Nicholas donabet kristof born april 27, 1959 is an american journalist and political commentator. Kloppenburg raising recount money as prosser gains lead. Yeah, i was an idiot last week i argued that the huge revision in vote totals in that wisconsin judicial election could really have been the result of apolitical incompetence on the part of waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus, whose history of vote mismanagement, as i noted, extended to a gop primary contest between two wingnuts, in which she presumably wouldnt have had a dog in the. Nickolaus drew national attention in april 2011 when two days after the statewide supreme court election. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and. Wisconsin supreme court race 2011 waxingnotsopoetic. Discount prices on books by kathy reichs, including titles like a conspiracy of bones. An audit of nickolaus handling of the 2010 election found she needed to take steps to improve security and backup procedures, including by not sharing passwords. Votecounting error in wisconsin points to incompetence, not. The author, kathy thompson, also did the illustrations. The city is willing to sell its old fire station to a nonprofit group for use as a homeless shelter in winter.
Contact your wisconsin assembly representative and senator and tell them you support ab203 and encourage them to support it too. Hes sold more than 105 million books worldwide, and 11 of his novels have been turned into films. The bodies of jake sansom, 39, and his uncle morris cardinal, 57, were found early on 28 march. What the hell happened in wisconsin today dangerous minds. The second, the agent he did find, could not find a home for the book. Politifact waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus says. Closely watched race in wisconsin gets a lot less close. The people of wisconsin witnessed legal denial of a problem or a crime in a case of election fraud that captured national attention, when kathy nickolaus discovered 14,000 vote two days after the spring supreme court election. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet.
Waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus reported she had forgotten to report results from one city in her heavily republican county. Apr 08, 2011 wisconsinites should respond with equal skepticism to the news that waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus. Now, she hopes her novels can bring history alive again. Throughout the 1990s, nickolaus worked for the wisconsin state assemblys republican caucus. Waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus, who said late thursday she incorrectly entered vote totals in the race, has faced criticism before for her handling of elections and previously worked for a state gop caucus when it was controlled by the candidate who stands to benefit from thursdays revelation. Last august, kathy nickolaus was criticized for removing the normal computer backup for election data from the county server, according to the milwaukee journal sentinel which wrote. Vote count human error shadows wisconsin supreme court election. Nickolaus blamed the mixup on human error, her failure to save the city of brookfields vote tallies in her microsoft access database. Wisconsin protests, monday, april 4 sunday, april 10. Katie nicholl, bestselling author and royal correspondent for the mail on sunday.
Magic in wisconsin michael tomasky opinion the guardian. Also calls for a citizens revolution in waukesha county where people peacefully storm the office of county clerk kathy nickolaus computer which can be found in the county clerks office at. Two metis men were found shot dead in rural alberta after what police believe was an ambush police in canada are investigating the murders of two indigenous men who they suspect were ambushed after returning from a successful hunt in rural alberta. The best thing that can be thought with regard to waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus is that she is the most manifestly incompetent election official in the history of wisconsin. Her childrens books include several dear america books, the royal diaries books, sugaring time, the night journey, wolves of the beyond, and the guardians of gahoole series. Join facebook to connect with cathy t speichferguson and others you may know. The obituary was featured in news tribune tacoma on. Kathy nickolaus is the county clerk for waukesha county, wisconsin. Former clerk nickolaus plans a run for waukesha county board. When kathy nickolaus, the county clerk in waukesha county. Corrected brookfield tally puts prosser ahead after 7,500vote gain. Wisconsin republican county clerk claims she misplaced. Wisconsin democrats claim dirty tricks on nasty election day.
If youre a reader who loves uplifting romance novels, youve probably read a few nicholas sparks books. This is the very order i love reading my books as well. Two people check copies of the voter books to make sure a voter is in it. And by the third, most publishing houses were not buying new books due to the economic crash that happened in 2008. Each comes with a large decorated envelope for gift giving or mailing. Kathy s kindle books is about downloading digital books onto your computer or tablet. It also demands a full recount, no matter what the ultimate margin of victory or defeat.
