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Sen Feingold"Even among those who would have called themselves traditional free-traders, it is increasingly obvious that the so-called NAFTA model of trade has been a tragic failure."
"The VETS Act will help provide the care our brave men and women in uniform need in order to make a smooth reentry into civilian life."
"It includes key provisions that will allow the USDA to conduct scientific surveys to identify the foodborne pathogens that represent the largest threat to our public health and to set and update pathogen reduction standards to reduce the presence of these pathogens in meat and poultry."
Bessmer, Wakefield, Ontanogan, Ramsey, Bruce Crossing, White Pine, Saxon
"The revised draft agreements include a ban on diversions of water with limited exceptions, and a requirement for the eight states and two Canadian provinces involved to conduct joint review of water withdrawal proposals that result in large-scale consumptive uses or proposed exceptions to the ban on diversions."
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"State Sen. Roger Breske, D-Eland, has said a third failure could mean the school district's end."
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"The Florence County School Board passed a resolution to dissolve the district by a six to one margin."
"It began yesterday when the suspect was reported firing shots at a Little League game."
Sen Feingold"Job creation, health care, and skills training are just part of the essential infrastructure generated by these grants."
"The new version of the Combat Meth Act would limit the amount of pseudoephedrine-based products any one person can buy in a one-month time period, and permit them to be sold by only pharmacists or others specially licensed to sell pseudoephedrine."
"...an attorney for the county's insurance company had advised the board not take those matters up until the attorney had time to review the issues."
"At one point two members of the Hurley Police Department entered the crowded meeting room, presumably to calm things down."
"After Bednar-Clemens' lengthy presentation, Laurie Kutz, director of services for all health care facilities within Avanti Health Systems, criticized Bednar-Clemens' job ethics."
"Union contracts for highway-forestry and sheriff's department employees for 2005-07 including annual 3 percent raises were ratified by the Iron County Board of Supervisors Tuesday."
"Byrns said a highlight of the collection was the fact that a whole laboratory of chemicals was emptied from the Mercer School. "Some of those chemicals were a lot older than I am," he joked."
WMTVMadison
"Canada's health minister told reporters Wednesday his country can't continue to be what he calls, "a cheap drug store for the United States." He says he's ready to ban bulk export of prescription drugs when supplies run low in Canada."
"Representative Jeffrey Wood and Senator Dave Zien say they support legislation that would restrict the government's ability to take your property for commercial reasons."
GOGEBIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT DONALD FOSTER, WATER MAIN BREAKS, FAMILY SHOOTING SPORTS CAMP
Sen Feingold"Whether it is ongoing gang violence in Wisconsin cities or gang violence related to the production of methamphetamine in the state's rural areas, this bill will help all state and local governments cut down on gang-related problems."
"Feingold and Obey have long worked to protect both Wisconsin ginseng growers and their produce with truth in labeling legislation."
"Burla said the company operates two funeral homes now and admitted a crematory isn't being sought in Michigan because laws are too strict there. "It's a really backward law in Michigan, as far as I'm concerned," he said."
WMTVMadison
"Establishment of these state tribal consultation agreements will improve the process helping to avoid duplication and streamline services."
Rep
Obey"It's not easy being David Obey, but he doesn't seem to mind. "You can't win fights," he says, "unless you wage them." Maybe when he leaves Congress, no time soon, I hope, Obey can run seminars on courage -- and faithfulness."
This proposal, like almost all the privatization plans that have been floated so far, will make the problem worse because it will greatly increase the size of the shortfall in the trust fund.
""We need someone to step in and demand answers," Gotta told the Daily Globe on Saturday. "We are being misrepresented by elected officials.""
"Prospero is seeking the recall of Gene Cisewski. Linda Barto took the first step in the removal of county board chairman Gus Krone of district 2, and Sands seeks removal of Donald Richards, district 1."
"One of the items, a resolution from Supervisor Jim Clement, would have removed Bednar-Clemens as corporation counsel and appointed the county board chairman as administrative coordinator."
"Iron County's 2005 budget for emergency government totals $86,600."
"Outdoor enthusiasts are being asked what they would like to see improved or added to the county's plan."
