The Year’s Most Popular Murphy’s Law Columns

What do Don Smiley, Ryan Clancy and Eric Hovde have in column?

By Urban Milwaukee - Dec 30th, 2024 06:04 pm

Don Smiley speaks to the media. Photo taken December 8th, 2016 by Michael Horne.

Longtime Summerfest honcho Don Smiley‘s multimillion dollar salaries. The Democrats uprising against Socialist Ryan Clancy. The death of the conservative news and opinion site Right Wisconsin. These topics made for some of the 10 most popular Murphy’s Law columns this year.

Also a very sobering topic that made 2024 a very sad year: the loss of beloved Alderman Jonathan Brostoff, whose death had many people questioning why and seeking to understand. Two columns took on this topic.

The goal of these interpretative columns is to shine a light on key issues that should concern our community. Of some 75 published in the last year, on a wide range of subjects, these were the most popular:

10. County Treasurer Lied About Political Mailer?

David Cullen. Photo from Milwaukee County.

9. Hovde Blasted for ‘Bigoted’ Comments on Black Men

Eric Hovde.

8. The Cheaper Candidate For County Treasurer

Ted Chisholm. Photo Courtesy of Chisholm campaign.

7. Was Jonathan Brostoff Bullied?

State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) at a press conference on restoring public school funding and phasing out the state voucher program. Photo courtesy of Rep. Brostoff’s office.

6. Why Right Wisconsin Was Killed

James Wigderson. Photo courtesy of Wigderson.

5. Mayor, Democrats Target Rep. Ryan Clancy

Ryan Clancy Announces a Lawsuit Against the City of Milwaukee. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.

4. Democrats Crushing GOP in Fundraising

Cash. (CC0 Creative Commons).

3. Understanding the Loss of Jonathan Brostoff

Ald. Jonathan Brostoff at Charter Meeting. Photo taken April 16, 2024 by Sophie Bolich.

2. Wealthy Health Chain Closing 2 Hospitals

Hospital waiting area. (Public Domain)

1. Don Smiley Paid $3.3 Million in 2022

Don Smiley speaks to the media. Photo taken December 8th, 2016 by Michael Horne.

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