The first one failed to get him a literary agent to represent him. Nickolaus also has been criticized by the waukesha county board for her handling of past elections and lack of oversight in her operations. Jan 20, 2016 a slate survey shows that large percentages of popular history books are written by and about men. Kathy brandt books list of books by author kathy brandt.
A winner of two pulitzer prizes, he is a regular cnn contributor and has. Temperance brennan, on a harrowing excavation where she unearths a chilling history and puts her own future on the line in a desperate investigation. Wisconsin waukeshas county clerk, kathy nickolaus has a shady history for her election procedures. Accusations of elections fraud explained and capitol. Republican kathy nickolaus may be the only county clerk known by. Facts about ab203 absentee voting effiency option aveo.
Votecount mishap in wisconsin election raises eyebrows. About laurel walker laurel walker covered local, school and county government for 20 years the last half of that at the milwaukee journal and milwaukee journal sentinel before she was named. Its a safe bet no election clerk in wisconsin history ever invited more questions about a vote count than waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus did on april 7, 2011. Kathy nickolaus, the waukesha county clerk at the center of the disputed state supreme court election, is no stranger to controversy. Waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus says errors in. From the bestselling author of william and harry and renowned royal family news correspondent katie nicholl, comes the first indepth biography of kate middleton, duchess of cambridge. Wisconsinites should respond with equal skepticism to the news that waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus. Waiting for kathy nickolaus to release the ballots from waukesha county. Below is a list of all of kathy reichs fictional published works to date in order. The alternative, of course, is to believe that nickolaus is the most manifestly disreputable election official in the history of wisconsin. Nathan sproul, the name behind the recent vote fraud complaints in florida, should have been jailed long ago.
Perhaps this is why we labor under the delusion that history books are, by their very nature. Sparks has written over 20 novels in his career, all of which have been bestsellers. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The future queen by katie nicholl, paperback barnes.
Apr, 2011 nickolaus blamed the mixup on human error, her failure to save the city of brookfields vote tallies in her microsoft access database. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. When it comes to forensic crime mysteries, kathy reichs is one of my favorite authors in the genre. The evidence shows that nickolaus is a partisan gop operative, but the evidence also reveals a long history of incompetence on her part. At only 169 pages, i found this quick story to be a waste of time. In this argument, sweatshops are an unpleasant but necessary stage in industrial development. No closure for wisconsin after recall elections fail. Adding another twist, the county clerk who said she incorrectly entered vote totals. Nickolaus then released the waukesha county numbers to the pressminus brookfieldswhich were then reported as the unofficial april 5 vote tally. Kathy nickolaus, the former waukesha county clerk who drew fire for her handling of election returns, is launching a run for county board.
A crook who got his start with the christian coalition. Nickolaus has an extremely disturbing history of repeatedly casting doubt on. Nor is her former boss, supreme court justice david prosser, whose candidacy got a boost thursday when nickolaus. Here are the books in order of publication for both series the chronological order is listed in brackets. Waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus announces at a news.
The ongoing peoples struggle in wisconsin won a victory in the april 5 elections when independent wisconsin supreme court judge joanne kloppenburg won a seat in the wisconsin supreme court over justice david prosser, a republican conservative. Nickolaus, who used to work with prosser and walker when prosser was the states assembly speaker and walker was one of his lieutenants in the republican legislative caucus, had a history. There is also a list of films he has produced and his appearances in television. August 2010, it was discovered that nickolaus keeps election results on her personal pc in her office, and only on her personal pc. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. No closure for wisconsin after recall elections fail the.