BREAK IN AT THE BP STATION IN IRONWOOD, LAND O LAKES MAN WHO WENT MISSING, MICHIGAN HOUSE WILL PLAY CATCH-UP THIS WEEK
"For the first time, the number of ATV users in Wisconsin this year is expected to outpace those who ride the venerable snowmobile, according to estimates from the state Department of Natural Resources."
WMTVMadison
"This means Monday's ozone could reach an unhealthy level, especially for children, older adults, and those who suffer from asthma."
"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ought to protect America's public TV and radio stations from political interference. Instead, CPB Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson is leading a politically motivated attack on public broadcasting's editorial independence."
"The bill bars smoking in restaurants that seat more than 50 people, but it would be allowed anywhere in restaurants smaller than that. The measure would also allow smoking in most restaurant bars and in separate rooms in restaurants, such as banquet halls, as long as those rooms have different ventilation systems."
"She and other leaders are especially concerned about a possible rise in hate crimes against Asian-Americans around the time Vang's case goes to trial."
"Since 2001, Presbyterians have been awaiting recommendations from a special task force on "Peace, Unity and Purity," charged with seeking a way to overcome severe disagreements on gay relationships and other issues."
"In Wausau, the average price of gas was $2.29 a gallon on Friday. The average price in the state was $2.26 a gallon, according to the automobile group AAA. The highest average gas price in the state was $2.34 on April 11, when a barrel of crude oil sold for $59."
Motorcycle Accident, INMATE ON THE LOOSE, HELP IN BURGULARY, school district still critical
But when his neighbors heard of the plans, they were opposed and about 10 to 15 people signed a petition against it, Soderman recalls. "Most of them are dead now,"
"The Liberty Bell Chalet was founded in 1923 by Fred and Carmella Fontecchio to serve local area iron ore miners.
Rep
ObeyObey is unbowed. "I think if you asked God, he'd say the Ten Commandments were a road map for living," Obey said in a recent interview. "Instead, you have these self-appointed pharisees who think the Ten Commandments can be turned into a stiletto to use against their political opponents."
Sen Feingold"Unfortunately, the Secretary's comments reflect the Administration's ongoing reluctance to level with the public about our military presence in Iraq."
"Clement's resolution calls for corporation counsel Jodie Bednar-Clemens to be laid off for economic reasons and for her duties to be distributed among existing staff members."
"Bayfield Electric Cooperative customers will experience a planned power outage on Tuesday from about 1:30 to 4:30 p.m."
"But Doyle and other critics said the budget would hurt public schools. And while a report from the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau said the Republican budget taxes and borrows less than the Doyle plan, it also said the Legislature's version spends more general-fund dollars than Doyle proposed."
"Department of Natural Resources officials told members of the Natural Resources Board on Wednesday of 59 incidents in the past year of water pollution from manure in Wisconsin. Of those, 12 resulted in polluted wells and another 12 produced fish kills."
"... it wasn't until the ninth inning before Ashland was able to edge past Hurley for a 7-5 victory. "
ESCAPED PRISONER, INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE SENIORCARE PROGRAM, EXTRA 200-DOLLARS PER STUDENT, POISON BAIT IN NATIONAL FOREST
Rep
ObeyI emailed Rep Obey yesterday. This morning I got a call back from his DC office that gave me a link. Folks, this is incredible responsiveness from a member of Congress.
Sen FeingoldSen
Herb Kohl"The board agreed to purchase 16 Dell Dimension 2400 terminals for $1,047 apiece, the lowest of three bids received."
"Gardeners planted shrubs, reed grasses and other perennial plants in a long berm in the new pocket park downtown Wednesday morning."
"If Mata completes a high school equivalency degree and follows terms of the one-year probation set by Judge Patrick Madden, his criminal record will be cleared in the case."
"Residents and frequent anglers in Portage County's Lake Jacqueline have found themselves amid a truly unique situation: the first recorded loon nesting in the county."
