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"Since the end of 2003, Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos., BP Group PLC, Exxon Mobil Corp. and ChevronTexaco Corp. have earned a combined $97 billion, including $23 billion during the first three months of this year."
"But the commission's $9 million budget has not changed in 10 years, and it expects to face a $265,000 budget deficit this fiscal year."
“These judges [are] supremacists. A supremacist is somebody who thinks he’s better than the rest of us, somebody who thinks he’s supreme over the other branches of government, the will of the American people and the U.S. Constitution,” Schlafly said.
Sen Feingold"It continues to drive us deeper into the deficit ditch, with little hope that we will ever climb out of it,"
"It has been over 10 years since the last serious debate over health care reform was killed by special interests and the soft money contributions they used to corrupt the legislative process."
"Industrial development, pollution, and the general encroachment on cranes' habitats have all contributed to the shrinking number of cranes worldwide,"
Rep
David Obey"The amendment will save $25.8 billion by limiting tax benefits for those making more than $1 million (joint) in gross income."
"We received a real favorable bid on the project because Pitlik and Wick will be doing the U.S. 51 work this summer, too,"
"Assembly Republicans promised to try to override his veto of the photo ID bill (AB 63) on Tuesday, although it passed the Assembly on a 64-33 vote - two votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to override Doyle."
"Ashland County District Attorney Sean P. Duffy, Minocqua attorney Patrick Schilling and Albert D. Moustakis of Eagle River are among six men who have applied to become the next U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin."
"Of 17 northern Wisconsin districts compared, Hurley placed in the top five schools in all four categories..."
"Resident deer hunting licenses would go from $20 to $24 under a proposal adopted Tuesday with intent to soften the $12 increase Gov. Jim Doyle recommended."
"A cap of $350,000 went into effect in May 1995; it is indexed for inflation and now stands at about $433,000, according to the state Supreme Court."
"The report addresses such issues as informed consent from embryo donors; institutional review boards; and mixing genes from different animal species. It also recommends that donors not be paid."
"In most communities in Wisconsin, being able to retire even in your early 60s is becoming more unusual, and having a group in the community financed by property taxes being able to retire at ages others in the community cannot contemplate is not easy to relate to,"
"Hurley Police Officer Daniel J. Thomas, 28, of Montreal, was given a three-day suspension without pay from the HPD, after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of assault and battery ..."
"There'll be story time, movies, arts and crafts and rocketry for younger students; guest lecturers on topics to be announced for older students; and swimming lessons from instructors paid by the town's parks department."
"Judge Scott Woldt offered her the decision to either serve the jail time or donate her family's four seats in the Packers' three-game season package to the Make-A-Wish Foundation."
"1994, the state Department of Natural Resources has received reports of more than 300 cougar sightings, although none has been confirmed by the agency."
"The guidelines would not carry the rule of law, but journal editors, major funding organizations and higher education institutions could agree to abide by the rules,"
"On a 6-3 vote that split along party lines, the Assembly Labor Committee approved the bill by Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, to have the state permanently pre-empt local minimum wage ordinances, such as those passed by Madison, Milwaukee, and most recently, La Crosse."
"As a teenager, Philip Schuth was teased mercilessly by the other kids because his mother still walked him to school."
"It's certainly a lot closer to the area," O'Neill said of the new book. "Nearly all the poems were inspired by the images and people of the U.P."
"He deserved it. He suffered all of his life after the war,"
"Diane O'Krongly's science students will help clip thousands of trout at the Department of Natural Resources' Bayfield hatchery."
"Hamilton, 23, already has been hired at PricewaterhouseCoopers as an associate tax accountant. She found the position through Inroads, a national program that helps train and place minority students in internships and full-time jobs after college."
"The heavyweights are a handful of cable and telephone companies left after decades of consolidation, but an increasing number of scrappy competitors with newer technologies are also starting to climb into the ring."
"The SEC was caught flat-footed when the scandals emerged in 2003 due largely to investigations by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. But the agency responded later with probes of its own and a raft of mutual fund industry reforms."
"Barring an extended heat wave this summer, Wisconsin's electrical power supply should be adequate, energy company officials say."
