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   Adam H. Kerman to All   
   death of Herb Kohl   
   28 Dec 23 05:12:52   
   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Fascinating man. He ran his family business -- department stores and   
   grocery stores -- till the family sold in 1979. I remember those grocery   
   stores. They had a distinctive massive arch and glass windows in front.   
      
   In the mid '80s, he bought the Milwaukee Bucks for $18 million to keep   
   them from leaving town. He sold the team in 2014 but spent $100 million   
   on a replacement arena that would open in 2018, again to ensure that the   
   Bucks wouldn't leave town.   
      
   He was chairman of the state Democratic Party in the '70s. then ran for   
   US Senate when William Proxmire said he wouldn't run again in 1988. He   
   was elected to four terms. He didn't run in 2012.   
      
   He was 88.   
      
   https://apnews.com/article/herb-kohl-died-f2f0a85ca0b84af794f73c22b7d8d420   
      
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