DREDGE THE MOUTH OF THE ONTONAGON RIVER, GOGEBIC COUNTY CIRCUIT COURTROOM, STATE'S OFFICIAL HOLIDAY TREE,
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Washington Post
"Yesterday, Hostettler had a choice: to agree to withdraw his words, or to stick by them and face a ruling from the chair that he had violated rules against disparaging another member on the floor. If the member's words are taken down, it is considered a serious offense and the lawmaker would not be able to speak for the rest of the day."
Sen
Herb Kohl"Wisconsin's innovative agriculture community continues to lead the nation in many important research and development programs, and it's gratifying to see our state benefit from their work,"
"The funding will be used to continue a cooperative health care purchasing alliance for Wisconsin farmers and their employees and small businesses in the state's rural communities. Last year, Obey and Kohl provided the initial funding to establish the alliance as a pilot project in Wisconsin"
"Chronic Wasting Disease continues to pose a threat to our deer population and this funding will help offset some of the costs involved in preventing more infected deer,"
Rep
Obey"... will prevent credit card issuers from using any unrelated negative information contained in an individual’s “credit report” to raise interest rates, unless that negative information was directly related to the individual’s account with that issuer."
“But the President was right to oppose this bill that requires him to withhold those contributions.”
"... the original purpose of federal farm programs which was to ensure the orderly marketing of commodities so that the American people had a safe and reliable supply of nutritious food and fiber while providing farmers with a fair return on their labor and their product.
"Ms. Bednar will not voluntarily resign, quit, walk away or otherwise stop fulfilling what she believes are her responsibilities as corporation counsel,"
"He was driving a vehicle owned by Iron County Corporation Counsel Jodie Bednar-Clemens of Hurley without her permission, according to the criminal complaint."
"In early 2004, the Senate voted to override the governor, but the Assembly fell one vote short of doing so, allowing Doyle's veto to stand."
"The three industries expected to add the most new jobs by the end of the 10-year period are educational services (38,400), ambulatory health care services (37,900), and administrative and support services (34,700)."
"For the fourth year, water experts from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hosted the International Watersheds Management Program to discuss clean water policies and practices."
GAS PRICES, MICHIGAN'S TRUCK FEES UPHELD, LEGISLATION BANNING HUMAN CLONING, PROHIBIT SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN FROM OPENING BEFORE LABOR DAY, RECKLESS DRIVING CHARGES
Sen Feingold"The Administration has repeatedly assured us that it has not used Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act to obtain library records, and Attorney General Gonzales told Congress in April that the Justice Department "has no interest in rummaging through the library records" of Americans. Yet we now know that federal, state and local investigators have obtained library records, through both formal and informal means, nearly 200 times -- at a minimum -- since 2001"
"The proposed resolution calls for Corporation Counsel Jodie Bednar-Clemens to be "laid off for economic reasons" and to distribute her duties among existing staff, ..."
"Deputies investigated the incident and got to the bottom of the matter..."
"The National Finnish-American Festival Chorus will sponsor a "Juhannus" (Midsummer celebration) on June 25 at 7 p.m. at Little Finland in Kimball."
"The clinics will be on two evenings, either at Gile Flowage or Weber Lake for those interested in an introduction to kayaking or those interested in refining more advanced skills."
"The department received a complaint Tuesday that there were at least a dozen adult cats and kittens at the home on Perrero Road and no one had been in the house for a week."
"Supporters of beefing up DNR authority over groundwater say that because the agency is charged with protecting surface-water quality, it should exercise the same vigor in protecting all underground aquifers."
WMTVMadison
"Currently no more
than 25 percent of campsites can have electrical receptacles."
1,200 SAFETY BELT CITATIONS, PLAT BOOKS AVAILABLE, 300TH TRAFFIC FATALITY, KEEPING THE PROCEEDINGS IN SAWYER COUNTY, TWO COWS WERE ON THE LOOSE, SUING GUN MAKERS, GROWTH OF JOBS IN WISCONSIN
"Buis went on to predict that CAFTA would lower producer prices, ignore issues that distort fair trade such as labor, environmental regulations and currency, and force U.S. farmers to compete with agribusiness interests from nations that do not have the same rules, regulations and standards - putting U.S. farmers at a competitive disadvantage."
