This will likely fly much better than the previous albatross. Pleva sued the city after Mayor Norquist removed him from his job in 1997. Pleva claimed his reputation and livelihood were damaged in the fracas that ensued. A board member of the Social Development Commission is pushing for SDC to change its name. The group spent the better part of the 1990s suffering financial woes, scandals and staff problems.
City makes some popular brands for western Wisconsin and Minnesota markets.
The Vespa scooter is back on the U.S. market for the first time since 1985. Of course, instead of gangs of street toughs racing through dark streets at night, as in the halcyon days, we'll see the likes of mall dwellers heading to the beach. Firestone announced it would lay off 1,100 workers at two plants in January. The average price of a Thanksgiving feast is up about 82 cents over last year. But that doesn't include drinks.