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"The man "did not identify himself, nor did it sound like he was trying to contact anybody. The man seemed to ramble on about several subjects," Colassaco said. "The talking was totally inappropriate and tied up the frequency for minutes at a time.""
"The Mercer School Board on Monday approved a change stating that "pants must be kept hip high." The dress code previously required that pants be worn at the waist."
"The alleged assaults of an Arbor Vitae girl, the first in the spring of 2003, the second, the summer of 2005, took place in Brunell's home, the criminal complaint said."
"Viral hemorrhagic septicemia does not pose a risk to humans, but it has been blamed for the widespread die-off of a number of Great Lakes species, including yellow perch, since it was discovered in Lake Ontario in 2005. The virus, similar to one known to exist on the Atlantic coast, has been reported this year in Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and the St. Lawrence River."
"As big as they are, the numbers offer only a partial picture of ad spending because they don't include broadcast TV in the smaller markets of La Crosse-Eau Claire and Wausau-Rhinelander and don't include spending on cable television, radio and other media."
Reports
show Doyle with $700,000 advantage"With one week to the election, reports filed Monday showed that Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle has about $700,000 more to spend than Republican challenger Mark Green - an advantage that will expand if Green can't use some $467,844 in disputed money"
"From Democratic Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, in Milwaukee today, to Republican presidential hopeful and Arizona Sen. John McCain, from former President Bill Clinton to his successor George W. Bush, both major parties are banking on star power to help them convince voters, or at least wealthy campaign contributors, to get behind their cause."
"A salmonella outbreak potentially linked to produce has sickened at least 172 people in 18 states, including Wisconsin, health officials say. Officials think the bacteria may have spread through some form of produce; the list of suspects includes lettuce and tomatoes. But the illnesses have not been tied to any specific product, chain, restaurants or supermarkets."
"But Matt Chasse, program specialist with NOAA's estuarine reserves division, said designating a location as a NERR site does not impose new restrictions when it comes to hunting, fishing or other recreational opportunities. Instead, state regulations would remain in place."
Sen
R. Feingold"I will be voting against the harsh amendment that's been proposed in Wisconsin, and I thought it was an appropriate occasion to indicate my feeling that if two people care enough about each other to get married, that it probably is a positive thing for society. Gay and lesbian people in our country are fighting a mean-spirited movement to harm them and to discriminate against them. I stand with them against that movement, and I'm proud to stand with them."
Sen
H. Kohl"Wisconsinites, who have felt a good measure of pride in their junior senator's leadership on this issue, should note that the name of the state's senior senator, Herb Kohl, is not on the list of those who supported Feingold's necessary initiative."
Gov.
Doyle"Wisconsin's BadgerCare program is a model for the nation in providing health insurance to working families and kids. Under BadgerCare Plus, we will build on our success and ensure that every child in Wisconsin has access to quality health care.”
“We need to make sure our state’s manufacturers have the tools and resources they need to remain competitive in the global market, so businesses across the globe look to Wisconsin to do business – to companies like Reich Tool.”
"Governor Jim Doyle has requested that the U.S. Department of Agriculture add Florence, Forest, Oneida and Vilas counties to an approved Disaster Declaration. The four counties have been impacted by drought conditions, as well as a killing frost on September 20, 2006."
"The report card looked at votes on body armor, death benefits, and expanding the military health care plan to include members of the National Guard and the Reserves. The group assigned lawmakers a grade for each time their votes matched what the group felt was in the best interest of veterans."
| Senator Herbert H. Kohl | ... | A- |
| Senator Russ Feingold | ... | B |
| Rep. David R. Obey | ... | B |
| Rep. Mark Green | ... | C+ |
"New Beginnings Pregnancy Support Services, which opened in January, held its first fund-raising banquet at the Hurley Inn."
"A 20-year-old Woodruff, Wis., man, attempting to rob a fireworks shop in Lac du Flambeau on Saturday, fired his shotgun, igniting fireworks and starting the fire that destroyed North American Fireworks."
"The loophole covers factories and the land they sit on in cases where the operation is deemed to reduce pollution. Although the decision stemmed from a court case that involved a paper company, cheese factories, a chemical plant and a motor oil recycler recently have asked that the exemption be extended to them."
"We run the risk that terrorists have succeeded in getting us to poison our own lakes without ever having set foot in the Great Lakes basin," said Hugh McDiarmid Jr. of the Michigan Environmental Council."
"He's been excluded from all three televised gubernatorial debates, although he has appeared on Wisconsin Public Television's "Here and Now," which features interviews with the candidates. In a rare move for a Green Party candidate, Eisman also bought TV ads just before and after a recent gubernatorial debate in order to get his message to voters in Madison and La Crosse."
State
Assembly candidates present varied views "Both candidates participated in interviews with The Daily Press regarding their positions on issues raised during the election campaign. Their responses follow."
State
senate candidates present views"Incumbent State Senator Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, and retired Hayward businesswoman Shirley Riedmann, a Republican, will be facing off on November 7 for the state Senate seat currently held by Jauch."
Sen
R. Feingold“Protecting Impact Aid is vital to the well-being of many communities in Wisconsin and I am pleased to be joining my colleagues in a call to increase this program’s funding,”
"The Impact Aid program was created to assist local school districts that have lost tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property, or that enroll Native American children, military dependent children or other children associated with federally connected lands."
Sen
H. Kohl"The University of Wisconsin Survey Center in Madison poll of 508 randomly selected people shows Kohl with 69 percent support compared with 14 percent for Lorge."
"To help, pack a simple standard shoebox with gifts such as toys, school supplies, hygiene items, photos and personal letters. Bring the gifts to Range Community Bible Church during the week of Nov. 13 through 19."
"Greyhound Lines Inc. will eliminate services to Ironwood, Bessemer, Watersmeet, Iron Mountain, Marquette, Ishpeming, Escanaba, Crystal Falls, Champion, Calumet, Gladstone, Houghton, Hancock, Iron River, Manistique, St. Ignace and L'Anse."
"Should the death penalty be enacted in the State of Wisconsin for cases involving a person who is convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, if the conviction is supported by DNA evidence?"
Doyle's
lead has been steady, but will it be enough?"Taking the average of the four most recent independent polls, Doyle led Green 48% to 42%. Averaging eight September and October polls produces roughly the same results."
Green
plans to campaign without disputed funds"Four Democratic appointees and the Libertarian Party designee voted to order Green to give up the $467,844 retroactively, applying a rule that says that contributions to races for governor must come from organizations registered in Wisconsin. Two Republicans on the board sided with Green."
Doyle
profile: Doyle is his father's son, but lives beyond legend"Pleasant and dignified, Doyle stayed in control of his facts and figures and got a good reception. But he was still less than magnetic - a fact most political watchers have noted."
Green
profile: Determined Green finds calling in year as volunteer"In Congress, Green has backed all of President Bush's major tax cuts and the Iraq war. He is known as a loyal Republican and somewhat in the center of his party's political spectrum ..."
Jeff
Peterson: Make vote count: Support Vogeler"Even if Vogeler loses, your vote will still send Kohl a message that you want a more progressive senator, and give a sorely needed boost to the Green Party."
WEAUEau Claire
"Did you know that it's illegal for Wisconsin meat processors to sell their products across state lines? Senator Herb Kohl is pushing to change that and was in Eau Claire to talk about it."
Rep
D. Obey"Obey is cautious, perhaps sensitive to the diminished power of incumbency this year. He won’t talk about his priorities as appropriations chairman should his party regain control of the House. But he doesn’t seem too concerned about his own reelection. As in 2004, he’s visibly supporting Democrats anywhere who can help upend Republican control in Washington, DC."
Note: The Journal has
changed its website.
The new link is attached
to the logo above. Old
logos will go 404.
"But, Edman stressed, each absentee ballot mailed out has a unique barcode keyed to the name and address of the voter who received it. Because of that, she said, even if a voter who erroneously received two ballots filled out both and mailed them back, Wisconsin's new statewide voter registration system would allow only one of those ballots to be counted."
""Tell J.B. Van Hollen tough talk isn't enough. Prosecutors must be tough with violent criminals," the ad script reads. Van Hollen said he is considering suing for defamation. His spokesman Brian Fraley said stations have said they would review the ad, but none had taken action to remove the ad by late Friday."
State
better off with Doyle"Doyle, a Democrat, deserves a measure of credit for Wisconsin's progress in economic development, education and health care. Doyle inherited a record state budget deficit and sluggish economy when he took office in January 2003. He also faced a hostile Republican-run Legislature and an entrenched state bureaucracy wary of change and reductions. "
"He had just mentioned that every day in the world, about 30,000 children under the age of 5 die from preventable diseases. That's one every 3 seconds... "I find it hard to believe that with that going on, a same-sex marriage amendment in Wisconsin would be Jesus' top priority," he said to affirmative nods."
"The university and the Wisconsin Historical Society recently reached an agreement to have Google scan 500,000 non-copyright books and documents into its search engine, allowing Internet users to read these public domain holdings in their entirety."
"This disease has the potential to be really devastating if it gets into Wisconsin, and while there might be some short-term hardships, the long-range impact of not taking action is far greater and could be far more devastating."
"The new Montreal City Hall will be constructed by Wayne Nasi Construction of Hurley, but Mayor Bob Morzenti said, "It's highly unlikely any construction will begin this fall." A $842,148 contract was awarded to the low bidder Monday."