"Now that the 2004 election campaign has passed, it is time for responsible players in Washington to call for a real 9/11 investigation, one that will be free of politics and motivated only by the need to find the truth."
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that information technology industries laid off more than 7,000 American workers in the first quarter of 2005."
"...Hunter selection does play a part in this also and past turkey season data has shown Wisconsin turkey hunters are becoming more selective for adults."
"Edward Huck, executive director of the Wisconsin Alliance of Cities, said municipalities should think regionally so that wealthy cities are tapped to support their neighbors just as wealthy neighborhoods now help pay for government services in poorer neighborhoods across town."
"All the Legislature cares about is (applicants) getting permits. I don't know anyone here who verbalized support for streamlining."
"But many analysts said they believed mortgage rates will now start rising, reflecting recent increases in the benchmark 10-year Treasury note. Seiders predicted 30-year mortgages will be around 6.1 percent by the close of this year."
"I don't think you can separate the sacrifice of the soldier from the gift of free speech," Friske said. "I find it troubling that people would use that privilege, that right, to interfere with another family's and community's time of mourning, but I guess that's what the right is all about. That's why we include it."
"Chief Judge Dorothy Bain of Wausau notified Bednar-Clemens' attorney this week that she would not appoint her and pointed out that Bednar-Clemens' term as court commissioner had expired on Dec. 31, 2004 -- six months before Iron County Judge Patrick Madden asked Bain to suspend Bednar-Clemens."
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""It's a 20-day work project, through the end of July," Stengard said. He said the shoulders will be widened to six feet, with three feet to be paved."
""That means they could be poisoning wolves, bobcats and eagles, too," Brauer said, referring to poison that's being mixed with bear bait."
"In the future, city residents will be allowed to dispose of brush only at the site, according to city clerk-treasurer Susan Lesky."
"Rep. David Obey, a Wisconsin Democrat, said the 25 percent reduction in funding for the coming year would be "disastrous" for public broadcasting, which he said "is the most valuable resource we have for getting quality programing for children.""
"The computer was seized in December at a rectory in Hurley when the Rev. Ryan Erickson was questioned in the Feb. 5, 2002, killings of funeral home director Dan O'Connell, 39, and his 22-year-old intern, James Ellison. Erickson was an associate pastor at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Hudson when the funeral workers were killed."
"The state Assembly late Thursday narrowly passed a bill that would prohibit University of Wisconsin System health clinics from advertising, prescribing or dispensing the morning-after pill to students."
"Smith and Kohn said they were pleased the jury would be chosen from an area that had not been saturated with media reports of the slayings and the intensely emotional discussions throughout the community."
"Assembly Minority Leader Jim Kreuser said he urged Doyle to veto the measure, in part because Republicans quashed a similar move several years ago to rename a road in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman. She was one of the founders of the Underground Railroad that helped pre-Civil War slaves find freedom in Wisconsin and other northern states."
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Record
“By donating (to a fundraiser), you are creating a financial interest in this case,” Smith said. “The racial issues cannot be glossed over,”
COPPER PEAK, ANNUAL MOBILE HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION, TOURS OF THE TILDEN MINE, UNPAID TAXES, JACK-PINE BUD-WORM
"But, like a volcanic blast from Kilauea, outrage about the cost of the tropical conference is bubbling up across the nation, leading many officials to change their minds about attending."
"However, at least some of the work done by Johns appears to have involved cases from Bednar-Clemens private practice, not county-related work."
"Judge Madden's response ...has left me thunderstruck," Bednar-Clemens wrote to Judge Bain. "I do not intend to allow these charges to go unanswered or to merely accept either his suspension of my duties , or his attempt to have me removed from this office."
"A January, 2003 performance evaluation for Corporation Counsel Jodie Bednar-Clemens said she "met requirements" on 28 of 40 criteria. The report said she exceeded requirements in one area and needed improvement in 11 areas."
"Household hazardous wastes will be collected at both Hurley and Mercer Saturday as part of the annual Clean Sweep effort."
"The group will live and work at the Mason Apartments, home to refugees from wartorn Sudan in Africa."