"Defenders of the cloning and stem cell restriction noted that businesses would still be able to gain tax credits for research on UW-owned stem cell lines approved for federally funded research; only new lines would be prohibited. But that is small consolation. In the rapidly advancing field of stem cell research, new lines will be vital."
Sen Feingold"This report is deeply troubling, and only reaffirms the desperate need for vigorous, independent oversight of the way taxpayer dollars are being spent in Iraq,"
"I was tired of citizens of average means being drowned out of public policy debates while wealthy donors were being catered to by both parties."
"While making sure our brave soldiers receive the best health care possible is a top priority, we also have to remember their families and the sacrifices they make."
"After the required amount of signatures are obtained, the petitions must be filed with the city clerk. A recall election will then be set."
"Hurley "Midgets" played the Bark River-Harris "Broncos" and won by a score of 300-250."
"Last summer, volunteer watercraft inspectors uncovered hidden plants on boat trailers and other recreational equipment."
"Opponents downplayed how the legislation would cut into newspaper revenue, saying they were against the proposal because it would leave the public less informed."
"Taken together, the two increases mean residential customers will pay 7% more than they were at the beginning of the year.
Another rate increase is expected before the end of the year, and a request for yet another, which would take effect in 2006, is expected."
WMTV
Madison
"A new study by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America finds about 1 in 5 teens has abused a prescription painkiller."
"Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, officially introduced a Social Security privatization plan Wednesday that he says will cure the “serious financial crunch” plaguing the current system."
"Honesty prevailed when a couple turned in $42,000 they found in a folder on the road and turned it over to police."
"A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher said he would ask federal regulators Friday to approve the first clinical trial injecting special stem cells into the spinal cords of people with the degenerative nerve ailment called Lou Gehrig's disease."
Sen Feingold"While these great leaders are well known for their conservation vision, Wisconsinites across the state do their part every day to make that vision a reality."
"We need to fix the problem of a market where the government is setting the prices and providing an artificial advantage to regions outside the Upper Midwest."
"Starting Friday, about 25 teens -- youth group members from Range Christian Bible Church and their friends -- will forsake food for 30 hours to get a taste of what the world's poorest children and families face on a daily basis."
"Summer school classes are available to students throughout the area, not just the Hurley School District."
"A worker at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge discovered a whooping crane incubating an egg Saturday, but the egg was destroyed by Sunday - most likely by a raccoon or other predator..."
"The letters span more than 50 years of Muir's life and document in Muir's own words how he evolved from a strict Calvinist while a student at the University of Wisconsin to a mountain-climbing advocate for nature."
Sen Feingold"First, far beyond simple anecdotes revealing a hot temper or a tendency to abuse those less powerful than himself, this Committee has been presented with credible information indicating that Mr. Bolton sought to retaliate against intelligence analysts when their work did not suit his policy inclinations."
"Feingold introduced the bill because smugglers from Canada and Asia have labeled their ginseng product as "Wisconsin-grown," misleading consumers and undercutting domestic ginseng growers"
"While budget cuts may be necessary, we believe program cuts are not necessarily the best avenue to pursue,"
"Partners of state workers, including University of Wisconsin employees, are not covered under the state's health insurance program and do not qualify for such benefits as family leave."
"I think it's going to be very difficult to resolve the outstanding issues if there is no change on the state's part,"
Sen Feingold"But we must make sure that the system we have in place allows for all opinions to be rightfully heard. That is simply the American way."
"Every one of the 15,057 lakes in our home state of Wisconsin is under a mercury-related warning."
"Patritto noted the district "will not start paying it back until the building is paid off." A total of $530,000 is currently being levied taxpayers to pay off original construction of the building."
"The merger allowed the credit union to offer free checking accounts, debit cards, credit lines, CDs and more loan programs, including home mortgages, according to Suzanne Nevala, Mercer branch manager."
"For the first time in Wisconsin election officials' memories, a local government failed to hold a spring election that was required by law."
"While state legislative, research and business leaders debate the ethical and economic implications of an amendment denying tax credits to companies engaging in new lines of embryonic stem cell research, University of Wisconsin scientists are not worrying, pointing to the improbability of its approval."