Nickolaus past employment assembly republican caucus employee, 19892002. You see, my day job is in the field of information technology, and i was tuned in to her every word regarding her use of microsoft access to tabulate the county wide vote totals. There is a history of secrecy and partisanship surrounding the waukesha county clerk and there remain unanswered questions. Henry olsen points out paul ryans stealing of the democratic party issue of security see, among other sources, fdrs 1944 sotu. In fighting progressivism, we often need to turn progressive guns against progressivism. This investigation should include an accounting of all communications by waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus and anyone in the waukesha clerks office with all outside actors, and all interested parties to the election dispute. Waukesha waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus decision to go it alone in how she collects and maintains election results has some county officials raising. Kathy also writes the virals series for young adults. As milwaukees journal sentinel explains, waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus said thursday that she failed to save on her computer and. It was with great interest that i watched the press conference of waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus. Wisconsin waukeshas county clerk, kathy nickolaus has a.
Kindle books are interesting and usually purchased at a lower price. County clerk kathy nickolaus said some returns from the city of waukesha inexplicably had data recorded in the wrong column, which momentarily skewed. Kathy reichs also works as a producer on the television show bones, which is inspired by reichs own life in addition to her writing. In the beginning, we are introduced to some of the characters. This made him quit writing for some time, he remodeled his kitchen and sulked some. The purpose of this wiki is to provide a comprehensive guide to election integrity in the united states. Will scandalplagued election clerk supervise walker recall in key.
Coldweather homeless concern ignites heated debate in. One of only 100 forensic anthropologists ever certified by the american board of forensic anthropology and leading light in crime fiction, american novelist kathy reichs came to public attention when her first novel, deja dead, became a new york times bestseller. Kathy nickolaus, the katherine harris of wisconsin, wont run again for waukesha county clerk first, she was stepping aside for the next election, which is the recall. Waukesha county clerk has drawn criticisms in the past. Citizens of waukesha county sent an email to reporters calling on the waukesha county executive to ban county clerk kathy nickolaus from counting ballots in the election. The bodies of jake sansom, 39, and his uncle morris cardinal, 57, were found early on 28. Nicholas kristof argues that sweatshops are, if not a good thing, then defensible as a way for workers to improve their lives and for impoverished countries to transform themselves into industrial economies. But a policy question over the sale made the decision a difficult one.
Waukesha county clerk cant quit soon enough opinion. The filmography of american actor, director and producer, nicolas cage includes the year the film was or will be released, the name of his character, the director, and other related notes. The democratbacked challenger in the race for the wisconsin supreme court is granted a recount as the collective bargaining bill moves through the state court system. Vote count human error shadows wisconsin supreme court. An american history library book list keller, kathy on.
Waukesha county clerk kathy nickolaus may have done her reelection campaign no favors tuesday night when her plans to post timely. Will wisconsin recount affect collective bargaining bill. But it isn t enough just to create this document it is important to use it and do it effective. Funeral home services for larry are being provided by edwards memorial center lakewood. Kathy nickolaus is the waukesha county clerk, a partisan post that oversees elections. She was first elected in november 2002 after winning a republican. No criminal misconduct found in nickolaus investigation local. This windfall handed the victory to the conservative incumbent, justice david prosser, for whom nickolaus had worked for seven years. Citizen action says this investigation should include an accounting of all communications by kathy nickolaus and anyone in the waukesha clerks office with all outside actors, and all interested parties to the election dispute. Reading the kathy reichs books in order means getting up to speed on all her series. Kathy has 1,885 books on goodreads, and is currently reading the longevity paradox. Women in the workplace is just one of many subjects to be found in nonfiction history books but could also be used as a backdrop for historical romance novels or some of the best fiction books. As a kid, historical fiction helped childrens author kathy wiechman fall in love with history.
Wisconsin protests, monday, april 4 sunday, april 10, 2011. Nov 18, 2019 if youre a reader who loves uplifting romance novels, youve probably read a few nicholas sparks books. Kathryn lasky born june 24, 1944 is an american childrens writer who also writes for adults under the names kathryn lasky knight and e. As a result, the election was won by the gop incumbent david prosser. Browse kitsap sun obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolencestributes, send flowers or create an online memorial.