As a bassist, bandleader, teacher, and music copyist, I've worked with hundreds of singers throughout the years. Though working musicians know hundreds of tunes, singers need to have good charts in order to have their music played the way they want. I define a "good chart" as a piece of written music that effectively tells the musicians what they should play. Written music comes in seven basic forms: chord […]
Gov. Tony Evers cautioned Wisconsin that more people were going to die from the coronavirus pandemic as the state registered its first four deaths and the number of confirmed cases is at 381. Evers and state health leaders also said Friday that the state continues to face a shortage of tests and equipment for health care workers treating the sick. “Things will get worse before they get better,” Evers said. […]
A bipartisan trio of northeastern Wisconsin mayors is calling on Gov. Tony Evers and the Legislature to delay the April 7 spring election and conduct it by mail-in ballots only due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The mayors of Green Bay, Appleton and Neenah made the request on Friday. Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna and Neenah Mayor Dean Kaufert are Republicans and Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich is a Democrat. Genrich says […]
A doctor in the SSM Health system that operates in and around Madison has tested positive for COVID-19. SSM Health said in a statement Friday that the doctor was not showing symptoms during their last encounter with patients, but as symptoms developed the doctor self-quarantined and was tested. The health system says it is following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and working with the local health […]
Gov. Tony Evers Friday directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue updates to the previous order prohibiting mass gatherings of 10 or more people. The updated order maintains the ban on gatherings of 10 or more people and indefinite school closures, but includes some important changes and clarifications: Treats bars and restaurants are the same. Bars will be able to have carryout sales of alcohol and food, if allowed […]
Starting Monday Fond du Lac Area Transit is cutting all extra routes during peak hours in the morning and afternoon. Buses will continue to run from 6:00am – 6:30pm. Passengers will only be able to board through the rear passenger door of the bus. ADA customers will still be able to board using the ramp via the front door. Transit will not charge a fare in hope of limiting any exposure to drivers or passengers. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is pushing the Republican-controlled Legislature to waive a one-week waiting period to receive unemployment benefits in the wake of soaring applications. The call comes less than a year after Republicans refused to eliminate the waiver and now it will be an early test of how well Evers and the GOP can work together in reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak. Businesses, chambers of […]
Congressman Glenn Grothman has signed a bipartisan letter with several colleagues in the Wisconsin delegation expressing support for Governor Evers’ request for Small Business Administration (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loans. The letter was sent Friday to SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza. Grothman says with businesses in the state temporarily closing their doors and individuals self-quarantining, it is important that we provide the necessary assistance to the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy, our […]
He's caught up in taxi drivers' rage against controversial phone app Morgan Hell was in a taxi that was attacked during protests against the controversial Uber app in Paris. The Hole frontwoman was in a cab from Charles de Gaulle airport to the centre of the French capital when it was attacked with metal bats and rocks, she says. And she adds that her driver was at one point "taken […]
