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Kevin Fischer is an award-winning veteran broadcaster who has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for nearly three decades.
Kevin, who is a legislative aide to state Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, “InterCHANGE,” on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.

Photos of the Week (10/19/08)

By Kevin Fischer
Sunday, Oct 19 2008, 09:15 AM

 US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) speaks to Joe Wurzelbacher as he canvasses a neighbourhood in Holland, Ohio in this October 12, 2008 file photo. Obama and John McCain may have turned him into the most famous small-business owner in America, but Joe the Plumber isn't about to return the favor with an endorsement. Wurzelbacher came to prominence last week when he asked Obama about his tax plan during a campaign stop, which led to an appearance on a Fox News talk show and an invitation to a McCain rally. Picture taken October 12, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) speaks to Joe Wurzelbacher as he canvasses a neighbourhood in Holland, Ohio in this October 12, 2008 file photo. Obama and John McCain may have turned him into the most famous small-business owner in America, but Joe the Plumber isn't about to return the favor with an endorsement. Wurzelbacher came to prominence last week when he asked Obama about his tax plan during a campaign stop, which led to an appearance on a Fox News talk show and an invitation to a McCain rally. Photo: Reuters


 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wave to the audience after a presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

The final debate.




Presidential Debate

Customers watch both the Philadelphia Phillies game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League baseball championship series and debate between Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a television store in San Mateo, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)




Joe Wurzelbacher walks to a his truck in a neighbor's driveway followed by reporters in Holland, Ohio on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 16, 2008. Wurzelbacher is better known as "Joe the Plumber," the nickname Republican John McCain bestowed on him during Wednesday's presidential debate with Democrat Barack Obama. From AP Photo by Madalyn Ruggiero.

Joe Wurzelbacher walks to a his truck in a neighbor's driveway followed by reporters in Holland, Ohio on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 16, 2008. Wurzelbacher is better known as "Joe the Plumber," the nickname Republican John McCain bestowed on him during Wednesday's presidential debate with Democrat Barack Obama. AP Photo



 

Afghanistan Overseas Voting

A U.S. member of Combined Joint Task Force 101 fills out an absentee ballot at a U.S. military base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday October 15, 2008. U.S. soldiers, aid workers and military contractors in Afghanistan filled out absentee ballots last week and sending them back to the states in hopes they arrive in time to be counted by elections officials. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)


 NADER WALL ST

A protestor holds a sign at a rally at Federal Hall near the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. Ralph Nader, Independent presidential candidate, was there to protest the Wall Street bailout. (Timothy Fadek/Bloomberg News)


 Wildfires

Residents keep watch on flames burning close to their home at the top of Louise Avenue in Los Angeles' Granada Hills area as efforts to control wildfires in Southern California continue Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)


 

Kasey Edwards, 19, shows his bionic iLimb at Hanger Prosthetics & Esthetics in Orlando. In June 2008, Kasey Edwards survived an attack by an 11-foot alligator that tore off his left arm four inches from his shoulder. He is now learning how to function with a new bionic arm, thanks to Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics and the Inner Wheel USA Foundation, an organization that helps provide computerized prosthetic arms to pediatric and young adult amputees.


Kasey Edwards, 19, shows his bionic iLimb at Hanger Prosthetics & Esthetics in Orlando. In June 2008, Kasey Edwards survived an attack by an 11-foot alligator that tore off his left arm four inches from his shoulder. He is now learning how to function with a new bionic arm, thanks to Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics and the Inner Wheel USA Foundation, an organization that helps provide computerized prosthetic arms to pediatric and young adult amputees.
RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA, ORLANDO SENTINEL / October 16, 2008)







Lauren Molitor (center) is escorted by her mother, Randee (right), her father, John (second from left), her sisters, Liz (left) and Michelle (not pictured), and her boyfriend, Josh Kenitzer (second from right), as she leaves the hospital. Molitor, a 22-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student from Franklin, was seriously injured after she was pinned between a semitrailer truck and an SUV she was washing during a fundraiser at a Franklin grocery store on Sept. 6. Molitor says she has no memory of the accident. Photo/Katie Derksen — Community Newspapers





Iraq Christians

Two Iraqi Christian Catholic women pray in front of a statue of virgin Mary at the yard of Mar Yousif, (Saint Joseph) church, as an armed police officer stands guard in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. With the killing of at least 10 Christians this month alone, thousands have abandoned their homes in Mosul to seek refuge in churches and with relatives in neighboring villages or in relatively safe Kurdish-controlled areas nearby.Past estimates have shown that Christians comprise 3 percent of Iraq's population, but many have fled the country due to violence since the U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)


 

 This handout picture released by the Vatican press office shows the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Patriarch Bartholomew I (back-R) delivering a speech as Pope Benedict XVI (back-L) listens during a celebration at the Sistine Chapel on October 18, during a synod of Catholic bishops at the Vatican. Patriarch Bartholomew I, who was the first ever Orthodox to deliver a speech at the Sistine Chapel, called all Christians to fight against poverty and racism.

