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Watchdog Online

No Quarter Blog

Daniel Bice, the Journal Sentinel's watchdog columnist, holds politicians and the powerful accountable


  • Daniel Bice: Russ Feingold jabbed by foe for rally with 'dark-money' group (7)
  • Ron Johnson's Senate committee set to release preliminary Tomah report (4)
  • Daniel Bice: Koch-group begins billboard campaign critical of Russ Feingold (5)

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Dogged Blog

News, notes and updates from the Journal Sentinel Watchdog team.


  • Medical malpractice fight brewing in California (5)
  • Gwen Moore "surprised" by light punishment for botched ATF Milwaukee case (14)
  • Prisoners at Waupun allege abuse (5)

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Gasping for Action
Coffee roasters' health at risk from chemical compound
Murray's Problem
Scientist and son
A Watershed Moment
The man with the salmon plan
Death in the ring
Dennis Munson Jr.'s death follows cascade of errors
Trouble with taxes
Uneven property assessments fly in the face of fairness
No Relief
Medical malpractice lawsuits plummet
Deaths in Detention
18 in-custody deaths in five-year period
Deadly Delays
Hospital delays undermine newborn screenings
Public assistance
Problems at agency hamper anti-fraud efforts
Crime & Safety Page
Explore crime data and read recent crime news.
Backfire
ATF's sting operation marred by mistakes, failures
Hidden Hunting Lands
Wisconsin program's open hunting land tough to find
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Watchdog Update

FDA standards for approving cancer drugs lax, study says

A study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings says there is no solid proof that some drugs approved by the FDA are helping patients live longer or maintaining quality of life. »Read Full Article(1)

  • Risk/Reward:  An investigation into the flawed system for approving new drugs
  • Database:  54 cancer drugs approved by the FDA in the last decade

Landlord Games | Watchdog Update

Milwaukee takes action against problem landlord

Will Sherard, one of Milwaukee’s most notorious landlords, has routinely paid the minimum on fines for hundreds of building code violations, even as he buys new properties. That game may be ending.(16)

FROM: Watchdog Online » Watchdog Reports
  • Special Section:  Landlord Games

Daniel Bice

Unpaid hotel bill awaits Democrats at Green Bay convention

Records show the state Democratic Party still owes $5,807.34 to the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center from its 2009 convention.(111)

FROM: Watchdog Online » No Quarter

Illness Inflation | A Watchdog Report

Drugs for treatment of adult ADHD carry risk of dependence, abuse

Independent doctors question the validity of adult ADHD as a mental disorder; wonder how many people might truly be impaired by it; distrust the role the pharmaceutical industry has played in promoting it; and ask whether the new wave of prescriptions has caused more harm than good.

FROM: Watchdog Online » Watchdog Reports

Illness Inflation | A Watchdog Report

From 'gluttony' to the medical mainstream: Is binge eating a disorder or simply an unhealthy habit?

A change in definition led to claims that up to 8.5 million American adults have the condition; the approval of a dangerous amphetamine to treat it; and a marketing campaign complete with a celebrity spokeswoman — former tennis star Monica Seles.

FROM: Watchdog Online » Watchdog Reports

Illness Inflation | A Watchdog Report

Millions may have 'intermittent explosive disorder.' But critics say it is just bad behavior

If you trust the medical literature, up to 16 million U.S. adults — or 7.3% of the population — have had intermittent explosive disorder at some point in their lives. And the rate in any given year is estimated to be 3.9%.

FROM: Watchdog Online » Watchdog Reports

Illness Inflation | A Watchdog Report

New and expanded medical definitions create more patients — and a lucrative market for drug firms

Many independent doctors and researchers are skeptical of the new conditions, saying they are the product of medical groups, researchers and drug companies that benefit from them.(3)

FROM: Watchdog Online » Watchdog Reports
  • ADHD:  Drugs for treatment of adult ADHD carry risk of dependence, abuse
  • Binge eating:  Disorder or unhealthy habit?
  • Explosive disorder:  Millions may have it; critics say it's just bad behavior
  • Interactive:  How everyday conditions become medical disorders

