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Student REPORTER
4/29/2008 11:23 AM
Hello,My name is Katie Visser, and I am a student reporter and journalism major withUW-Milwaukee. I am currently working on a piece regarding potential changes tothe City Beach and Community Center on Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Oconomowoc.I will hopefully be pitching the story to the Oconomowoc Enterprise/ Focus whenit is finished.If you would li......

Development of Oconomowoc CITY BEACH
4/29/2008 11:23 AM
There are key areas of a community which identify the uniqueness of each city, Oconomowoc is known for its lakes. As we move into construction of Downtown Oconomowoc and the expansion of downtown boundaries, our City Beach development will be open for discussion. Besides the 5 discussion points listed in the poll on this blog what other alt......

TIF District? What does this mean?
4/29/2008 11:23 AM
TIF (Tax Increment Financing) can be a highly controversial development option. Let's discuss the TIF options Oconomowoc has taken advantage of in the past 15 years. FYI http://www.emich.edu/public/geo/557book/d232.tif.html

Oconomowoc Parks & Recreation Presence
4/29/2008 11:23 AM
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Oconomowoc’s Most Famous Former Drag Queen?
5/16/2008 10:14 PM
Is Josh Kilmer-Purcell Oconomowoc’s most famous former Drag Queen? Maybe. According to his “possibly not generally notable” Wikipedia entry, Kilmer-Purcell allegedly spent some of his formative years a resident of our fair city. Kilmer-Purcell’s drag persona, known as “Aquadisiac,” was allegedly renowned for spor......

A good Weekend for comics in Oconomowoc comes
4/27/2008 10:09 AM
Oconocomicon is not the ancient and fictional tome containing the rituals for summoning the Old Ones, but is, in fact the city’s up and coming comic book convention. To be fair, the event is really called “The Oconocon” and will be held May 4– one week from today. The crazy kids organizing it have one [.........

Spring Gallery Night 2008
4/27/2008 9:00 AM
Spring Gallery Night is set for May 2nd, 2008........

Earth Day and Resource Fair
4/23/2008 7:00 AM
Greener Oconomowoc is a citizen organization working together to learn more about the environment and sustainability......

O-Clean-Omowoc 2008
4/22/2008 6:00 AM
We're right in the midst of O-Clean-Omowoc days, though you'd never know it by strolling through the downtown area........

Two Weeks Later, Victims getting on
4/16/2008 3:48 PM
The good folks at Help the Victims… remind us that it’s been two weeks since the frightening downtown explosion that left at least one Oconomowoc family homeless. The initial shock is over but tears are still shed occasionally. So many people came out and donated when the family needed it the most. The outpouring from the community [.........

Can you help out a family in need?
4/8/2008 12:46 PM
An Oconomowoc Blogger has put up a nice website looking to help the victims of last week’s church explosion.Help The Victims of Oconomowoc has a touching profile of the family that actually lived in the building to the south of former First Baptist Church. We are particularly moved by the “Get to Know the Family,” [.........

Effects of the Explosion
4/3/2008 8:16 AM
It's a great loss for the city to lose a landmark, and a great sorrow for those who lost their homes........

Explosion Shakes City
4/2/2008 10:06 PM
Did you guys see anything good on TV this afternoon? Our hearts go out to those affected by today’s tragedy. For the latest updates, use this link to hit up Google news.......

Oconomowoc’s Construction Web site Shameful.
3/28/2008 10:03 AM
The pending closures of Wisconsin Avenue downtown (From Main to Walnut street) give us a moment to take pause and reflect on an aspect of the city of the Five O’s we think about a lot, but rarely discuss. The city’s Web site on the Downtown Reconstruction Project, frankly, sucks. The Downtown Reconstruction page offers little [.........

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Great joke
5/14/2008 10:39 AM
Why I Fired My Secretary... Last week was my birthday and I didn't feel very much like waking up that morning. I went downstairs for breakfast hoping my wife would be pleasant and say, "Happy Birthday!" and possibly have a present for me. As it turned out, she barely said good morning, let alone "Happy Birthday." I thought... we......

new law to help banks?
5/14/2008 10:38 AM
Last week the House passed legislation that aims to refinance troubled mortgages and increase demand among first-time homebuyers. The President has threatened a veto, and the position of the Senate is unclear. http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/financialsvcs_dem......

Tuesday 6th mortgage droning: rates unchanged, UBS and DR Horton news
5/6/2008 11:19 AM
Those of you who are curious about Treasury versus mortgage rate spreads may want to scan this article from the Cleveland Fed. It has some excellent graphs that may be of use in explaining why sometimes Treasury rates don't matter any longer, along with some reasoning why. Plus, it isn't too long, and makes sense.

Staging your home does work
5/1/2008 6:22 AM
Staging can be as simple as adding some candles to inside a fireplace to moving some furniture out of a room to make it feel larger. Here are some tips for properly staging a home: Remove the clutter and clear out the closets to make the home appear more spacious and orderly. Remove family photos, religious symbols, or ......

Problems with our current mortgage system.
4/25/2008 6:32 AM
Predatory lending is still out there. This is an interesting article on a single mother in Rhode Island. http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20080425_loanshark.htm Who is to blame, the lender or the homeowner? This situation is a every extreme. In this case I......

NEW U.S. MONTHLY HOUSE PRICE INDEX ESTIMATES 0.6 PERCENT PRICE INCREASE BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
4/23/2008 9:11 PM
NEW U.S. MONTHLY HOUSE PRICE INDEX ESTIMATES 0.6 PERCENT PRICE INCREASE BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY See http://www.ofheo.gov/newsroom.aspx?ID=429&q1=1&q2=None for more information I think we are nearing the bot......

Upcoming builder/seller seminar
4/23/2008 9:08 PM
Thursday May 16th I will be part of a seminar on building a home as well as selling your home in todays market. Brookstone homes will be the featured builder. They will walk through the building process and show you that it is not as scary as you may think. I will be talking about how to sell your home in todays market as well explai......

Fannie would rather borrowers NOT walk away, and mortgage investor earnings
4/19/2008 3:03 PM
Here is an update I recieved from one of my lenders. Interesting reading. Wells Fargo posted a $2 billion profit in the first quarter on record revenue of $10.6 billion, whereas Washington Mutual, the nation's sixth-largest originator, lost $1.14 billion. And JPMorgan Chase did better than both, reporting net income of $2.4 billion for......

Market update
4/17/2008 2:25 PM
Housing market update At least one US government official has spoken out regarding mortgage practices in no uncertain terms; unfortunately he probably had little leverage over lenders generally and still doesn't: ‘Soun......

News on Short sales and avoiding foreclosure
4/11/2008 9:16 AM
I was at a class on short sales and avoiding foreclosure yesterday. I thought I new something but walked out of this seminar with some new knowledge. I will be creating a website http://www.avoidwisconsinforeclosure.com/ to help out wisconsin families. A short sale ......