Morning Links for Oct. 20 2014

Morning Links for Oct. 20 2014

Good morning, and welcome to Monday. James Foley’s parents are asking political candidates to stop using images of their son’s murder in campaign advertising, and are calling for an apology. The New York Times takes a look at the gubernatorial race in Wisconsin, and Gov. Walker’s political ambitions.  Obamacare premiums are not going up in Wisconsin in Year 2 of the health care overhaul.  If you missed it late last week, Michael Powell of the New York Times took a critical look at the Milwaukee Bucks’ aspirations to use public funding to build a new arena through the lens of the local opposition from Common…

Good morning, and welcome to Monday.

  • James Foley’s parents are asking political candidates to stop using images of their son’s murder in campaign advertising, and are calling for an apology.
  • The New York Times takes a look at the gubernatorial race in Wisconsin, and Gov. Walker’s political ambitions. 
  • If you missed it late last week, Michael Powell of the New York Times took a critical look at the Milwaukee Bucks’ aspirations to use public funding to build a new arena through the lens of the local opposition from Common Ground.
  • The Chicago Bears lost to the Miami Dolphins yesterday, and from the sounds of it, the scene in the locker room after the game was not pretty.

Dan Shafer was the digital editor at Milwaukee Magazine. Dan joined the magazine as assistant editor in 2014 and wrote the November 2014 cover story, "Downtown Horizons." He's worked as a reporter at BizTimes Milwaukee and an editor at ThirdCoast Digest. Contact him at daniel.shafer@milwaukeemag.com. He's on Twitter @danshaferMKE.