"Wisconsin Power & Light Co., Alliant Energy's state utility operating unit, announced that it is looking to study putting a future power plant at either of two sites where it currently has plants: the Columbia Energy Center near Portage and Nelson Dewey Generating Station near Cassville."
"I'm not worried about idiots trying to come in and sabotage a religious service. (God will) take care of it for us."
GRAND VIEW HEALTH FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, CURFEW VIOLATIONS, CONTRACT TO IMPROVE STATE HIGHWAY 77, DRUNK DRIVING CONVICTION UPHELD, UNEMPLOYMENT UNCHANGED, HEALTH CARE WORKERS, FLAGS WILL BE LOWERED TODAY FOR MARINE LANCE CORPORAL ANDREW KILPELA,
Sen Feingold"Bob La Follette was truly a public servant. He fought for those who had no voice and the impact of his efforts have been felt not just in Wisconsin, but throughout the United States."
Sen
Herb Kohl"The stories coming out of the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, continue to harm our image around the world,"
"It's a wonderful thing for the school and the community. We're going to get this place in ship-shape condition,"
"For example, if a person wants to build a home, it will need to be a minimum of 1,500 square feet. It would have to be built within two years of the purchase of the land and utilities would have to be buried."
"Zaleski said the 22 residents signed the petition against the trail because of noise, litter and speeding problems."
"In the verification process, Lesky said she found the petition "to be insufficient on its face, the determination based, in particular, on the opinion of the Wisconsin attorney general -- that only a person who has been elected or appointed to, and presently holds an office may be recalled.""
"The Silver Street nightspot was a candidate for a Combination Class B liquor license renewal at Monday's regular monthly council meeting, but action on the license was tabled because the tavern hasn't been open for more than a year."
"The city council approved a $38,809 bid for the company to blacktop part of Lake Drive, Germania Street and Fifth Avenue South, between Hematite and Germania."
"The proposal would essentially impose an 8% to 12% payroll tax on all employers to provide basic health insurance to everyone in Wisconsin younger than 65. The cost would be supplemented by a portion of the federal government's share of the Medicaid program."
"The suits are Wisconsin's first three cases in a nationally coordinated effort to sue hospitals over the rates they charge uninsured patients, which so far includes 46 similar lawsuits in 22 states under the direction of Mississippi attorney Richard Scruggs, best known for getting a multibillion-dollar settlement in class-action litigation against the tobacco industry in 1998."
"To me, you cannot have the medical care that somebody should receive not based on what their medical needs are and the wishes of the patient, but on the political . . . beliefs of the provider,"
REFERENDUM PASSED YESTERDAY 749 – 306, NEW RESIDENTIAL LOTS, SPEND THEIR OWN MONEY ON CLASSROOM SUPPLIES, LOWERED FLAGS THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN, EVERYONE UNDER 65 WOULD GET BASIC INSURANCE
Sen Feingold"It has been over two years since the President launched the war in Iraq, but we still don’t have a defined mission or timeframe that would allow us to hold ourselves accountable for giving the military the tools they need to succeed in achieving those goals."
Sen
Herb Kohl"The study shows that the buildup of phosphorous in soil - a phenomenon that began only 60 years ago - is likely to be the source of environmental problems in watersheds long into the future."
"In late May, the House of Representatives voted down a similar proposal, by a 128 to 300 vote, that called on Bush to create a plan for pulling out of Iraq"
WMTVMadison
"The core of being a professional is to put the interest of your patient or client ahead of your own. It's the bottom line,"
"One of the more unusual ways to do that is to buy an American flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol building. U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, is one of many congressmen whose offices sponsor a program that allows people to buy a flag with such history, said Obey's press secretary Ellis Brachman. The office has sold about 45 this year."
"Despite this year's standardized test scores showing that a majority of Ashland students are performing well above state averages, some board members are concerned the district is still not doing enough to help students struggling with the standards-based curriculum."
HURLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT HEAD TO THE POLLS, BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR THE VOLUNTEERS AND EMPLOYEES, PROPERTY TAXES IN WISCONSIN ROSE, FLAGS AT HALF MAST
Sen Feingold"The use of the filibuster and other dilatory tactics to prevent the enactment of a law criminalizing lynching is among the darkest chapters in the history of the U.S. Senate."