"The City of Hurley's planning and zoning committee will meet Monday at 6 p.m. to discuss a request to abandon portions of Eighth Avenue North, Seventh Avenue North and Flanagan Street."
"An estimated 10% of Wisconsin's voters will make their choice before election day, thanks to the state's "no excuse" absentee ballot law. Nationally, early voting is a growing phenomenon, spurring debate among election experts and a scramble by the parties and their candidates to mobilize voters across a window of several weeks instead of a single day."
"Secretary of state race livens up
Colorful Sullivan takes on incumbent La Follette"
"Officials of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) said U.S. Rep. Mark Green, who is running for governor, and attorney general candidate J. B. Van Hollen are airing commercials regarding immigration that are misleading and designed for short-term political gain. LULAC is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that doesn't endorse candidates."
"Democratic and Republican leaders of the state Assembly both predicted that the death penalty referendum on the November ballot would win with 65 percent to 70 percent of the vote statewide. Majority Leader Mike Huebsch, R-West Salem, and Minority Leader Jim Kreuser, D-Kenosha, also predicted - during a luncheon forum Thursday at the Madison Club - that the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and similar arrangements would pass, though with a closer vote."
Doyle
vows to protect education"Some of the highlights of the governor’s talk, Fonder said, were Doyle’s plans to expand 4-year-old kindergarten, decrease class sizes and require three years of high school math and science."
State
senate candidates present views "Incumbent State Senator Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, and retired Hayward businesswoman Shirley Riedmann, a Republican, will be facing off on November 7 for the state Senate seat currently held by Jauch. The two were recently interviewed by The Daily Press on issues that have been raised during the campaign"
Sen
H. Kohl"Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wisconsin, deserves to be re-elected to a fourth term in the United States Senate. His record as an independent thinker and support for the causes that matter most to Wisconsin citizens have earned him another six-year term."
"According to Kohl, only meat processed in USDA inspected plants can move across state borders. Wisconsin is one of 28 states with its own meat inspection program; and is the largest with 15 percent of all the nation's state-inspected meat plants."
Rep
D. Obey"Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, the senior Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, attended the PMA and Northrop dinners but reimbursed the hosts for the meals, according to a person with knowledge of the events. He paid for himself, his wife and a staff member, this person says. Congressional staffers say lawmakers do this only rarely."
"Obey, who was briefly chairman of the committee once before when Democrats were in power, is an old-fashioned labor Democrat with strong interest in education and health-research funding. Among his priorities: smaller classes and better-trained teachers, more-affordable health care, and help for family dairy farmers rather than big agribusinesses."
"There was no foul play, Samardich said, ruling the cause of death in both cases "carbon monoxide poisoning from the fire.""
"Bailey believes he knows why the percentage is so high. "The higher percentage of speech or language-impaired students represents the close working relationship with the Birth to 3-year-old program of Iron County, Northwoods Academy and with the Head Start agency," he said."
"Admission is free. Donations to a tips jar and from the Hurley Lioness raised $700 in the first season, enough for a full year of weekly voice lessons plus books and materials for one scholarship student."
"The agency briefed members of the Natural Resources Board on Wednesday, and in a memo, it reiterated its preference for killing a large number of deer, including the use of "non-traditional and, potentially, controversial methods.""
"Doyle said his plan would reduce revenues by $10 million to $15 million a year, while Green estimated the cost of his plan at less than $17 million a year."
""The sobering conclusion of the department's CWD leaders," Hassett wrote in a memo to board members, "is that we have not made as much progress as we would have hoped in managing this disease. In spite of considerable effort on the DNR's part ... we have not made sufficient progress in reducing the deer herd.""
""This election will really decide whether Wisconsin continues to be an education state," Doyle said. He added that as governor, he maintained the state's commitment to funding two-thirds of school costs statewide, expanded four-year-old kindergarten and school breakfast programs and pushed for smaller class sizes for early elementary grades."
“For those of you who don’t know, I’m running against a guy named Mark Green,” Eisman said. “So, I thought about changing my name to ‘Vote Republican’ to even the tables.”
"You should be all means continue to watch television news, read newspapers and visit the Web sites of candidates. Seek out information as best you can. Listen to the opinions of those you trust. And think. Question what you read and hear. Attend debates and analyze everything you absorb. Candidates and interest groups in the gubernatorial election alone are spending $7 million -- that's about $4 per vote -- trying to buy your ballot with well-spun messages and bad information. Your support is worth more than that. "
Gov.
Doyle"While gas prices have fallen some, it is clear that the barons of big oil are continuing to pile up unheard of profits while middle class families are getting soaked. These latest profit reports by Exxon are simply outrageous at a time when millions of Americans are struggling."
"Prairie Industries will invest $2.05 million to renovate and equip a packaging facility in Prairie du Chien starting in the spring of 2007. The company is also planning to expand its warehouse capacity within the next three years. This project will create fifty-eight new positions and 45 positions will be retained."
For those seeking additional information about Frede Falls's comments about the Rush Limbaugh/Mchaiel J. Fox flap, consider:
- Olbermann Gives Us The Visual To Limbaugh’s Attack On Michael J. Fox - CNN
- Media falsely reported Limbaugh "apologized" for attacking Michael J. Fox
- CNN presented Michael J. Fox as the "center" of controversy spurred by Limbaugh smears
- Limbaugh likened Michael J. Fox to "Jersey Girls," declared stem cell ad part of "a script that they [Democrats] have written for years" in which "victims" are "infallible"
- Limbaugh on Michael J. Fox ad for MO Dem: "Either he didn't take his medication or he's acting"
[In fairness, my deceased mother had Parkinsons. - Bob]
"On Monday, Lt. Tony Furyk of the Iron County Sheriff's department said that when deputies conducted a welfare check, they found two bodies in the fire-gutted trailer in Oma just before 10 a.m. Monday."
"The Iron County Board will not hold its regularly scheduled October meeting at the end of the month. Instead, a Nov. 14 public hearing on the budget will be held, followed by a county board meeting to adopt the 2007 budget."
"After consultation with Madison agencies and other local agencies, the Aging Unit of Iron County Inc. will extend its nonprofit status (501.3c), insurance coverage, accounting and administrative consultation to enable the Food Pantry to continue to operate at its present location on the St. Mary's campus."
"The 14th annual Mercer parent-teacher association Halloween Loonacy Festival will be held Saturday from 3 to 8 p.m. The Pines' Caesar salad, Around the Corner Pub broasted chicken, Johnnies' chili, Dear Lodge pizza, desserts and more will be served from 4-7 p.m."
Fox
touts Doyle on stem cells"The 30-second ad featuring Fox will begin running today in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Wausau. It features Fox talking directly to the camera, the shifts and shakes in his body underscoring the impact of the disease. The ad is similar to ones Fox has cut for Democrats in Missouri and Maryland."
Ethics
Board clears Doyle on tickets"The state Ethics Board said Tuesday that Gov. Jim Doyle did not violate the ethics code when he accepted four tickets to a 2003 game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears from an insurance executive who does business with the state."
"The bug, responsible for the deaths of nearly 20 million ash trees in three Midwest states and one Canadian province, was not found by workers with the state Department of Natural Resources as they combed 21 parks this fall."
"The high court gave lawmakers 180 days to rewrite marriage laws to either include same-sex couples or create a new system of civil unions for them. The ruling is similar to the 1999 decision in Vermont that led to civil unions there, which offer the benefits of marriage, but not the name."
"The Living Wage initiative, supported by the Student Labor Action Coalition, calls for student employees at the Wisconsin Union, University Health Services and Recreational Sports to receive a living wage, defined as the hourly figure city officials deem necessary to provide for a family of four."
"But, while the act provides funding for a wide range of projects and promotes collaboration in restoration efforts, questions remain as to how much funding the federal government will actually put forth."
"The agreement, which hasn’t been updated since 1987, is cumbersome and lacks tools for prodding government to take action, the report said. And it overlooks emerging issues such as invasive species, habitat loss, climate change and urban sprawl."
WEAUEau Claire
Senator
Kohl and Secretary of Agriculture meet in Eau Claire"Kohl is the sponsor of Bi-Partisan Legislation to overturn a nearly 30-year ban on the interstate shipment of state inspected meat and poultry products. Lifting the ban would allow producers and processors who use state inspected plants to sell their products outside Wisconsin."
Sen
R. Feingold“The President’s head-in-the-sand approach to the worsening situation in Iraq is undermining our national security. While his rhetoric may have changed, the President gave no indication that he would change his failed policy in Iraq."
Sen
H. Kohl"In Wisconsin, Democrat Herb Kohl is at Plus 30, down 1 from a month ago."
[The site lists all the senators seeking re-election and the top five and bottom five. - Bob]
Gov.
Doyle“I am committed to Stewardship so we can continue to preserve some of Wisconsin’s best remaining natural and recreational lands for our children and grandchildren."
“As thousands of Wisconsin children take part in Halloween, I urge their families and neighbors to be informed about what’s going on in their communities by checking the Sex Offender Registry and using the “SAFE Tip” hotline if they suspect any safety risk,”
Mark
Green"CNN juxtaposes Fox's appearance with Limbaugh's voice calling him a fake. It's disgusting. But the question remains whether Jim Talent (R-MO), Michael Steele (R-MD), and Mark Green (R-WI) agree with Limbaugh's disability-bashing."