"While many consider America a leader in higher education and research around the world, a new study by the Education Policy Institute says the United States lags behind many nations in both affordability and accessibility."
"The Montreal Mine is a mile deep," says one of the heroes. "It was the deepest mine in the United States, but it's flooded now. However, there's a mine not took far from the old Montreal Mine that would be a perfect hideout."
Recalls efforts are earmarked for Montreal Mayor Robert Morzenti and former city council member Dale Wicklund of ward 2, or his successor."
"According to the petitions, those who sign the papers no longer have confidence in the mayor's and council members' ability to handle their offices with the best interest of the citizens of Montreal in mind."
Sen Feingold"The Quality Cheese Act would prevent the FDA from making changes to the official definition of "milk" used in natural cheese products without thorough review and consideration of the impact on U.S. dairy farmers."
"By helping local businesses form cost-effective coalitions, this legislation will improve the quality of health care that businesses can afford to provide their employees."
"But barriers between tax returns and money-laundering reports don't exist, the GAO found. Thus a police officer checking up on money-laundering reports can also read personal tax returns, in violation of federal law."
"Wisconsin college graduates who want to stay in the state face fewer job openings and lower average pay than surrounding states ..."
"As of last week, more than a third of the job offers accepted by the business school's spring graduates were with companies based in Minneapolis (18% of the accepted offers) and Chicago (17%)."
"But with lackluster crop prices and double- digit percentage increases in the cost of diesel fuel and fertilizer, farmers seem unlikely to repeat last year's stellar results."
"Starting Friday, the Ethics Board began providing requesters with electronic copies of state legislators' statements of economic interest. Requesters are free to do anything they wish with the records. The Wisconsin State Journal has chosen to post them on the newspaper's Web sites."
"These clinics, by federal statute, are run by boards made up of community members. But more important, they are accessible. The clinics, including Bridge and the Marshfield Clinic program, offer translation and transportation services, as well as comprehensive care, including dental and mental health services."
"It's a strict spending limit that makes sense for Wisconsin, and I think it's fair to local governments, and to state government,"
WMTV
Madison
"If we can't verify that people's intended vote is what was ultimately counted we're gonna be in a lot of trouble."
"To date, the DNR-division of forestry reports responding to 452 fires that have burned nearly 1,239 acres in 2005 for those areas of the state where the department has primary firefighting responsibility."
"Parents of children who are not attending the district's present 4-year-old kindergarten program and who will be eligible for next year's 5-year-old kindergarten class are asked to call the elementary school office at 561-4900, ext. 203."
"Spring clean-up throughout the City of Montreal has been slated for April 18 through May 9,"
"The Badger owners said they were stressing the "cruise experience" aboard their larger vessel."
"If the tax cuts are extended, as requested by President Bush, rather than allowed to expire in 2010, the center estimates, the AMT would account for $178.6 billion in 2014. That's because the tax cuts would continue to lower regular rates while leaving the AMT alone."
Sen Feingold"However, we must not forget the families of these servicemembers. They too, make great sacrifices and must cope with the changes in their lives brought about by the injuries and recovery of their loved ones."
"In the April 5 statewide election, 85 percent who voted supported the state, not county taxpayers, paying for the state-mandated court system and human services."
"The entire region is currently under a "very high" fire danger warning that will continue through the weekend."
"Do you want to keep them (the parcels) as parking lots or put them on the tax roll?"
"A drive to raise $14,000 as the local match for a $700,000 Gogebic-Iron Airport federal grant got a boost from the Hurley and Montreal city councils Tuesday."
"Wicklund's resignation comes in the wake of the announcement by two city residents, Charles Moncher and David Aimone, that they will circulate recall petitions for the mayor and council members Karen Secor, ward 2, and Wicklund, ward 1."
"The state Pharmacy Examining Board on Wednesday reprimanded and limited the license of a pharmacist who refused to refill a young woman's prescription for oral contraceptives."
"Doyle said Wednesday that the photo ID requirement would be a new barrier for up to 150,000 senior citizens who have been voting all their lives."
"Residents in statewide Conservation Congress hearings this week voted 6,830 to 5,201 in favor of listing feral felines as an unprotected species that would put them in the same class as gophers and skunks."
