| On RTA, your voice matters |
The Regional Transit Authority's (RTA) planning for a possible Burke-Madison-Middleton commuter rail line - with a new 0.5 percent sales tax as its funding source - has generated much public interest.
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Support for Kleefisch |
Remember that English assignment in which you use adjectives to spell your name, giving a pretty good description of who you are? For Rebecca Kleefisch, Republican candidate for Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor, the project might look like this:
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Vote for Kleefisch |
What does the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin do? Rebecca Kleefisch, our next lieutenant governor, has a vision to shape this relatively ambiguous, non-legislative position into the vice president of marketing in our great state.
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Put referendum on ballot |
The RTA (Regional Transit Authority) tax referendum should be placed on the ballot. The time to voice your support for placing an advisory referendum for the RTA tax is during the village Of DeForest Board Meeting on Sept. 7.
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Other schools in other places |
The book, "Teacher Man," by Frank McCourt, has been on my recent re-read list. Even more current, a headline in the Opinion section of a newspaper tells us about the End the Education Lottery.
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Support RTA referendum |
Editor's note: The following letter was addressed to DeForest Village President Jeff Miller and village trustees.
As you know we as a nation are coming to grips with the fact that our tax dollars are no longer infinite. Voters must become more involved and educated to preserve our way of life.
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Daddy duty doubling in December |
It was an experience I hadn't had in quite a while.
Last Tuesday morning, I wandered into the office bleary-eyed and defeated, sipping a cup of coffee and struggling to stay awake.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Back to school memories |
In a few short days, children all over the United States will be waiting at the bus stop to start another school year. Many of them will be wishing that summer could last just a bit longer, but a few will be happy to start again.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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| Cracking down on drunken driving |
Wisconsin is widely admired and respected for offering a high quality of life. But we also are notorious for the shameful distinction of having a huge problem with drunken driving.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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| Feingold vs. Johnson on free trade |
Ron Johnson says free trade has been successful for Wisconsin's economy. He says that in a free-market system, there are winners and losers. Feingold has always opposed free trade agreements, because the losers far exceed the winners.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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