[This site has the link to CNN report - Bob]
"The unusual appeal -- the first of its kind in the Iraq war, organizers say -- makes use of a legal protection afforded by the Military Whistle-Blower Protection Act, which provides that members of the military, acting in their capacity as citizens, can send a protected communication to Congress without reprisal."
"State aid accounts for more than half of the budget at around $3.7 million, while the bulk of the remaining funding comes from property taxes. If the district was funded at 67 percent, the state aid total would be around $4.7 million, however, reducing the tax levy by $1 million."
"Listening to a story about the Edmund Fitzgerald, collecting nature items for a scavenger hunt, writing spelling words in the sand and rock hunting were some of the activities children participated in. They ate lunch at Saxon Harbor, played on the playground, took photos and toured the newly expanded harbor area."
"Hurley and surrounding areas received about four inches during that time, and the Montreal area about six inches. Lake effect snow, especially along the southern shore of Lake Superior, is the result of colder air moving over a warmer lake surface, said NWS forecaster Tom Green."
"There are so many negative ads making such bombastic claims, at some point you have to wonder who the target audience is for this drivel. According to Jeff Fleming, a political consultant with the Zizzo Group in Milwaukee, there's a simple answer for the current spurt of negative ads. Negative ads work."
"Overall, the foundation gave Wisconsin a D- for the achievement record of low-income, African-American and Hispanic students; a D+ for its work on education reform; and a rating of "no progress" when it came to trends in achievement of students at the short end of the gaps."
"But one clean-government advocate said such spending on a race for state attorney general is "unprecedented" and threatens to undermine public confidence in the impartiality of the office. The anti-Falk ads attack the Democrat as anti-business, citing her 12-year tenure as the state public intervenor working at the state Justice Department to solve consumer and environmental complaints by citizens."
Extend
SeniorCare, Doyle urges"In the next three years, SeniorCare would save Medicaid, the federal-state health plan for the poor, another $697 million, Doyle said. That is despite the debut last year of Medicare Part D, a drug program approved by Congress. It is offered by Medicare, the federal health plan for the elderly and the disabled."
Doyle:
Death penalty proposal flawed"I think it is pretty clearly unconstitutional to say that you can get the death penalty - you can be put to death - if you have left some tiny drop of substance that can be traced to DNA, even though it is a fight and there is a question of self-defense or something, whereas a cold-blooded hit man who wears gloves and completely stays away from DNA and it's a murder for hire doesn't get it,"
"During the same period, birth rates were flat. About 1,500 kids are born in Marathon County every year. That means immigrants are responsible for the bulk of the increase. And if people are moving here, there must be a reason. Maybe it's our economy. Marathon County's unemployment rate in August was 4.3 percent, and economists consider 4 percent unemployment a benchmark. At that rate, just about everyone who can work is working."
Sen
R. Feingold"Ambassador Khalilzad’s comments this morning suggest that the President is now departing from his “stay the course” strategy and is developing a series of political and security timetables and benchmarks in Iraq. But the political repackaging we’ve heard over the last few days is far from sufficient."
Gov.
Doyle"They put in the trash can the agreement with North Korea, and as a result of that -- and threatened North Korea with military attack -- and as a result of those threats and the discarding of the previous agreement, North Korea announced that they were withdrawing from the Non-Proliferation Treaty."
"Extending the road through property owned by the Iron County Resource Development Association would allow trucks better access to the industrial park. The big rigs would no longer need to drive through downtown Hurley, saving wear and tear on the new Silver Street reconstruction project."
"Wardynski said if the study validates what the group has already found, an investor-owned or cooperative could be formed to fund and operate a facility. It could result in 10 to 30 jobs."
"That said, Doyle's key proposals are moderate, incremental reforms already in place in other states. And Green believes the state has a role in providing health care for people in need. The campaign rhetoric - not to mention the occasional outright distortion - clouds this."
"Before you seek the leadership of a major party in this country, and certainly the leadership of our country, you ought to be able to state as directly and simply as possible what your basic principles are," he said. "New issues in the 21st century don't change our principles. Principles define one's soul and the soul...of the political party."
Doyle
says Green has few ideas""He really doesn't have anything to say," Doyle said of Green during a meeting with editors of The Capital Times this morning. For example, Doyle said that on taxes "all he (Green) has said is that he's going to reduce people's taxes." "He hasn't indicated any way that he's going to do that except to give a sales tax break on the weekend before school opens for people who buy school books," Doyle said."
Island art school finds new focus
"Using the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina as one example,
the group is working to renovate a 20-acre farm on Middle Road into the
Madeline Island School of the Arts — a destination for students who want to
learn more about pottery, painting, fiber arts and other creative modes of
expression."
"Besides being an environmental issue, Rudolph said pristine lakes are a major attraction for visitors, and, if the quality of the water is compromised, it will eventually affect the area’s tourism dollars. “Our lakes and water resources are our most important resources in county tourism,” he said."
"Congressman Dave Obey, Senator Herb Kohl and Senator Russ Feingold today called on President Bush and Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to grant Governor Jim Doyle’s request for an extension of the federal waiver that allows Wisconsin seniors to use the SeniorCare program instead of a Medicare Part-D drug plan for prescription drug coverage."
Gov.
Doyle"We’ve made enormous progress in the past four years to grow manufacturing, while the nation has been losing manufacturing jobs,"
"Wisconsin’s SeniorCare program is a lifeline for nearly 110,000 seniors across our state and has helped to make their prescription drugs more affordable," Governor Doyle said. "I will continue to fight for this vital program and I sincerely hope the federal government will give it fair consideration – and not play politics with the health of our seniors."
"A Fox anchor asked, “So, it’s payback?” LaHood responded, “There are some of us on the other side who can equally play politics, and I’m not afraid to do it.”"
[Includes the video clip... is this the worst kind of partisanship? - Bob]
""We designed the signs to include detailed maps of the flowage to attract the boaters' attention and expose them to the message of helping us rid the flowage of aquatic invaders," said FOG president Cathy Techtmann."
"Phone companies say consumers want more choices, newer technology and lower prices than cable companies now provide. But consumer advocates and local officials question whether Internet video will offer the same public benefits now required of cable TV."
Recent
moves could woo potential buyers"But in interviews with sports finance and sports business experts who follow the sale of professional sports teams, there are three clues that suggest Kohl might be maneuvering to put the team up for sale sooner than later."
" J.B. Van Hollen declares that his opponent for Wisconsin attorney general, Kathleen Falk, "has never prosecuted a criminal case in her life - not one." To that, Falk has a quick comeback: "I argued my first case before the (state) Supreme Court 30 years ago, taking on powerful special interests. I believe he was in middle school.""
""I don't know," was the answer by DNR attorney Peter Flaherty, "maybe it was half tongue-in-cheek," like the exemption from the toxic substances act. In the 1980s, when the legislature was writing a law to mandate that employers had to warn workers when they were working with hazardous materials, lutefisk was exempted after someone suggested churches would have to warn those cooking the lutefisk that they were at risk."
Rep
D. Obey"But a source tells ThinkProgress that while Committee Democrats agreed that there were problems with the investigative staff that needed to be addressed; committee Democrats had not been consulted prior to the suspension of the investigators. The source also said that problems with the investigations unit were only part of an overall issue involving the alarming deterioration of the committee’s oversight activities."
"She also told Representative David Obey, Democrat of Wisconsin, that he would have her support to take back the reins of the Appropriations Committee."
Doyle
leads from political middle"Doyle campaigns on three major budget themes: He fixed a budget mess, he hasn't raised state income or sales taxes and he has signed into law $600 million in tax cuts. He signed limits on property taxes after twice vetoing more stringent measures passed by Republicans."
Green
in line with Bush on taxes, education""He has been a strong party person," said political scientist David Canon of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, citing Green's consistency in voting with Republicans. In that respect, Green is emblematic of his time, an era in which the House has grown more partisan in its voting patterns."
"It would be nice to think this toxic amendment could be soundly defeated solely because of how patently unfair it is that the love of millions of homosexuals is seen as an abomination and unworthy of any legal recognition."
"The national retailers have large stores, deep pockets and a wider variety of items. The smaller stores, most of which are locally owned, are usually more focused on certain sports, pride themselves on customer service and try to offer competitive prices by purchasing products through buying groups."
"Doyle fired back, "for a member of Congress to talk about responsibility, it is really amazing. If you want to talk about responsibility, Congressman Green, then you had better talk about what Congress has not been doing."
"An estimated 7 million American households have greenhouses, according to Bruce Butterfield, research director for the National Gardening Association. Most use them to over-winter bulbs, perennials and container plants; get an early start on spring with seed trays; toughen plants for transplanting; or even serve as entertainment annexes, places for wine and appetizers or just reading a book accompanied by the sound of rain drumming on the roof."
Frede Falls announced on WIMI that he was going to take one last ride for the summer and invited friends to go along. He has posted a very nice multi-media presentation on the WIMI website. With the early snow, this will have to keep the bikers from withdrawal symptoms. It can only be appreciated by those who know what it means to lean into the turns. Ride to Live ... live to ride.
