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Hey, city! How hard is it?

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The City of Milwaukee last week left informed my neighbors and me of our GUARANTEED recycling pick-up days, one of which was today, Dec. 22.

Since this is the holiday season, it’s a fairly big deal, as boxes and paper and recyclable materials accumulate rather quickly. I planned it all carefully. Fill the recycling container carefully almost up to the very top, and set aside the very last items to take outside last night for collection today. That way, I get rid of a lot of paper and ensure enough room in the cart for post-holiday inflow.

Except that I got home and the recycling crew already had come and gone — on Dec. 21.

$*^@)(&%$

How hard is it, really, to collect the recycling on the very publicly announced GUARANTEED day?

Look out, because here comes the sarcasm: Maybe the Department of Public Works guys had to collect the recycling early so they have enough time to rest up to put down two inches of salt on the street the next time we have 1/100th inch of snow.

Is the Japanese government more honest than ours?

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Remember how the United States government lied about New York-area air quality after 9/11?

The Japanese government now acknowledges that potentially dangerous levels of radiation may have leaked from one of the damaged reactors.

It’s tough not to wonder whether the Japanese government is being totally up front with its people, or is downplaying the truth to avert panic.

It’s safe! Really!

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Nuclear energy! It’s clean! It’s safe! Really! Just ask the people paid to say so!

During his campaign for governor, Scott Walker said the state should lift the moratorium on building nuclear plants here.

From the JS:

Scott Walker: With the safety advances made in nuclear energy, I believe it’s critical to lift the moratorium on this clean, viable energy source to diversify our long-term energy portfolio.

Clean? Viable? Tell that that to the Japanese.