Merry Christmas! September 30, 2008

Unlike my photographer, Lance Heidt, I’m pretty pumped about tonight’s ‘Good Question.’
Here’s the question we’re posing:  Does it seem like stores put Christmas items out earlier and earlier every year?  More importantly, why does it bother us so much?  We (not Lance) thought that was a good question!
 Kudos to Target for being the only store to [...]

Earmarks and Badger Jerseys September 23, 2008

Good Tuesday evening, everyone!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  Tonight, I worked on a story about congressional earmarks.  Asking around, I was surprised to hear from quite a few people that they have no idea what an earmark is.  So, we decided to explore the issue in tonight’s ‘Good Question.’
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I’ve been [...]

My, That’s a Fancy Bridge! September 16, 2008

‘Good Question’ took a day off on Tuesday.  Well, I didn’t actually take a day off…but since we have a jam packed show on Tuesday, we’re airing ‘Good Question’ on a special night…Wednesday at 6 p.m.
This week’s topic deals with something we’ve actually talked about in our newsroom over the last few weeks…a very fancy bridge [...]

A Dark Day on Wall Street… September 15, 2008

You’ve probably heard the news already…some are calling it a “Tectonic Shift” of immense financial proportions. 
Lehman Brothers, a 158 year old investment bank, announced it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  At the same time, Bank of America announced it was purchasing Merill Lynch for a mere $50 billion.
This all comes a week after the [...]

Farmer’s Almanac September 9, 2008

Hope you’re having a good Tuesday.  I was having a great one until I look a close look at the latest Farmer’s Almanac, and found out it’s predicting a colder winter with much more snow.  Gosh, I hope it’s completely wrong…I don’t know if I can handle another winter like that.  So I really wanted [...]

Fish Fry Friday September 6, 2008

Good Evening!
This post is going to be a little short…mainly because I’m on the road.  I’m heading up to Rice Lake for a buddy’s wedding, and we’re just passing through Chippewa Falls.  It’s a four and a half hour drive with the Gadget Guy behind the wheel…so far so good!  His GPS says we’ll be [...]

It’s Thursday… September 4, 2008

Does anyone else feel like this week is dragging and dragging?  It doesn’t really make much sense, because most of us had a short week thanks to Labor Day.  Oh well…it’s almost Friday.
On Thursday, we did a story about health and wellness.  Marlys from Madison asked us, “Is it really possible to be overweight, and [...]

Grammatickly Korrect September 4, 2008

I knew I was taking a chance when I decided to embark on a story that could get me into trouble.  GRAMMAR!  Today, we asked some experts (including my former high school English teacher) if kids were getting worse at grammar…because of things like text messaging, computers, etc.  When Eric and Susan tossed to me, I [...]

My First Good Question September 3, 2008

Hi All,
I hope you had a chance to see tonight’s first of many “Good Questions.”  I’m working with a great photographer, Lance Heidt, on this regular series…and he did a great job putting the story together.  If you missed it, check it out:
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Lance also did a great job putting together Wednesday’s story…all [...]

Welcome to ‘Good Question’ online! September 2, 2008

Let me be the first to welcome you to the on-line world of ‘Good Question!’ 
What is ‘Good Question’ all about?  Well that’s a great question!  The concept is easy…you ask the questions, we get the answers.  Is there anything that’s been wracking your brain?  Is there something you’ve been dying to get an explanation of?  [...]