"I have talked with her and she has a plan to obtain the proper number of credits. Her situation is very unique. She seems mature enough to be able to handle the load and has proven through her grades in her current classes that she is able to handle the classes scholastically,"
"The committee first will assign slips to two people from Iron County, followed by one from Gogebic County, and then one from other counties. The rotation will be repeated until all 38 slips are full, Richards said."
"Keith Anderson, of Newport Heights in Ironwood, filed a lawsuit against Lawrence, Laureen and John Kutz, the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sky View Nursing Center and Lexington Insurance Company. He claimed a salmonella bacteria spreading throughout the Sky View and Villa Maria nursing homes in Hurley was a "substantial factor in contributing to the illness, infection, and death of his mother.""
"When Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle and Republican challenger Mark Green square off tonight in their final debate, the group they most need to reach - undecided voters - may be the least likely to tune in."
New
Doyle ad maximizes some facts"A new TV ad from Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle's campaign boasts of Doyle's job creation record, while portraying his Republican challenger Mark Green as favoring companies over workers."
No
decision announced from high court on Green appeal"Four of the seven justices would have to decide to take the appeal, filed by the Green campaign to try to void the Aug. 30 order by the Elections Board. The $467,844 was part of $1.3 million he transferred from his federal congressional fund to his state account when he decided to run for governor."
"And the first two relatively tame debates between the candidates haven't seemed to move public opinion, UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin said. "You've already had two chances to do it," Franklin said of the prior debates. "It just seems unlikely that the third one really takes off.""
"Uram believes that's sound advice for everyone. In addition, he says, fish lovers should consume no more than one meal a month of game fish (muskie, walleye, pike and bass) caught in Wisconsin waters. In fact, as I noted in a previous column, Uram and other mercury experts feel so strongly about it that they've been urging the FDA and state governments to require all stores that sell fish to post mercury warnings on their display cases."
"He wanted to make something that is simple to build, easy to use and is a light touch on the pocketbook. So he welded his trike together using pieces of steel, an old plastic chair and spare parts of a couple of used bikes."
"Those segments newly classified as ERW include parts of the north and south forks of Jump River, Vaughn Creek from its origin to the Bad River Indian Reservation boundary and a section of the Bad River."
"The loop trail, located in Iron and Vilas counties, connects to the existing Iron County ATV trail system, something the Natural Resource Board encouraged the group to aim for when it appointed the members in April."
Sen
R. Feingold"Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin rightly described the law as a stain on our nation's history. "It allows the government to seize individuals on American soil and detain them indefinitely with no opportunity to challenge their detention in court," Feingold he said adding: "And the new law would permit an individual to be convicted on the basis of coerced testimony and even allow someone convicted under these rules to be put to death.""
Sen
H. Kohl"On economic issues, he has been the leading supporter for dairy farmers in the state and a strong advocate for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which helps manufacturers upgrade technology and streamline their operations."
[This was posted from Crescent site on Oct 13th. Sen. Kohl has finally posted this Word doc version at his own site. - Bob]
Gov.
Doyle"The school district has been making yearly payments, but this year's contribution of $48,000 won't come close to covering the 7.8 percent interest rate, which amounts to $78,000 on the $1,000,053."
"Forty-two careers were represented, ranging from artist to X-ray technician. Eighty-five speakers shared stories of their career paths, including education, job availability, salaries and benefits, the positives and negatives of their career and what a normal day is like."
Latest
poll puts Doyle ahead, but Green camp doubts it"The poll was conducted by Wisconsin Public Radio and the St. Norbert College Survey Center and showed that 51% of respondents said they would likely vote for Doyle, compared with 38% who favored Green. Green Party candidate Nelson Eisman was the choice of 1% of respondents,..."
GOP
sees rival's strategy"But Senate Democratic Leader Judy Robson of Beloit on Wednesday accused Republicans of stealing the material from Sen. Mark Miller (D-Monona) and said she was contemplating referring the matter to Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard."
"Miller said Wednesday that at a May 25 campaign strategy meeting of the state Senate Democratic Committee outside the Capitol, he mistakenly grabbed a binder belonging to committee executive director Matt Swentkofske that was identical to his own. Back at the Capitol, he left the binder in the copyroom next to his office and returned it to Swentkofske a week or 10 days later when he discovered the mistake, he said."
Early
chill brings heat bill alert"Energy officials are hoping to avoid a repeat of last year when record high costs for home heating fuel led to thousands of state residents falling behind on their bills. Gov. Jim Doyle was forced to ask the state's utilities to extend the disconnection deadline to May 15. He also released another $16 million in federal heating assistance funds."
"Bart Starr, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971, gave his endorsement to gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis."
"On the other side of the aisle, Hank Aaron endorsed Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle."
"Comprised of about 2,600 acres, the park averages between 100,000 and 150,000 visitors each year. But several people in the audience questioned why so many Wisconsin residents and those in neighboring states know so little about Copper Falls."
Sen
R. Feingold"This termination plan means that billions of dollars will go without proper oversight and auditing. American taxpayers deserve to know where their money is going in this costly war and that it is being used effectively and efficiently.”
"Madison Magazine announced Wednesday that it has named Sen. Russ Feingold "Person of the Year" in the magazine's November issue."
"In her report on President Bush's signing of the controversial detainee bill, ABC's Martha Raddatz noted Sen. Russ Feingold's general opposition to the bill but gave no indication of Feingold's specific criticism -- that the bill "allows the government to seize individuals on American soil and detain them indefinitely with no opportunity to challenge their detention in court." "
Gov.
Doyle“When I came into office four years ago, we had the largest budget deficit in our history, we were mired in a deep national recession, and jobs were leaving the state. Since then we created more than 177,000 new jobs in Wisconsin, balanced two budgets, eliminated a $3.2 billion deficit -- without ever raising a single tax."
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Wal-Mart
sets opening date""We are moving full steam ahead. It's taking longer than people thought," Infante said. The reason: "Proper permits had to be obtained from the township, county and Michigan Department of Natural Resources," he said."
"The deal approved Tuesday allows the city to develop a municipal well system on what is now school property. The city will receive about an acre and a half of property from the school district, which will benefit with lower water costs, an improved fire rating and the fact that the city will snowplow. The city plowing will save the district about $20,000 annually."
"Events must be submitted on a form available from the Iron County Development Zone. Few listings have been received to date, according to Jenni Kallas at the ICDZ. She said that if more listings are not received, the calendar will not be printed."
"Public defender Fred Bourg from Ashland was appointed to defend Scott M. Silanpa, 42, who faces two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, and two counts of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle."
""Take a look at a map and look at Winter ... your closest school building is 35 miles away," he said. "We think there may be options to consolidation. The department said let's look at those options." And the department has provided money for that look."
"We've all experienced the joys of raising our children," Alvey said in a press release. "We've watched over countless hours their amazing transformations before our eyes in those first five years."
"The proposed ban has set up a caustic debate, with proponents calling gays and lesbians sinners, and with opponents saying the amendment represents a hateful, cynical move meant to benefit Republicans in the Nov. 7 election by turning out conservative, church- going voters."
"Chinese divestment or dumping could spell trouble for America by jacking up our interest rates on mortgages and other loans. China also may be able to use its massive nest egg of financial reserves to manipulate exchange rates. That could allow the country to make its products unfairly cheap on world markets."
Legislative
candidates debate health care, school spending"Incumbent State Senator Bob Jauch, (D-Poplar) said he represented a beautiful area, but one that had great needs. He cited his legislative record, including legislation to require 2/3 state funding of schools as an indication of his efforts to serve the area."
Sen
R. Feingold"President Bush has signed into law two key measures authored by U.S. Senator Russ Feingold to address counter-terrorism issues in Africa. One measure requires the Pentagon to develop a plan for a regional command to deal solely with Africa."
Rep
D. Obey"These include the "Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight and Semantic Enhancement" (ADVISE) program, which can rip and read mountains of open source data - such as web sites and databases, as analyst Michael Hampton reports. Two Democratic Congressmen, David Obey of Wisconsin and Martin Sabo of Minnesota, have asked the General Accounting Office to investigate the program for possible intrusions on privacy rights, Hampton notes."
Gov.
Doyle“We are taking the next steps to expand the highly successful Family Care initiative into a statewide effort, which eliminates waiting lists for long-term care options, saves taxpayers money, and helps seniors and people with disabilities live more dignified lives in their homes and communities,”
"A memorandum sent to the school by the city says it would snowplow the Hurley K-12 School grounds for five years. After that, the two parties would renegotiate the agreement, including snowplowing. On Monday evening, however, the school board rejected the five-year reopener, agreeing to throw out any renegotiations altogether."
"Committee member Don Richards said Zinsmaster indicated he couldn't handle the stress, and asked to be relieved of his administrative duties, which included overseeing the Saxon Harbor project, along with addressing other parks and recreational concerns in the county."
"Patritto said the millage rate to be presented to school district residents is $9.74 per $1,000 of valuation for the 2006-07 levy, compared to $10.15 for 2005-06. That means a resident with a home valued at $50,000 would pay about $20 less in taxes, provided the value of the property hasn't been reassessed to a higher level."
"The Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation recently turned over to the Attorney General's office its investigative reports on Bednar-Clemens. The investigation involves alleged misconduct in office beginning in July 2005. The case remains active with the Attorney General's office, and charges against Bednar-Clemens are possible."