Sen Feingold"While the Army Corps of Engineers can provide invaluable services for the waterways in Wisconsin and throughout the nation, all too often, taxpayer dollars are wasted on projects with seemingly endless costs or no real time table for completion,"
"The People-to-People Engagement in World Affairs Resolution outlines several ways for U.S. citizens to participate in international affairs."
"... it will be feature music from the Woodstock Generation, concentrating on the late 1960s and the early 1970s."
"We show an outage in Hurley at 11:39 Saturday morning. It was just a single call,"
"... Wisconsin's largest bank, on Tuesday said first-quarter profit rose 16 percent, more than analysts had expected, as lending increased and revenue grew faster than expenses."
"The city of Madison Board of Estimates took a stride toward human rights by unanimously approving the creation of a policy to eliminate the city’s purchase of goods made in sweatshops Monday night."
"Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle announced Monday that Wisconsin will file a lawsuit against the Bush Administration for their inadequate environmental standards regarding mercury emissions."
"This updated definition would allow anyone with a small game hunting license to shoot feral cats not under an owner’s control or without a collar."
WMTV
Madison
"To pick on a domestic animal is ridiculous. I was so surprised that we were killing doves, which are the sign of piece, now we're going after cats. What's next, dogs?"
"The Legislature will cut the Department of Natural Resources budget. What's more important - protecting cats or our environment and wildlife?"
"If I see cats running around in the woods, I don't see anything wrong with shooting them."
Www.buzzflash.com uses headline, "The right-leaning Wisconsin State Journal calls for an investigation of Tom DeLay 4/12"
"Joe and Pat Cattelino tap 600 trees, collect sap and boil it into maple syrup, which they bottle and sell at their farm stand along U.S. 2."
"A proposed new city hall appears to be the catalyst behind this movement."
"The permits are especially important in the spring when low humidity, high wind and lots of dry leaves and grass provide ideal conditions for life-threatening wildfires,"
"If passed, the law would require drivers older than 75 to pass a vision test every three years and pass both a written test and a vision test every two years after age 85."
"The octane might not be what it's stated to be, and they (inspectors) have been told by supervisors they can't investigate."
"Eighty-five percent of voters statewide approved referendums on Tuesday saying that the state - not county taxpayers - should pay for the state-mandated court system and human services."
"I'm giving Doyle ten grand with the same understanding of our personal meeting about Medicaid. . . . I hate giving money to a democrat, but we sent 50 grand to NJ, and will now win the dental carve-out. I'm hoping you will help offset my Doyle expense to the tune of 2 grand . . . if you don't want to, I'm still going to do it, as I did mccallum . . . let me know."
"Increasingly, companies are making decisions simply by going on the Internet and collecting this kind of information,"
"Inflation isn't surging anywhere near the 13.5 percent peak of 1980, but it's rising worrisomely as the economy suffers many strains, with a common root in global competition."
"Most of the citations involved shooting deer at night with aid of a spotlight, popularly referred to as shining deer; hunting deer during closed season; road hunting; and numerous safety violations including having loaded guns in vehicles and hunting within 50 feet of roads."
"At a 2 ½ hour meeting Friday with two dozen women employees, administrator Kevin Chesnik said he would form a committee to look at the number of women in management, how their pay compares to men's and how potential layoffs would affect women."
"The program aims to curb the “brain drain” of college students from Wisconsin by offering new degree-completion programs in areas of high student demand while holding tuition increases under 7 percent."
"I would call it mediocre compared to the last three years," said Dean Statz of snowmobile dealer Carl F. Statz & Sons of Waunakee. "It was better than the last two years, not as good as five years previous."
"Senate Republicans may be angling to raise the state minimum wage sooner rather than later in exchange for the governor signing a bill to prohibit cities from exceeding the new limit, a lawmaker said Wednesday."
"This is a show that is not shy about being brainy," said the show's executive producer, Steve Paulson. "We take ideas seriously, but we try to make them fun and entertaining and accessible."
"If the water level reaches the 5-foot mark, emergency response action will be taken, said IPSD Det. Rod Passuello."