This handout picture released by the Vatican press office shows the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Patriarch Bartholomew I (back-R) delivering a speech as Pope Benedict XVI (back-L) listens during a celebration at the Sistine Chapel on October 18, during a synod of Catholic bishops at the Vatican. Patriarch Bartholomew I, who was the first ever Orthodox to deliver a speech at the Sistine Chapel, called all Christians to fight against poverty and racism.(VATICAN HANDOUT, AFP/GETTY IMAGES) 


 Iowa Corn Harvest

A farmer harvests corn as the moon rises near Mason City, Iowa, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/The Globe Gazette, Arian Schuessler)


 LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 13:  Matt Stairs #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a two-run pinch hit home run in the eighth inning off Jonathan Broxton #51 of the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a two-run lead in game Game Four of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 13, 2008 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. From Getty Images.

 LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 13:  Matt Stairs #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with teammates Geoff Jenkins #10 and Pat Burrell #5 after hitting a two-run pinch hit home run in the eighth inning off Jonathan Broxton #51 of the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a two-run lead in Game Four of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 13, 2008 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. From Getty Images.

40-year old Matt Stairs of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with teammates Geoff Jenkins #10 and Pat Burrell #5 after hitting a two-run pinch hit home run in the eighth inning off Jonathan Broxton of the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a two-run lead in Game Four of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 13, 2008 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)


 U.S. President George W. Bush (R) poses with a Detroit Red Wings NHL hockey jersey from the winners of the 2008 Stanley Cup, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, October 14, 2008. Alongside Bush is Red Wings Captain Nicklas Lidstrom, holding up a jersey for Bush's father, 41st President George H. W. Bush, and 46-year-old player Chris Chelios (C). From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

U.S. President George W. Bush poses with a Detroit Red Wings NHL hockey jersey from the winners of the 2008 Stanley Cup, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, October 14, 2008. Alongside Bush is Red Wings Captain Nicklas Lidstrom, holding up a jersey for Bush's father, 41st President George H. W. Bush, and 46-year-old player Chris Chelios (former Wisconsin Badger hockey star). Photo: Reuters


 FRANCE MIPCOM 2008 BREATHLESS RECORD

Hungarian escape artist David Merlini is seen in a water tank shortly after it was smashed, after he set a new underwater world record, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008 during an event at the Mipcom 2008 in Cannes, southern France. Merlini held his breath for 20 minutes and 39 seconds, before organizers smashed the casing. The previous record was 17 minutes and 19 seconds. Merlini was slightly injured to his arm. (AP Photo/Sebastien/Mipcom 2008/HO)


 APTOPIX Wallenda Feat

Nik Wallenda, a circus high-wire daredevil and the seventh generation of the Flying Wallendas circus family, pedals a bicycle on a wire 12 stories above the street in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Wallenda was trying for a Guinness World Record for the longest distance and greatest height ever traveled by a bike on the wire. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)






Unhurt, Zero the polar bear ambles about his moat after a fall while playing near the edge. Monday's tumble was his second into a moat at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Photo: Chopper 4, WTMJ


 Villagers help a beached whale at Kampung Kuala Nenasi, 300 kilometers (186 miles) east of Kuala Lumpur, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. The 10-meter, three-tonne whale, on Tuesday was found beached during the low tide in the South China Sea, local newspapers said. According to local reports, the whale is still alive. From AP Photo by AP.

Villagers help a beached whale at Kampung Kuala Nenasi, 300 kilometers (186 miles) east of Kuala Lumpur, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. The 10-meter, three-tonne whale, on Tuesday was found beached during the low tide in the South China Sea, local newspapers said. According to local reports, the whale was still alive. (AP photo)


Cholla the painting horse works on his latest masterpiece at his owner Renee Chambers' ranch in Reno, Nev. Cholla's paintings are set to be exhibited in Italy from Oct. 18- Nov 2.