"More slips are available at the harbor following completion of the marina expansion project this summer. The committee will also discuss requests from the Saxon Harbor Boating Club for security gates and to install circulating pumps at the boatlift and dry hydrant locations."
"The GOP's willingness to do so suggests to Franklin that the tough line on immigration "is a plan that's more aimed at energizing the base of support they need to turn out on election day, rather than to convince independents to come over to their position.""
"In fact, a court ruling that would allow gay marriage in the state appears neither imminent nor impossible, according to a Wisconsin State Journal review of past court cases and the law, and interviews with legal experts."
"With considerably less fanfare than what accompanied a similar effort six months ago, more than a dozen Wisconsin communities will be flexing their advisory rights Nov. 7 by telling the government what to do in Iraq, and when."
Wal-Mart's
Orient express: $1 billion bid for Chinese chain"Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is bidding about $1 billion for a chain of 100 hypermarkets in China in a deal that could vault it ahead of competitors to become the country's biggest food and department store network, reports said today."
Sen
R. Feingold"It allows the government to seize individuals on American soil and detain them indefinitely with no opportunity to challenge their detention in court. And the new law would permit an individual to be convicted on the basis of coerced testimony and even allow someone convicted under these rules to be put to death."
"Another Michigan business executive is pursuing an even more ambitious idea: a third car ferry line across Lake Michigan, from the Kewaunee County city of Algoma to Frankfort, Mich. Other companies run car ferries from Milwaukee to Muskegon, Mich., and from Manitowoc to Ludington, Mich."
"A new wave of research confirms earlier findings that the children of gay and lesbian parents are at least as healthy and well-adjusted as comparable children of straight parents and that the differences found between these two groups of children have been modest, researchers say. The studies, they say, undermine the argument that denying marriage and other rights to same-sex couples helps children."
"UW teaching faculty reported, on average, less than one sick day in 2005, translating to more than $222,000 in additional post-retirement insurance funding. Overall, the system converted $535,000 of sick leave at retirement last year."
"It's an important document that we can take into the community and say, 'Look, this is what we've been assuming all along, and here's the reality,'" he said. "The report tells us that we need to work harder to get people to become citizens first of all and then to get out to vote."
""I did the dust ruffles because Wal-Mart doesn't sell them," she said last Wednesday. "I heard someone say that, and went 'ooh!,' and went out and got a pattern." Now the colorful handmade sets are displayed for sale in the Village of Mason at the Country Boutique, a new business venture recently opened by Christine Anderson and Wittling."
Sen
R. Feingold"The COPS in Schools program, originally implemented in the wake of the 1999 tragedy in Littleton, Colorado, provides officers with specialized training to help them prevent and deal with school violence. The President’s budget proposal has provided no funding for this program for five years in a row, and Congress eliminated funding for the program in 2006."
Gov.
Doyle"The Commission will be integral to advancing opportunities for new businesses and helping minority entrepreneurs grow and succeed,"
"The uncooperative weather has forced changes. Events will still go on as scheduled, but the locations have been moved indoors."
"If a change occurs, Democrat Obey is poised to reassume chairmanship of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, a post that can't help but benefit Wisconsin if he's in it. But even if Republicans hang on to their majority, Obey's seniority and congressional savvy still benefit Wisconsin."
"These super-sized cousins of the common carp can consume as much as 20% of their weight in plankton a day - food upon which virtually every other fish species in the lake directly or indirectly depends. They can grow to 100 pounds and carry up to 5 million eggs - 1,000 times more than the Great Lakes' iconic Chinook salmon. And the fast-growing carp have apparently yet to encounter a worthy predator in their adopted waters since they escaped their containment ponds and began gobbling their way up the Mississippi River and its tributaries more than two decades ago."
"Instead, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's review of three patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will ask if Thomson's accomplishment in 1998 was "obvious" because other scientists had done similar work in species such as mice and pigs."
"Special education students, educators say, often thrive in mainstream classes and activities that are being curtailed to balance budgets. Because of the cuts in the overall school offerings, the educational options of special education students are reduced."
"The PSC and the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection earlier this month sent a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration backing the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad's plan to spend $6 billion building a second track linking the Powder River Basin to states east of Wyoming. The plan includes a $2.3 billion federal loan for the project."
"This Friday, WPT will present Democratic Senator Herb Kohl and his Republican challenger Robert Lorge in the promised unfiltered, unedited and direct matter. Conspicuously absent from the table, however, will be Green Party candidate Rae Vogeler. Vogeler was not invited to the event, and she is justifiably not happy about it."
Sen
R. Feingold"“I’m very worried about the Iraq war. If we don’t get out pretty soon it’s going to break this country,” said Gene Rineck, who saw combat action in Italy in World War II and was assigned to join the invasion of Japan before the war ended in August 1945."
Sen
H. Kohl"Looking at Kohl's tenure, though, he has a fair record of achievement — especially in helping his constituents. He has done more than enough to merit our endorsement."
"Doyle campaign attorney Mike Maistelman e-mailed three Democrats on the Elections Board advising them to vote to order U.S. Rep. Mark Green, a Green Bay Republican, to divest nearly $468,000 from his gubernatorial campaign account. Rick Wiley, the state GOP executive director, spoke by phone with a Republican appointee on the board before that Aug. 30 vote as well."
"In September 2004, DNR Warden Thomas Kroeplin had a Minocqua police dispatcher run the plates on a vehicle parked at the home of his nephew's former girlfriend. Kroeplin's request came six minutes after his nephew, Andrew Cator, was unsuccessful in getting the police to check the plates for him."
"Circuit Judge William Foust said in a preliminary decision that collective bargaining agreements reached with three state labor unions did not create an exception in the state open records law for state employees."
"Currently, the GOP holds a 19-14 majority. Democrats would have to gain only three seats to make it 17-16 in their favor, and several seats could go either way. By contrast, the Assembly, where the GOP holds 59 of 99 seats, is not in play."
"We don't know if there are more abusive incidents than last year, or if it's that more victims are willing to seek help. All we know for sure is that there are more victims coming through our doors and seeking assistance in 2006."
HURLEY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
"The western Upper Peninsula was hardest hit. A full-scale blizzard assaulted the Keweenaw Peninsula, where 8 inches of snow had fallen by Thursday morning and up to 15 additional inches were expected in higher elevations, propelled by gusts of 35 to 50 miles per hour."
"Town clerk Mark Beaupre said there's a specific process for altering a road that requires publication of notices. "None of that was done. It was done all wrong," Beaupre said. Saxon resident Stacy Ofstad said the Department of Natural Resources should have been notified the road was being modified because there's a trout stream at the bottom of the hill (Mud Creek)."
"I am not against a new city hall. Looking at $666,000, no problem. Now it's $1 million. We will have to jack taxes up or rob from Peter to pay Paul," Zanella said.
"Pinardi will also dedicate two special medallions that have been placed in sidewalks on the east corners of Fourth Avenue and Silver, marking the finish line for Wisconsin's longest running marathon race that's held every year in August."
"Milestone donor awards were given as follows: Char Lambert, two gallons; Opal Roberts, 4 gallons; Charles Rayala, 6 gallons."
"The DNR had asked an administrative law judge in 2001 to rule on whether Thomas and Michele Baer must reduce the size of two piers they built without permits on Alder Lake in Vilas County."
"Band behavior on a bus in 2004 prompted the driver to call police, the university said, and the UW Athletic Department tries to pay for separate buses for cheerleaders and dance squad members so they won't be harassed by band members. The band includes about 280 students."
"Kohl's not naive. He readily admits that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is a "despot," but he argues - correctly - that even despots have self-preservation instincts. As such, the senator says, diplomacy can work - and must be given a chance."
"Since the initiative began, law enforcement agencies have increased the rate of sex-offender compliance from 82 percent to 88 percent. The national average is 76 percent."
"It is not known how many of the 47 crashes were weather-related, although there were reports of glare ice on area highways Thursday afternoon and slick conditions again this morning."
""A hunt has been recommended, but because it's so late in the season, I'm not sure that can be accomplished," said Councilor Ruth Amraen at Monday's meeting. Councilors decided that collecting, euthanizing and redistributing geese to a food shelf, or conducting a springtime hunt, may be on the city's docket this spring."
Doyle's
jobs initiative touted"The announcement Wednesday by Gov. Jim Doyle of a new job training initiative will be good for Wisconsin’s economy, including the northern Wisconsin economy, said Department of Workforce Development Roberta Gassman."
""What's key about this whole thing is, all of our profits are returned to northwest Wisconsin and the U.P.," Matthys said. "All this cash is here, and it's circulating in the community," Hamberg added. Midland also made two monumental decisions this year — the co-op will be closing its auto repair shop on Sanborn Avenue, and will be discontinuing refined fuels distribution in the Hurley area."
Sen
R. Feingold"Despite advances in HIV/AIDS treatment in the last 10 years, not enough has been done to address the disproportionate impact of AIDS on Latinos."
"Kerry and Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., have proposed a July 2007 date for withdrawal of troops from Baghdad. "We must refocus our military efforts from the failed occupation of Iraq to what we should have been doing all along: tracking down and killing members of al Qaida," Kerry said in a statement."
Gov.
Doyle$4.6
million project completed at Rice Lake airport"The majority of funding was provided by two Earmark Grants made possible by the efforts of U.S. congressman David Obey and U.S. Senator Herb Kohl."
