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The fur was flying over feral cats, 15 years ago

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In 2005, a La Crosse area man was asking the Wisconsin DNR for permission to shoot stray cats, if they could be defined as an ‘unprotected species.’  Mark Smith’s proposal would be put to the state’s Conservation Congress, held every April.  Cat defenders quickly rose to object to the shooting plan, including a group called ‘Alley Cat Allies’ and a website ‘dontshootthecat.com.’  

Fourteen people were running for mayor of La Crosse that winter, following John Medinger’s decision not to seek a third term.  The top finisher in the February primary was former alderman Deak Swanson.  Coming in second was city council president Mark Johnsrud, who went on to win the April election.  

New movies in the early weeks of 2005 included the figure-skating comedy ‘Ice Princess,’ the animated ‘Robots,’ and ‘Are We There Yet?’

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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