He's no Mr. Ed, but Cholla the painting horse works on his latest masterpiece at his owner Renee Chambers' ranch in Reno, Nev. Cholla's paintings are set to be exhibited in Italy from Oct. 18- Nov 2. (SCOTT SADY, ASSOCIATED PRESS)



Germany Polar Bear Wilbear

Young polar bear Wilbaer looks through the glass wall of his pool as he dives in his enclosure in the 'Wilhelma' zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Wilbaer was born in this zoo on Dec. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)


"Claire", a 13-week-old yellow Labrador mix, checks out a visitor to to Fleet Peeples Park, with her owner, Nicole Straite in Winter Park. The city of Winter Park in Florida has sparked controversy by considering an additional fee for pet owners to use the designated "dog park".

"Claire", a 13-week-old yellow Labrador mix, checks out a visitor to to Fleet Peeples Park, with her owner, Nicole Straite in Winter park. The city of Winter Park in Florida has sparked controversy by considering an additional fee for pet owners to use the designated "dog park". (JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL)


 

 

 Mowgli Joe the dog, dressed up as a scarecrow gives one-year-old Veronica Miller, who is wearing a dog costume a friendly nose rub at the Wags and Whiskers Dog Rescue Howl-O-Ween fundraiser festival, Saturday, Oct. 18, at Independence Memorial Park in Independence, Ky.

Mowgli Joe the dog, dressed up as a scarecrow gives one-year-old Veronica Miller, who is wearing a dog costume a friendly nose rub at the Wags and Whiskers Dog Rescue Howl-O-Ween fundraiser festival, Saturday, Oct. 18, at Independence Memorial Park in Independence, Ky.(ERNEST COLEMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS) 


 



Lark, a marten recently transplanted from Minnesota, peers from its temporary home in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Ashland County, Wis. The fierce 1- to 2-pound weasel is the only mammal on Wisconsin's endangered species list, a victim of global warming with fewer than 1,000 left in the state. Photo: Associated Press


PACKWOOD-ELK

YIKES! After being scared out of the woods in a residential area of Packwood, Wash., a small herd of elk, one with construction fencing tangled up his antlers, run through several yards toward a field at the edge of town. Some residents want a controlled hunt to reduce the number of elk in town. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Steve Ringman)


 Seasons Change

The colors of autumn and winter collide during a snowstorm Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, alongside a highway in Kenai, Alaska. (AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, M. Scott Moon)


Halloween Sculpture

In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bob Wanderas installs a sculpted jack-o-lantern atop a 25-foot-tall "God Bless America" sculpture outside the Key West Museum of Art & History Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, in Key West, Fla. The massive sculpture, created by Seward Johnson, was inspired by painter Grant Wood's "American Gothic." The Jack-O-Lantern touch was added for the Halloween season. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Rob O'Neal)




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You've heard of Cheeseheads. Hop heads Carl and Amy Singmaster of Denver get into a beer drinking state of mind at the Great American Beer festival. Phoro: Idaho Statesman


 Bob Hope head

A painted plaster statue of Bob Hope was made for the comedian in 1979. "Dad never liked to throw anything out. He was a bit of a pack rat," said his daughter Linda Hope. His family is selling dozens of mementos, from his desk and chair to golf clubs, clothing, scripts, USO items and sports souvenirs. The collection is on display at the Beverly Hilton this week. Photo: Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times


Australia Pussycat Dolls

The Pussycat Dolls perform songs from their new album "Doll Domination" at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)





Colin Powell (center) onstage with Nigerian Hip-Hop group Olu Maintain at the Africa Rising Festival, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.

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Colin Powell onstage with Nigerian Hip-Hop group Olu Maintain at the Africa Rising Festival, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England Tuesday.
(DAVE HOGAN, GETTY IMAGES / October 14, 2008)  




Lewis Grey from Canada gets a wedgie from a bartender at The Dog House after he received a shot on the first day of Biketoberfest 2008. Grey said his nickname is "opossum" "because I just lay back and take it all in." He said this is his first trip to Daytona and it "won't be my last though!" The popular biker event runs from October 16-19th.

Lewis Grey from Canada gets a wedgie from a bartender at The Dog House after he received a shot on the first day of Biketoberfest 2008. Grey said his nickname is "opossum" "because I just lay back and take it all in." He said this is his first trip to Daytona and it "won't be my last though!" The popular biker event runs from October 16-19th. (JACOB LANGSTON, ORLANDO SENTINEL / October 16, 2008)

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