Watchdog Update

Wounded police officers settle case against gun shop

Two wounded Milwaukee police officers have settled their lawsuit against the gun store they claimed negligently sold the weapon used against them by a suspect in 2007, officials confirmed Friday.(19)

FROM: News » Crime

Watchdog Update | Gasping for Action

Johnson asks FDA if it considered job losses in issuing e-cig regulations

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration whether the agency considered how many businesses could shut down when it devised rules requiring FDA review of e-cigarettes and other products derived from tobacco.(35)

FROM: Watchdog Online » Watchdog Reports

Watchdog Update

‘Bring it on’ felon Dyer must cancel Palm Springs travel

Todd Dyer, a Lake Geneva felon known for challenging prosecutors to “bring it on,” will not be allowed to travel to Palm Springs, Calif. while he awaits trial on fraud charges, a federal judge ruled(1)

FROM: Watchdog Online » Watchdog Reports

Watchdog Reports

FDA standards for approving cancer drugs lax, study says

A study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings says there is no solid proof that some drugs approved by the FDA are helping patients live longer or maintaining quality of life.(1)

FROM: News » Health News
  • Risk/Reward:  An investigation into the flawed system for approving new drugs
  • Database:  54 cancer drugs approved by the FDA in the last decade

More Headlines

  • Milwaukee takes action against problem landlord (16)
  • Illness inflation: How everyday conditions become medical disorders
  • Drugs for treatment of adult ADHD carry risk of dependence, abuse
  • From 'gluttony' to the medical mainstream: Is binge eating a disorder or simply an unhealthy habit?

More Watchdog Reports

Data on Demand

Your portal to analyze numbers and statistics

  • How do Wisconsin school districts compare internationally?
  • 2013 Population Estimates for Wisconsin Cities and Villages
  • Milwaukee County Employee Salaries 2013 (3)
  • 2013 Wisconsin school standardized test scores
  • University of Wisconsin competitive pay increases 2013

No Quarter

Unpaid hotel bill awaits Democrats at Green Bay convention

Records show the state Democratic Party still owes $5,807.34 to the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center from its 2009 convention.(111)

FROM: Watchdog Online » No Quarter

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  • Where is home for congressional hopeful Frank Lasee? (60)
  • Top beneficiary of Progressives United might be Feingold (133)
  • Winners and losers from Tuesday’s election (42)
  • Latest OWI conviction a wake-up call for council candidate (15)

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Citizen Watchdog

Your center to conduct investigative reporting

  • Your Right to Know
  • County Governments
  • Crime and Courts
  • Campaign Contributions
  • Lobbying
  • Business Records

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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS

  • Gina Barton: E-mail | Bio
  • Kevin Crowe: E-mail | Bio
  • Meg Kissinger: E-mail | Bio
  • Raquel Rutledge: E-mail | Bio
  • Cary Spivak: E-mail | Bio
  • Ellen Gabler: E-mail | Bio

 

POLITIFACT TEAM

  • Jim Nelson: E-mail | Bio
  • Tom Kertscher: E-mail | Bio
  • Dave Umhoefer: E-mail | Bio

 

COLUMNIST

  • Daniel Bice: E-mail | Bio

 

EDITOR

  • Greg Borowski, Editor: E-mail | Bio

 

Pulitzer Prizes

The Journal Sentinel has won the Pulitzer Prize three times and was a finalist six other times since 2003.

2011 - Explanatory Reporting: Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher, Gary Porter, Lou Saldivar and Alison Sherwood. "For their lucid examination of an epic effort to use genetic technology to save a 4-year-old boy imperiled by a mysterious disease, told with words, graphics, videos and other images."Read series

2010 - Local Reporting: Raquel Rutledge. "For her penetrating reports on the fraud and abuse in a child-care program for low-wage working parents that fleeced taxpayers and imperiled children, resulting in a state and federal crackdown on providers." Read series

2008 - Local Reporting: Dave Umhoefer. "For stories on the skirting of tax laws to pad pensions of county employees, prompting change and possible prosecution of key figures." Read story

  • Read more on the newspaper's eight Pulitzer Prizes dating to 1919.

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