"“I’m pleased that we could help our trucking industry save on operating costs in this era of high fuel prices,” Governor Doyle said. “The idling reduction units will also improve air quality by reducing idling emissions.”"
"The Governor spent time on the Jackson Marsh Wildlife Area in Washington County to help release 180 pheasants and later, on his way to Kenosha, stopped off at Richard Bong State Recreation Area to stock about 100 birds. "
"Bids on construction of a new city hall in Montreal have come in $242,000 to $372,000 higher than estimated... It can accept the low bid, reject all bids, or rebid the project."
""The decision was made due to the declining number of customers using fuel oil as the primary fuel to heat their homes and businesses and the cost associated with remaining in this business," Massoglia said."
"The Hurley City Council Tuesday approved a resolution seeking a grant to develop a Smart Growth plan, which will be designed to serve as a guide for decisions in the city for the next two decades."
"Iron County 4H members, leaders, their families and friends will celebrate at the annual 4H Achievement and Recognition Night program on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Hurley Senior Center."
"Hurley Mayor Joe Pinardi said the event, which featured a parade of motorcycles in the past, would be a welcome return. "It's a good thing to get back and make into an annual event," Pinardi said."
"Smart Move Realty will hold an open house for its new Mercer office on Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m."
"In their first public forum of the campaign with the Republican incumbent, Democrat Bryan Kennedy and Green Party candidate Bob Levis took turns depicting the veteran congressman as an extremist beholden to big business and other special interests."
"While some may still debate global warming, scientists pondering the data say without a doubt that climate change is already upon us, that it has been happening for some time, and that it is altering the landscape and changing life's intricate mechanisms."
"According to the poll, the mistrust is more common among democrats. 55 percent from that party didn't have complete faith in their votes counting. It's worse among blacks. 70 percent of African Americans say they distrust the voting process."
"In a personal and confidential letter dated Oct. 3, University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley warned UW Marching Band Director Michael Leckrone the group could face “virtual extinction” if any further incidents of severe misconduct arise."
"The amendment's language makes clear that if passed, the Wisconsin Constitution would prohibit marriage or anything similar to marriage -- including some legal and contractual agreements -- between anyone other than a man and a woman. I think that's a cruel and unnecessary slap at gay people and others who just want to live their lives in peace and commit their love to one another. Fred thinks it will outlaw homosexuality -- or at least gay sex."
"Meanwhile, a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service's Duluth office calls for up to nine inches of snow in the snow belt areas of the South Shore."
Sen
R. Feingold“Today’s news that our nation’s trade deficit has reached a record high is further evidence that we are continuing to transfer our net worth overseas, and with it, our economic future."
"The COPS in Schools program, originally implemented in the wake of the 1999 tragedy in Littleton, Colorado, provides officers with specialized training to help them prevent and deal with school violence. The President’s budget proposal has provided no funding for this program for five years in a row, and Congress eliminated funding for the program in 2006."
Gov.
Doyle"As part of his ongoing efforts to tighten the net around sex offenders in Wisconsin, Governor Jim Doyle today announced that teams of retired law enforcement and sex offender registry experts have tracked down over 1,000 noncompliant sex offenders since he launched the initiative last year."
"However, in fairness, he was in his district campaigning not back with the guys of the Republican Caucus where he would have been much more likely to have found some.."
"Board of public works chairman Don Richards, who announced the housing survey, also noted officials from Solon Springs will visit Hurley on Oct. 20 to view the city's Silver Street project."
"Eisman says he would eliminate the sales and property taxes, provide health care for all residents and try to stop the coal-fired Oak Creek power plant from coming online as he pursues getting more power from renewable sources."
"Warmer than normal weather and falling natural gas prices will help consumers see savings of 14% from last winter's expensive heating season, the federal Energy Information Administration said."
"UW-Madison stem-cell pioneer James Thomson and his colleagues have discovered a way to use human embryonic stem cells to create components of human blood - products, they say, that are safe and can eventually be used to help a range of patients, from those with anemia caused by chemotherapy to soldiers wounded in battle."
"Plenty of older folks in Wisconsin could certainly use a break on their taxes. But Green is so far refusing to say how much his idea would cost or how he would pay for it. That's irresponsible."
Green
wants to get tougher on illegal immigrants here"Green's plan wasn't all about fighting illegal immigration. He also proposed a $300 income tax credit to cover the cost of English classes and expenses that immigrants incur during the citizenship process. The credit, capped at $3 million annually, would be available only to people earning less than $30,000 a year."
Doyle
announces job training initiative"Highlights including more money for a youth apprenticeship program, loans and tax credits for private energy industries that will invest in renewable fuels and more money for training grants for businesses and state technical colleges."
"Doyle addressed Zack’s disease and others as potentially curable through new research, primarily occurring at UW, adding he hopes to provide more research opportunities in Wisconsin. “I think we should settle for nothing less than being the embryonic stem-cell leader for the nation and for the world,” Doyle said."
Sen
R. Feingold"This imagery of panicked flight misrepresents the actual positions that have been taken by even the strongest opponents of the Iraqi occupation, who have called in fact for a "timeframe for the withdrawal of US troops, so that we can provide some clarity with regard to our intentions" (in the words of Senator Russ Feingold), or for "redeployment" out from Iraq at the "earliest practicable date" (in the words of Representative John Murtha)."
"Top Democratic leaders, including Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., ... addressed thousands of activists touting fair pay for good jobs, affordable health care, and energy independence as vital pieces of the progressive plan to put common folks, common sense, and the common good first."
Gov.
Doyle"To register for Community Education classes call the Community Education office at 715-561-4900 ext. 307."
"The voluntary program offers incentives including a top cash award of $300 plus prizes designed to encourage physical activity, such as a mountain bike."
Doyle
Profile, Part 3"Once in office, Doyle mandated there would be no more plea bargains in drunken-driving cases. It was a campaign pledge, and he meant to keep it. There was push-back, worries that the additional trials would clog the court system. Instead, many of the defendants started to plead guilty to the original charge."
Green
Profile, Part 3"The meeting was a standard one for Green, 29, who focused on real estate law and had Lawrence as a client. But in a way it would change everything. Not because the company relocated to Lawrence. It didn't. But because Green got to meet one Tommy G. Thompson."
"It's clear he believes he should make the choice on behalf of woman and I believe that women ought to make the choice," Doyle said. "I just think it's an incredibly difficult, private, personal choice and that politicians shouldn't be making it on behalf of the people who are actually dealing with it."
"The big issue is you do have the politicians - and it's not just Mark Green . . . - throwing out proposals to save different constituencies tax dollars," Knapp said. "When we're facing large fiscal imbalances, the timing is probably not real good."
"A 2006 report by University of Wisconsin researchers showed the number of cooperative grocery storefronts in the state rose by just one between 1999 and 2005, up from 30 to 31. The numbers of members soared, however, up 43 percent from 61,248 in 1999 to 87,485 in 2005. The number of full-time grocery co-op employees - a strong indicator of business success - more than quadrupled in those years, up from 262 to 1,271. And gross sales more than doubled, up from $165 million to $424 million."
"As a critic of the administration, I will be damned if you can get away with calling me the equivalent of a Nazi appeaser," Olbermann told The Associated Press. "No one has the right to say that about any free-speaking American in this country."
"The city estimates this will eventually be a $20 million project that will take ten or more years to complete. Property has to be purchased, permits have to be applied for, dock walls have to be built. And the city, county, state and federal governments all have to play a part in pulling it off."
"The Elections Board voted Aug. 30 that Green must rid his campaign of $467,844 from out-of-state political action committees not registered in Wisconsin. The amount was part of $1.3 million Green transferred from his federal campaign account to his state campaign account in January 2005."
Sen
R. Feingold"This demonstration of defiance shows the weakness of the Six Party approach as well as the danger of this Administration's hands-off approach to North Korea."
Sen
H. KohlGov.
Doyle"This company is an example of the enormous potential of embryonic stem cell research not only to heal illness but to create new, high paying jobs in Wisconsin,"
“I fought the big tobacco companies as Attorney General to help protect children from the health hazards of tobacco use, and I am very pleased with the amazing progress we continue to make,”
"Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton today announced a $100,000 grant on behalf of Governor Jim Doyle to Outagamie County Health and Human Services to place counselors in Appleton schools, seeking interventions rather than arrest in some nonviolent, high-discretion cases."
"As recreational officer, Voyer spends a lot of time patrolling on the snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle trails, and during special events, does not work a routinely scheduled 8-hour shift as other deputies do, Bruneau said."
"The centerpiece of the event is the auction of crafts and produce from members of the church and community."
Doyle
started with service"The two, married less than a year, had graduated from the University of Wisconsin that spring. Then it was to Brown University for four weeks of intense study of Arabic and then to the capital, Tunis, for final, in-country training. There were chuckles when "Tozeur" was called out as their assignment."
"Among those recommendations is the creation of a state grant program to help local governments and land trusts purchase the development rights so that land is protected from development forever."
Green's
career born in Africa"Armed with a law degree, Mark Green hadn't planned on being a teacher. Nor had his wife, Sue, who had a business degree and was starting a career at Gimbel's. But there Green was, standing at a blackboard in a small classroom with 40 or more students and a single textbook. In Kenya."
