to sit down with these two dynamic leaders for an extended interview on the year that was, and so much more. You can listen to the full audio podcast here, or you c...

This was a monumental year for Milwaukee, and many of the big achievements we saw this year can be traced back to the leadership of Mayor Cavalier Johnson and County Executive David Crowley. The Recombobulation Area had the opportunity to sit down with these two dynamic leaders for an extended interview on the year that was, and so much more. You can watch the interview right here on Substack, or...

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . In case you missed it, Dan Shafer guest hosted WTMJ Nights on 620 WTMJ on Friday evening. We had a terrific group of guests who joined the show. They were: * Evan Goyke , state...

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . In case you missed it, we hosted WTMJ Nights last night on Newsradio 620 WTMJ! It was a three-hour show, and we were joined by regular Recombobulation Area contributors Angela...

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . The issue of Child Care funding is a major one in Wisconsin, and this year, it has taken on an especially partisan tone in Madison. Earlier this year, Republican legislators bl...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . The “Bird on a Wire” podcast series has reached the end of its 10-episode run, but as a bonus for our loyal listeners, LuAnn Bird and Dan Shafer sat down together for one more...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . For Episode Ten of “Bird on a Wire”, Lu Ann and I were joined by Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. We talked about the county executive’s path to a career in public ser...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . The “Bird on a Wire” podcast series has featured conversations on hope, civility and action, hosted by LuAnn Bird. For Episode Ten of the series, LuAnn and I sat down with Milw...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . For Episode Nine of the “Bird on a Wire” podcast series, Lu Ann Bird is Nicole Otto. Nicole is a mental health counselor who works with children. In this episode, LuAnn and Nic...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . One of the most important pieces of legislation impacting Milwaukee and Wisconsin is currently working its way through the Capitol in Madison. That is the bill on shared revenu...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . For Episode Eight of the “Bird on a Wire” podcast series, Lu Ann Bird is joined by Tom Spehert and Chris Baumgart.  In this episode, LuAnn talks with Tom and Chris about organi...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . Last night on 620 WTMJ, I guest hosted WTMJ Nights! We started the show talking about the Bucks firing head coach Mike Budenholzer — news that happened less than an hour before...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . For Episode Seven of the “Bird on a Wire” podcast series, Lu Ann Bird is joined by The PerSisters . The Persisters is a group of women that got involved in political action fol...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . For Episode Six of the “Bird on a Wire” podcast series, Lu Ann Bird is joined by the “Grandma brigade.” That would be JoAnn Stasiewicz and Jean Parulski. Jean and Joann were th...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . The race for Wisconsin Supreme Court happened a couple weeks ago now, but since it was such a big deal for the future of politics in this state, there’s a whole lot for us to s...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . For Episode Five of the “Bird on a Wire” podcast series, Lu Ann Bird is joined by Dr. Katheryn Hope Wilkinson. Dr. Wilkinson is a resident of the district where LuAnn ran for A...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . For Episode Four of the “Bird on a Wire” podcast series, Lu Ann Bird is joined by Sarah Godlewski. You might know Sarah from her time serving as the State Treasurer, her run fo...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . We are just days away from the Spring Election in Wisconsin. And while the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court will be on the ballot statewide, there are a whole lot of other race...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . For Episode Three of the “Bird on a Wire” podcast series, Lu Ann Bird is joined by Christopher Porterfield. Porterfield is the lead singer and songwriter from the acclaimed ban...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . "Bird on a Wire" is a podcast series featuring conversations about hope, civility and action. LuAnn Bird has had a career in civic action and making change, from serving on sch...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . "Bird on a Wire" is a podcast series featuring conversations about hope, civility and action. LuAnn Bird has had a career in civic action and making change, from serving on school board...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . The Spring Election in Wisconsin is now less than one month away. And on the ballot statewide in that April 4 election is the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, where Janet Protasiewicz...

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time Milwaukee Press Club award - winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it  here . Reporter Mario Koran of Wisconsin Watch has exhaustively detailed the fallout of a controversial Title IX investigation at Kiel Middle School. His reporting revealed that the narrative...