"The resolution calls on the President to identify the specific missions that the U.S. military is being asked to accomplish in Iraq, as well as the timeframe in which those missions can be successfully achieved."
"Rather than advancing the interests of media conglomerates, the FCC needs to listen to the people across this country who are calling out for more, not less, localism and diversity in television and radio."
"The Tuesday election will be conducted during the normal polling hours, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., to decide if the Hurley School District should accept a $2.26 million interest-free federal loan to fund roof repairs."
"Under that apparently incorrect provision, the corporation counsel would report to a county executive. Iron County's population is less than 500,000, and it has no county executive."
"Your self-serving request of June 7 is an affront to the integrity of the court,"
"Events start with the parade lineup at the Iron County Fairgrounds at 11:30 a.m."
"An Iron County Sheriff's Department deputy clocked a stolen vehicle at traveling 112 miles per hour on U.S. 2 here early Saturday morning."
"Rather, it is the state's controversial calculation method that allows schools to miss the goals by substantial percentages without having it count against them."
"If the Assembly, Senate and Doyle agree with the committee's recommendations, the budget would provide both the $29 million that Doyle sought for preliminary engineering on the I-94 south leg and $38 million for environmental studies on the Zoo Interchange."
"Wisconsin Democrats are calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld."
WMTVMadison
"Four black prisoners are accused of battery as a hate crime after allegedly beating up three white inmates in the Rock County Jail."
"With these days of high humidity, we'll have more mold spores kicking up,"
POLLS TOMORROW, MAN WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTING, SENATOR HERB KOHL MADE MORE MONEY
"If you're a taxpayer in Wisconsin and have a liability (when taxes are due) on April 15 and you don't pay it, they're not taking you to arbitration and asking you how you feel about it," he said. "They're taking you to jail."
"Gay and transgender workers were more likely than ever to receive domestic-partner health benefits last year, and more companies are adopting nondiscrimination policies to protect them, a leading gay- activist group reported."
"Just a few years ago, Michigan State University scientist Jose Cibelli was considered the leading expert on cloning human embryos to treat and study disease. Now, there's no debate that the cloning king is Hwang Woo-suk of Seoul National University."
There is a new site that couples new Google Maps with tracking gasoline prices... Cheap Gas . When you folks start reporting to it and it is useful to the area, I will replace the gas monitoring site listed to the right.
Sen Feingold"The Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act mandates that agencies disclose to Congress information about data-mining programs they are using in connection with anti-terrorism and law enforcement efforts, including why they are using the data-mining technology, if the programs work as intended, and what steps are being taken to protect privacy and due process rights."
James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI)
"Sensenbrenner gaveled the committee hearings in the middle of witnesses testifying about human and civil rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay, racial profiling of individuals of Middle Eastern descent, prolonged detentions of Americans after September 11th and other abuses."
Rep
Obey"Americans overwhelmingly see public broadcasting as an unbiased information source," Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.), the subcommittee's ranking Democrat, said. "Perhaps that's what the GOP finds so offensive about it. Republican leaders are trying to bring every facet of the federal government under their control. ... Now they are trying to put their ideological stamp on public broadcasting."
"Hurley fourth, eighth and 10th graders scored above state levels in proficiency tests administered in November, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction."
"Now that concerns are being voiced, this board may be changing a lot of job descriptions,"
"Johns said he was obligated to complete the findings for Bednar-Clemens as part of his court-ordered community service, because he was in jail."
"If the petitions are deemed sufficient, the council will then schedule a recall election, which must be held on the sixth Tuesday after verification, Lesky said."
"Mercer School awarded scholarships to its 2005 graduates at commencement ceremonies on May 29."