"The reality is this virus is continuing to spread," said Christopher Olsen, a virologist at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. "It's continuing to infect birds. It's continuing to kill human beings."
"To those who arrived at one of our more than 20 distribution sites Monday only to discover the gun locks were gone, we ask your patience. A second shipment of gun locks arrived at most if not all of the participating health care centers later Monday, and a third shipment is scheduled to come on Monday, Oct. 16."
Doyle,
Falk plan DNA backlog fix"Doyle said Monday he would put $1.22 million in his budget proposal to hire 15 new DNA analysts and technicians. He is running for re-election against Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green. The rest of his and Falk's plan would be paid for with existing funding, Doyle spokeswoman Anne Lupardus said."
"Staff could identify someone who's out of place. Uniforms also might lessen the competition among students, and make it easier for staff to identify a dress code violation, but some students prefer to stand out from the crowd."
"Apart from reiterating their opposing rhetoric on taxes and the state budget, the candidates discussed contentious issues such as abortion, stem-cell research, gun control and the hiring of controversial University of Wisconsin lecturer Kevin Barrett during an hour-long debate at the Discovery World Museum."
"I said to myself, "Great! I'm not alone in my thinking that this has something to do with the elections coming up." Just watch the prices after the elections. It took two months to get them where they are now but they will be back up to $3 a gallon before the year's end."
"The case includes a federal forfeiture complaint seeking the forfeiture of the Outlaw Motorcycle Club clubhouse in Park Falls, based on what the complaint says was its use or intended use in the commission of federal drug trafficking crimes."
Sen
H. Kohl"U.S. Senator Herb Kohl’s work to ensure children and families receive the financial support they are due has earned the Wisconsin lawmaker “Legislator of the Year” honors from the Wisconsin Child Support Enforcement Association."
Gov.
Doyle"Direct that, in meeting and conferring with the authorized representative of family child care providers, the Secretary of DHFS and the Secretary of DWD shall discuss issues of mutual concern, including quality standards, training and certification requirements, reimbursement and payment procedures, benefits, health and safety conditions, the monitoring and evaluating of family child care centers, licensure and other fees, and any other matters and regulations that would improve recruitment and retention of qualified family child care providers, encourage certified providers to become licensed and improve the quality of the programs they offer;"
"While we have had some issues with the Department of Natural Resources over many years, I remain hopeful that as we continue to grow in Wisconsin we will be able to use this site for expansion."
“Making Wisconsin more business-friendly to great companies like Menards is a top priority for my administration. The company is a critical economic engine for the entire state and proudly represents Wisconsin across the country and the world."
Mark
Green"That's exactly why we must continue doing everything we can to help American manufacturers stay competitive. Since I've been in Congress I have made pro-growth and pro-job initiatives some of my top priorities, ..."
"Hurley High School will hold Career Day for high school students and interested community members on Oct. 18 from 12:30 to 3 p.m."
""What I'm hearing from the grass roots is . . . 'Why should we bother to vote?' " says conservative activist Paul Weyrich, a Wisconsin native, who says the GOP's handling of disgraced former lawmaker Mark Foley of Florida has compounded frustrations on the right over other issues, such as federal spending."
"Doyle, whose wife is a teacher and who has the backing of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the state's largest teachers union, said he wants the state to make other adjustments to the cap to ensure enough money for such things as high-cost special education services and school security officers. But he said he favors keeping revenue limits "because that's the only way you really deliver property tax relief.""
"The possibility of an ethanol/biodiesel plant at the Park Falls’ paper mill may be a little farther along than the dream stage when the idea was first made public months ago, but the remaining uncertainty over whether federal funds will be available to develop the plant is keeping Flambeau River Papers President William “Butch” Johnson at a high level of stress."
"The tower is one of two being preserved by the USDA Forest Service. The other is the old Mountain tower in Oconto County, which is still open to climbers today with access via a steep stairway. There once were 38 fire lookout towers within what is now the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest."
Seeds
for race planted early for Jim Doyle"He knew the boy played baseball, shortstop. He called him "Jimmy," tousled his hair - hoping to make an impression on the father, though it was the boy who was smitten. "My memory is we talked for hours," Doyle said. "Now that I've seen it from this perspective, we probably talked for 30 seconds or something.""
Mark
Green: Diving into Wisconsin life"Green was interested, but the two-year wait before they could seek permanent visas had not passed. So they were stuck until a surprise call came from the American Embassy, telling them to come in and apply. They later learned that folks in the United States, with the help of then-U.S. Sen. William Proxmire, had been working to cut through the red tape."
[To Jim Sennsenbrenner... does this mean Mark is an anchor baby?- Bob]
"The latest "no" vote came from none other Lasee's second cousin, Sen. Alan Lasee, who declared, "Let me be perfectly clear, as long as I am the Senate president, this proposal will not see the light of day in the state Senate.""
"State law governs how bids for public works projects are won, and of the $94 million not dedicated to public works projects, $62 million is already spent with companies with addresses in Dane County. And, as the report notes, it may be difficult or impossible to find local vendors who could meet the city's needs for, say, new Metro buses, a $4.2 million cost in 2005."
"Swanson was charged with repeatedly striking Stan L. Jackson of Odanah after arguing with Beatrice Moore at an Odanah residence. According to the criminal complaint, Swanson attacked Jackson after Jackson interceded in the argument."
"There are many tribal members who hunt and fish on ceded territory outside of the reservation, Maulson said, who carefully follow harvest regulations and who should be rewarded for that with trust from GLIFWC and DNR wardens."
"Remember this notorious ad by North Carolina's Vernon Robinson last month which attacked Rep. Brad Miller by saying he "pays for sex" and funds studies of the "masturbation habits of old men" with our tax dollars? The ad is back! The exact same spot — with the same visuals, script, and narrator, but with names changed — is now up in Wisconsin's third, where GOP candidate Paul Nelson is funding it to target Dem Rep Ron Kind."
[And the Republicans wonder why my BS alert goes off every time I see one of their ads... particularly one where they don't even mention their party. Incredible! - Bob]
"He [Dr. Barry Edelstein] also returned the $90,000 check, along with the unsigned deed to corporation counsel Michael Pope of Dean and Pope P.C. of Ironwood. After meeting in closed session on Wednesday, the finance committee authorized Pope to negotiate a settlement with Edelstein."
"Meals ordered should be consistent with the number of inmates listed on the daily population chart filled out by the jailer. When ordering meals, order only for the amount of inmates we have in the jail that day."
Doyle,
Green in tight race, poll shows"With about a month to go until the Nov. 7 election, incumbent Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle and Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Mark Green remain locked in a tight race, according to a poll released Thursday by WISC-TV (Channel 3) in Madison. Doyle was the choice of 48% of respondents, compared with 42% for Green."
"Hoover took saliva from wild Colorado deer found dying of CWD, and squirted it into the mouths of three of the healthy tame deer - about 3 tablespoons' worth. Additional tame deer were exposed to blood, urine and feces from CWD-infected deer. Hoover housed the newly exposed deer in a specialized lab up to 18 months, periodically checking tonsil tissue for signs of infection and eventually autopsying their brains. All the saliva-exposed deer got sick."
"Complaints about both displays have prompted the library board to consider changing its policy - not to end the practice but possibly to remove the signs further in advance of an election, since the library is also a polling place."
"Exploring each park's special features is part of the fun. Most offer traditional outdoor recreations like camping, hiking, picnics, swimming and fishing as well as increasingly popular recreational activities like geocaching and birding."
"Meeting in Platteville, the Business, Finance, and Audit Committee determined the amendment could jeopardize UW’s ability to retain faculty members."
Sen
R. Feingold"The rule of law is something deeper and more profound than the collection of laws that we have on paper … The rule of law tells us that no man is above the law -- and as an extension of that principle -- that no executive will be able to act unchecked by our legal system. Yet by stripping the habeas corpus rights of any individual who the executive branch decides to designate as an enemy combatant, that is precisely where we end up -- with an executive branch subject to no external check whatsoever, with an executive branch that is king."
"Hilgenberg and Feingold are Democrats, but the maverick senator is not one to wade into a lot of partisan races. He's backing the challenger to state Rep. Steve Freese, R-Dodgeville, because Feingold says he likes Hilgenberg's focus "on fostering a clean government that works to develop bipartisan solutions to real-life problems.""
"Morzenti's salary totaled about $33,000, and did not include benefits. Finance committee chairman John Wiita noted the veterans' budget totaled $56,419 for 2006. Asked where the $23,419 was spent, Morzenti said, "for health insurance, retirement, social security benefits, meetings, conferences, and office supplies.""
Board
stands pat on Green divestiture but won't seek more"... no one on the board - including the Republican appointees - attempted to get the board to rescind its Aug. 30 order that Green divest his campaign of $467,844 in donations from out-of-state political action committees."
"Researchers were surprised when the protein kept even the deadly avian flu virus in check. Though years from possible use in humans, the science offers hope of an eventual supplement to vaccines, which can take up to a year to develop."
"A record number of "For Sale" signs around town don't lie. The red-hot housing market has cooled off big time, leaving nervous homeowners, frustrated real estate professionals and anxious business people all across the country."
"In the meantime, Schultz-Cherry credited her students with much of the success of the research thus far. “My graduate students have been working on this for a couple of years,” she said. “They kept going and kept going.”"
