Daily Archives: February 9, 2005

Milwaukee Voting Strangeness – Continued

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Tom Kertscher & Greg Borowski continue looking into Milwaukee’s troubled election records:

If Milwaukee election records are correct, someone named Marquis F. Murff registered at the polls Nov. 2 and voted from an address on E. Knapp St.

Trouble is, the address is home to St. Catherine Residence, which has allowed only women to live there for 110 years.

Indeed, city records show that someone with an identical name and middle initial also registered at the polls that day and voted from 1503 N. Franklin Place. That address does not exist.

Farm Subsidies: Out of Control

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Four recipients of federal farm subsidies who likely don’t need the handout:

  • David Rockefeller, the former chairman of Chase Manhattan and grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, who received 99 times more subsidies than the median farmer;
  • Scottie Pippen, professional basketball star, who received 39 times more subsidies than the median farmer;
  • Ted Turner, the 25th wealthiest man in America, who received 38 times more subsidies than the median farmer; and
  • Kenneth Lay, the ousted Enron CEO and multi-millionaire, who received 3 times more subsidies than the median farmer.

Read more here.

UW Team Revives dying neurons Related to Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s

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Ryan Joerres:

The new findings could eventually help halt the progression of such diseases by averting the deterioration of the neurons involved in such diseases.
UW professor of pharmacology Jeff Johnson, the lead researcher of the group, has been recognized across the nation for his recent findings concerning Alzheimer’s disease and the natural defense mechanisms involved in similar neurodegenerative diseases.