"You can't have a city without viable economic development, but you have to balance that with all the others,"
FIRE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, U-P UNIVERSITY GETS RESEARCH GRANTS, REDUCTIONS INCLUDING MEDICAID AND WELFARE, RELAY FOR LIFE, CONTRACT TALKS, STATE'S BUDGET-WRITING COMMITTEE, FREE FISHING WEEKEND IN MICHIGAN
Sen Feingold"The SAFE Act, supported by a growing number of Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, doesn't repeal any part of the PATRIOT Act, it simply fixes parts of the Act that infringe on the freedoms of law-abiding Americans."
"These workers are committed to ensuring GM's successful future by efficiently manufacturing a high quality product, and they have proven their commitment to the company generation after generation."
"We're going to remove the trees selectively in such a manner that it will be aesthetically pleasing to the drivers,"
"Anyone interested in selling homemade crafts or garden produce should attend the meeting."
"Chances are she probably was the one that put something together in writing for us to work from,"
"Perform special assignments and duties as requested or directed by the County Board or Finance Committee."
"Chai Soua Vang's jailhouse admission that he shot and killed six deer hunters after a nasty verbal exchange in the woods will be presented to the jury at his upcoming murder trial, a Sawyer County judge ruled Wednesday."
"In their most controversial move, Republicans proposed raising state aids for local schools by $458 million over the next two years - or about $400 million less than what Doyle had recommended."
MAIN DISAGREEMENTS APPEAR TO BE WAGES AND BENEFITS, GAS PRICES, SHIPS THAT DISCHARGE POTENTIALLY HARMFUL BALLAST, STATELINE LAKE ROAD CLOSED, MEETINGS ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY
Sen Feingold"I do not believe she is the right person at this time to be given a lifetime appointment to this important court. The fact that a majority of the Senate is apparently willing to confirm a nominee whose record so clearly demonstrates that she is not suited for such an important position is surprising and discouraging."
"The Committee should end its cloak-and-dagger routine and release the text of its bill. The American people have a right to know exactly what the Committee has done to compromise Americans' civil liberties and privacy rights."
"He understood that government had a role in finding solutions to society's problems and that in a free society government must not waiver from this responsibility, but embrace it,"
"When Iron County Clerk Mike Saari opened the courthouse for a public meeting on the referendum last week, he was the only person, other than school officials, to attend the meeting."
"When told the official results showed 507 votes from Herman, including 366 for Bush, Reopelle expressed shock."
"We're not creating a perfect ordinance," Jim Brezinski said while the council struggled with making the revisions."
"Hurley Midgets were just one out away from getting themselves out of a major pitching predicament Tuesday afternoon."
BEHIND BARBED WIRE, DRIVER SAFETY ON US 51, WHITE POWDERY SUBSTANCE, "UNPRECEDENTED IN ITS CRUELTY",
Sen Feingold"The Task Force's work on Nigeria underscores for all of us that getting the balance between prevention and treatment right needs to be a context-specific exercise, not a convenient general formula. It also concludes that focusing on a quick response should not take precedence over focusing on the right response."
"Jeremiah Karpinski received a 2-year deferred sentence on the misdemeanor in a plea agreement in which a felony count of possession with intent to deliver cocaine was dismissed."
"He said Erickson admitted to allegations involving a minor, but denied any involvement in the murders."
"She and others at the Planned Parenthood Center in New Haven were arrested for giving information and instruction to married couples about how to prevent pregnancies."
"With the two battalions ordered to active duty Monday, almost 3,000 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers and airmen are now on active duty, about 30 percent of the total Guard forces in the state."
WMTVMadison
"There's not a group of ultra right wing people or left wing people, this is a very centrist group, and there's a very big gap in the middle in Madison politics."
WISCONSIN TRAFFIC CRASHES, PERMIT TO ENTER MICHIGAN PORTS, SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATION, TELEMARKETING SCAM BASED ON THE NEW FEDERAL MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM
Rep
Obey“We believe that America stands for liberty and justice for all, but this continuous drip-drip-drip of reports of abuse of individuals in U.S. custody hurts us with our friends and makes the job of our enemies easier,”
"Michigan State Police from the Wakefield post said a 40-foot steel dock and the 24-foot pontoon were damaged when the tornado struck at 5:45 p.m."
"The protest drew 100 teens and adult chaperones from around the world, according to a press release. Baisden met two Hawaiians and a young man from Nigeria."