"You're talking about high-paying jobs," Younger said. "They (employees) spend their money here, they support the local economy. If I'm the city, I'm pretty happy."
"According to Ashland County Highway Commissioner Emmer Shields, for many years residents in the town have divided their property based on town roads, which, it was believed, were laid out on section lines. However, recently it was discovered that some roadways were actually up to 400 feet off the section lines."
Mark
Green"From skyrocketing health care costs to excessive taxes, the hurdles U.S. manufacturers face today are larger than ever," Green said. "That's exactly why we must continue doing everything we can to help American manufacturers stay competitive."
"Duray said he's currently looking into Federal Aviation Administration funding, the federal government providing 95 percent of the cost, the state, 2.5 percent, with a 2.5 percent local match. The local match totaling about $95,999, each county (Gogebic and Iron) would be required to pay about $47,500 toward the new and larger terminal."
"State agriculture officials said crews this fall will cut down 1,420 ash trees in 17 counties ...The workers also will slash bark from 4,480 other ash trees in the same counties - a task called girdling that allows for early detection of the tiny Asian beetle. Those trees will be cut down next fall or early 2008, officials said."
"One TV station, WBAY-TV in Green Bay, agreed to pull the first ad based on a demand from a lawyer for Susan Goodwin, Doyle's chief of staff. The ad began airing last week. "The advertisement is rife with falsehoods," Lester Pines, Goodwin's lawyer, wrote in a letter sent to Milwaukee and Green Bay stations over the weekend."
"The federal government will re-examine three stem-cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, a move that could threaten WARF's financial windfall from the research and Madison's prominence in the field."
"When you can make someone think twice about doing something like that or be very concerned about 'Gee, I don't know what classroom is going to have someone who's armed and who may return fire' I think that's a good thing,"
"The Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates publicly outlined their opposing visions for improving Wisconsin’s economy Tuesday, each speaking separately before about 1,200 Madison business and community leaders."
Gov.
Doyle“It is unconscionable that our own federal government had seized more than 37,000 prescriptions intended for Americans who can’t afford their medicines. It was a senseless policy, a huge special interest favor to the big drug companies, and I am pleased it has been stopped."
“This project will continue to expand the industry, stimulate the economy and create good jobs for the community. Business like Salm Partners are expanding in Wisconsin because of our dedicated work force and thriving economy.”
"In July, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources denied the county's application to withdraw the Fisher Lake property from forest crop so that it could be sold or traded. The county had planned to exchange the six acres on Fisher Lake for Edelstein's share in the Haven by the Falls parcel on Lake of the Falls, the property Edelstein jointly owns with the county."
"County clerk Mike Saari said the entire 2007 budget amount is up because of increases in salaries within the department and possibly the changes in health insurance costs, but, Lt. Tony Furyk, told the law enforcement committee on Monday that insurance costs are down."
"The state Elections Board said it needed an extra $1 million a year from taxpayers to maintain a new voter database that still is not fully functional despite a federal law that required it to be finished nine months ago."
"Romenesko is a French teacher who asked for time off in September 2004 to complete the medical procedure. She told school officials the next month that she was pregnant. Five days later she was fired."
“There are people out there every day working in factories making products that bear our universities’ marks who are indeed working in abusive labor conditions — many of those conditions precipitated by the behavior of some American corporations,”
"On Monday, Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton announced that $2.4 million of new funding is available to expand a pilot program aimed at providing long-term support to qualified people in their own homes and communities instead of nursing homes."
Rep
D. Obey"Some members of Congress complain that earmarks corrupt lawmaking in other ways. “They are used as internal bribery in order to get members to vote for a piece of legislation they wouldn’t ordinarily give two minutes to,” said Representative David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee."
"One frustrated U.S. lawmaker accused Republican leaders of using "Soviet" tactics to skirt congressional rules. "What is this, the Soviet parliament?" said David Obey, a Wisconsin Democrat. "The leadership will make decisions behind closed doors, regardless of the rules. They're playing games.""
Gov.
Doyle"Unfortunately, for many families, the pride of seeing their child go off to college also comes with concern about paying the bills. Middle class families are feeling the squeeze as the federal government – the primary source of student financial aid -- has reduced its commitment to that aid."
"Speaker Gard designated Paradise as his representative on the Elections Board on Friday. Governor Doyle said that he would not delay the appointment, and that Paradise would be able to serve in time for the October 4 meeting of the Elections Board. "
Mark
Green"Rep. Mark Green, a candidate for governor in Wisconsin, planned to give $1,000 he received in 1998 from the Foley PAC to a charity that helps abused children, his spokesman said Monday night. The state Democratic Party had called on Green to return the money."
"In the spirit of all politics being local, I thought I'd make sure that all of my fellow Wisconsinites had the full skinny on the various Mark Foley connections to be made. For those keeping score, we can slightly ding Mark Green (who is currently running for Governor), bother F. Jim Sensnenbrenner (running for re-election in the WI-05), and nail John Gard (running to replace Green in the WI-08). The connections and links to the good guys are all below the fold."
"Breakfast, lunch, and dinner specials will be featured at businesses throughout the county through Sunday, along with music and dancing in both the Hurley and Mercer and in many places in between."
"An annual program that encourages charitable giving by state employees may not exclude religious charitable organizations from participating if the groups use religion as a basis for employment or board membership, a federal judge has ruled."
Green
backs tax breaks on health care"Green's health care proposals included:
• A new tax credit for individuals and businesses that buy long-term care insurance, which would start at 10% of the cost of the insurance in 2007 and eventually go to 50%. Green said the credit would "shift costs from taxpayers to private insurers," but he did not say what it would cost."
"In Wisconsin, the average percentage of income spent on housing costs rose to 21.6 in 2005 from 18.3 in 1999. Monthly costs for people in the state carrying a mortgage rose to $1,258 in 2005 from $1,161 in 2000, the census bureau said."
"Though he added nothing is certain yet, most of the other robberies this fall were conducted in the same manner — demanding money, presenting a note and implying the presence of a weapon."
"Jennrich said the zoning office has received complaints from lakefront homeowners with neighbors who set up recreational vehicles (RVs) and stay in them all summer."
Sen
R. Feingold"During this month, America celebrates the culture and traditions of Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean."
Gov.
Doyle"The driver of the vehicle, Gary Harden, 63, of Bessemer, and a passenger, Margaret Marie Ventrucci, 55, of Hurley, were injured when the vehicle rolled in a construction zone near the Camperland business along the highway. That area has been marked by orange barrels."
"Should the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' restriction on burn barrels around Lake Superior be more rigidly enforced?"
"Robert Constantini, of Abba's Brite Spot, in Hurley faces one felony count of commercial gambling: operating a gambling place for gain, and 16 counts of commercial gambling: collecting the proceeds of a gambling machine. The trial will take place two years after Constantini's initial court appearance on the charges."
" His words echo President Bush's determined line on the war, an issue that's dragged down Bush's popularity. But suggest that Gard takes the "Bush" position on Iraq, and the candidate objects."
"Special education is broadly defined, they noted. It can be any kind of mental or physical disability that affects a student's learning, from mild to severe, including speech and language problems, autism and emotional disturbances. "Just because a child is a behavioral problem doesn't mean that child is going to commit this kind of incident at all,""
"Eric Hainstock, the 15-year-old charged in the shooting death of his high school principal, told investigators that school officials' failure to stop classmates from bullying him drove him to arm himself with a shotgun and handgun before heading to school Friday."
“The City of Madison, in 1990, established domestic-partnership regulations for persons who are ‘in a relationship of mutual support, caring and commitment, and intend to remain in such a relationship,’” said Bert Zipperer, chair of the Madison EOC. “The constitutional amendment language, which is before us in November … clearly destroys that civil right in the City of Madison.”
"Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, St. Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point and Good Samaritan Health Center in Merrill were among the hospitals that provided recommended care for heart attack patients most often, compared with hospitals throughout Wisconsin and the United States."
Sen
R. Feingold"Feingold, a thirteen-year member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is introducing the resolution to refocus attention on Afghanistan, where a resurgent Taliban has destabilized the country’s southern region, opium production levels have reached record levels, and violence is on the rise throughout the country. The resolution is cosponsored by Senator John Kerry (D-MA)."
"Sgt. Monroe earned the Purple Heart while serving in the United States Army during the Iraq War. He served in Iraq from August 2004 through 2005. On August 5, 2005 he was injured when an IED exploded near a vehicle he was riding in while on patrol around Baghdad."
Sen
H. Kohl
"The Wisconsin Child Support Enforcement Association today honored U.S. Senator Herb Kohl as their “Legislator of the Year” for his work to on behalf of children and families in Wisconsin."
Rep
D. Obey"They have frozen" college "student aid for the third year in a row, even though the administration's own task force suggested that Pell grants ought to pay for 70% of the cost of education," said Obey. "In fact, they are stuck at 32%. The federal share of special-education programs will decline for the third year in a row."
"Max Cleland, the former senator from Georgia who lost three limbs during the Vietnam War, called it "an absolute Republican distortion to make it appear that Sherrod Brown somehow was less than enthusiastic about proper equipment for our troops." He called the attack on Brown "a smear campaign." David Obey, a congressman from Wisconsin who helped lead Democrats on an alternative bill, said it was "blatant McCarthyism." "
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