"This workshop will discuss how to develop a marketing concept, objectives and strategy focused on all aspects of your particular marketing mix."
"Wendt, of Montreal, was the top vote-getter with 892, followed by Enking, from Oma, with 747."
"Gottschalk topped Baron 220-202 for a one-year term on the six-member council."
"A county referendum asking whether the state, and not county taxpayers, should pay for the state-mandated court system passed 2,141 to 215."
"The attorney general was responding to a request from Democratic lawmakers, who are trying to block a bill that would prevent the state's university system from advertising, prescribing or dispensing emergency contraception, also known as the morning-after pill."
"If the change, passed 19-14, becomes law, it would be the first reduction in the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education, or SAGE, program since it started with 30 schools in 1996-'97."
Sen Feingold"Congress will have the time and perspective that we didn't have then to carefully and calmly consider these expanded government powers."
"The SAFE Act takes the right approach: It permits the government to conduct necessary surveillance, but only within a framework of accountability and oversight."
"... the Attorney General of the United States has now announced that he too recognizes that our concerns are not so far-fetched."
"All Iron County all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile trails closed as of March 31, according to Iron County Forest Administrator Charlie Zinsmaster."
"Accidents increased considerably in northern Wisconsin, with 13 people killed on trails in Iron, Vilas, Oneida, Price and Bayfield counties, compared with eight deaths in 2003-04."
"...it is certain to help define the power of judges who preside over the secret proceedings statewide in the future."
"The DNR received approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday to kill and trap 34 wolves that damage domestic animals on private land."
"Wisconsin voters approve amending the state constitution to extend the terms for certain county offices."
"At around 1 a.m. Dale ventured outside his home on Sutherland Road west of Mason to discover that one of his two dogs had been mortally injured after apparently fighting with wolves."
"DOVE provides a wide array of services to help victims of domestic violence, including a 24-hour hotline (932-0310, or 800-711-6744), emergency shelter support groups and assistance with victims in the legal system."
"The state referendum question on the ballot asks if coroners, registers of deeds, district attorneys, county clerks, treasurers and court clerks should be elected for four-year terms, rather than the current two years."
"Obey remembers the pontiff as vigorous, strong-minded, energetic and blessed with a sense of humor."
"The quickness of the legislation caught the Department of Natural Resources by surprise as well."
"People who are in flagrant disregard should face a criminal process rather than a regulatory process,"
"The water level, just under 3 feet at the trestle at 6 a.m. today, rose almost a foot overnight, according to readings taken by the IPSD"
"The arrival of the new Mackinaw means the end of a storied career for the old Mackinaw, a bigger but outdated icebreaker that has been clearing shipping lanes and steaming to the aid of distressed vessels for more than a half-century."
"My belief is that it says a lot about the character of a country as to how they treat those who are struggling,"
"I've been made to feel as if I can't represent the disabled citizens of Wisconsin because I'm not disabled enough,"
Sen Feingold"A resounding voice for peace, the Pope brought hope to people throughout the world."
"In fact, all three major U.S. market indexes were deep in the red after one of Wall Street's worst first quarters in years."
"Payroll growth, as measured by a survey of businesses, slowed in March. Job losses at factories and in the retail sector tempered gains in professional and business services, construction, education and health services and in other industries."
"Yes, modernity and wireless digital communication have come to Hurley to ease the hustle and bustle of the modern semi-metropolitic commuter."
Summer dry creeks are gurgling, the golf course is frozen hazards and casual water... it's time to dream of budding trees and opening day.
"Laguna, who continues to be held in the Iron County Jail without bond, was arrested after he allegedly shot his wife ..."
"Ceiling fans have been placed through about two-thirds of the building and since that appears to be working, more will be installed."
"National Public Health Week 2005 is about empowering Americans to live stronger, longer,"
"He said his plan would address specific problems that have been found, while the photo ID bill - which could land on his desk next week - would make it harder for some to vote."
"Q62 is the now-infamous "cat-hunting" proposal offered by Mark Smith of Lacrosse-county that would classify collarless cats not under the obvious control of an owner as fair-game to anyone with a small-game license. This would mean no closed-season, no bag-limit, and no chance to scan a microchip ..."
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