"A Kimball, Wis., native was honored at a retirement party Sunday after teaching for 40 years at the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County in biological sciences."
WMTVMadison
"Along the shoreline there's a lot of dead bluegills. They've washed up on the shore and it smells pretty bad, but there's a lot of them."
"A Spokesman for the National Weather Service said Sunday several unconfirmed reports indicated a possible tornado might have been spotted Sunday afternoon in the Butternut Lake area."
TORNADO TOUCHES LAKE GOGEBIC, ROAD CLOSURE, Grand View Health System, Forest fire danger low, SERIOUS INJURY CAUSED IN BOATING ACCIDENT
"The storms, which were mostly to the northwest of Milwaukee, included nine confirmed touchdowns in three central Wisconsin counties."
"There are times when just signing your name at the end of an e-mail isn't enough to really represent who you are."
"Furthermore, the House bill contains $12 billion earmarked for special projects meaning pork including $200 million for a bridge to an Alaskan island with 50 residents and $3 million for the National Packard Museum in Ohio."
The Storm seems pretty good about updating items of local interest.
"Wisconsinites should let U.S. Sens. Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl know that they want the SEC turned back into a functional regulatory agency. The senators can begin that process - or, at least, the debate about it - by opposing the nomination of Chris Cox to serve as SEC chair."
"Fish said university officials have been clear that only federally approved lines of embryonic stem cells would be used on the UW-Madison campus."
"The erosion of farm and forest lands threatens not only signature state industries like dairy and paper but also other businesses like tourism that use the natural landscape to draw visitors and dollars,"
"Lee Enterprises, a chain of smaller newspapers such as the Wisconsin State Journal, said in January it would buy Pulitzer, which owns 14 newspapers, including the St. Louis Post Dispatch."
"There'll be a free day of archery shooting at the Pence Range on June 11 for those interested in joining the Full Draw Archery Club."
"Kerri Santini, of W. Francis St., faces a June 27 appearance in Iron County Court on sheriff's department citations for permitting underage people to drink and furnishing alcohol for the party."
"A county grant program was funded to allow community groups to develop alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for non-violent offenders."
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"The kids were resistive actually, which is what compounded situation. A couple of them were cited for obstructing in addition to drinking tickets,"
"If nothing else, the memo lends credence to those who have contended all along that the Bush administration was never serious about trying to avert this war, that its mind was made up, and all that had to be done was convince the American people that it was justified. That's when they cooked up the phony stories about Saddam's nuclear and biological weapons capabilities."
"became seriously ill due to the fact that the meal contained salmonella and-or salmonella enteritidis."
"We have been able to maintain our low rates over the past several years by reducing costs, creating efficiencies and minimizing expenses,"
"Hurley High School held its 2005 Scholarship Night on May 25."
"Bergeron, who previously lived in Mesa, Ariz., had originally been charged with 10 felonies and five misdemeanors, none of which involved any physical contact with minors."
"I think the chances of becoming a pilot program city are good for Hurley,"
"The Legislature's budget-writing panel Wednesday voted to cut more than $45 million from the University of Wisconsin System and student aid spending plans that were proposed by Gov. Jim Doyle, reducing suggested increases in aid and rejecting a cap on tuition increases."
"Although Doyle did not offer a figure as to the state's current deficit, he said a recent analysis listed Wisconsin as one of five or six states where revenues exceeded expenditures for 2004."
"To qualify, one person cannot earn more than $11,400 per year, two people, $13,050, three people $14,700, and four people, $16,300."
"The victim said she had been blocked in her car by the two women who then struck her in the head and threatened her."
"A federal judge has granted motions for Great Lakes states to intervene in a lawsuit over whether ships without a permit can dump any ballast water containing non-native species."
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"A number of groups want to bill Wal-Mart nearly $5 million dollars for the amount of state and federal dollars they say is spent on Wal-Mart employees who use Badgercare."
"Under a proposal released this morning, the committee called for cutting more than $25 million in state funding for the UW System budget and nearly $11 million from state funding for student aids from Doyle's $51 billion, two-year spending plan for the state."
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