Posted on June 28 at 9:21 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I agree! We thought Andi was among the best, and those picked were some of our least favorites. Luckily Pete will fit the male requirement so he should fare better than Andi did.
Finally someone(s) to be proud of. Go Janesbergians!!
On Thousands lose power in southern Wisconsin
Posted on June 28 at 9:02 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Loose power? Don't hurry so much that you make yourself look foolish. Everything deserves a second look!
Posted on February 29 at 4:17 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
To AJ and all the teachers - THANK YOU for the work you do every day and the work you'll do on those two dreaded Saturdays. I welcome opportunities to teach my kids early and often that life isn't fair but a good outlook will get you through every time.
To parents - This isn't a death sentence, folks. I suppose your kids have more absenteeism than average, thanks to the fine example you're setting by finding every excuse not to send them, and assigning blame before even reading up on the issue. That doesn't bode well for their future.
This whole debate reminds me of the voting process. So many Americans take this right for granted and don't bother voting, yet complain about our government. Meanwhile people in other countries are literally dying for the right to vote, begging to be educated, etc.
Posted on February 26 at 7:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Re: Franklin Saturday School - I have seen that sign in the past so I'm sure it's a 'detention' issue, NOT for all of the students. Do you really think they would schedule it with 3 days notice?
I am amazed at the big tizzy everyone is in over a couple Saturday mornings. I will send my kids because school is school, even if events warrant it happen on a Saturday every 30 years. I agree that at least one of those early days off was unwarranted, but this is where we are now, so let's deal with it like grown ups and set a good *respectful* example for our children. Dr. Evert probably isn't out to make anyone mad, he's simply doing what he has to do.
This isn't rocket science, folks. Like every other day of the year, if you have good enough reason to keep them home, go for it. I personally make school the first priority for my kids.
On Council to ponder regulations on digital billboards
Posted on February 23 at 6:19 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
It's amazing to me that 6 billboard which have presumably caused no accidents have everyone in a tizzy. Billboards have been around for many years - too late to ban all of them!
Do you know what distracts me? Children climbing around in cars without car seats. Kids walking through town later at night. The poor 'Statue of Liberty' people freezing outside that horrible tax place. I am THRILLED to see weather warnings, amber alerts and wanted faces on these electronic billboards. What a great modern use of resources! They could have prevented the interstate backup if local officials had actually cared it was going on. I don't want many more, but a few more would not hurt us and could definitely help. Pick an interval that's worked in other places and move on to more important issues!
Posted on February 23 at 6:06 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Benthinkin - YES that's exactly right. The only part of this I don't get is why the teachers are complaining now about a)contract terms they agreed to years ago and b) the basic principles of group health insurance. It's too us vs them when the rest of the world knows when it comes to insurance, you don't get back what you put in, period.
I know of at least one employer in town who is very happy to report insurance, vacation, etc as part of a total compensation package. Each of 400 employees get an annual statement: "You were paid $29,651 in wages. You received an additional $9,928 in insurance premiums, $2918 in vacation pay, etc etc right down to FICA and unemployment taxes paid by the employer to the government. So you actually cost us $52,000 this year! (Whether that's very classy is another story...) So again, we all get that insurance is part of the big picture. Everyone who has ever had a job gets that.
If the surplus was twice its size or being used to torture puppies or for those Corvettes you mentioned, we'd definitely have a problem. But at this point its only a little higher than needed for good financial sense AND has been touched only once, for a relatively good reason. The real saver-types probably don't want it touched anytime soon. So to complain that you can't get some of it back now, in spite of compensation packages you agreed to in past years, smells like poor sportsmanship. I don't consider that your money at all, just like American Family doesn't consider my auto insurance premiums my money even after no accidents in over 15 years! Did they overestimate the cost to insure me, or is all insurance just a big gamble?
Posted on February 20 at 1:57 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
JQPUBLIC: YES there are other self-funded insurance plans in this town. And guess what? We don't have any say in the details - we are offered a good and fair insurance plan and we are thankful for it. What my employer does with the 'rest' of the money is not my business - I choose to work FOR him rather than own my own business and call the shots.
FYI - ours is one of the best plans in town short of GM and the teachers', yet there are indeed co-pays and deductibles in addition to premiums. And it's still worth it, trust me!
Paying for healthcare is not a foreign concept to most of us, but I do heartily offer congratulations to you on being so fortunate thus far!
On Officials hope to pin down wrestling-room solution
Posted on February 20 at 1:30 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Where in the world do you get that the school district is misleading the public?!?! Because these wrestling parents chose not to LOOK at the plans before voting? They were in the paper. They were on the district website and probably still are. Did you want Dr. Evert to hold your hand???
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On Council chooses Sedona man as likely city manager
Posted on September 18 at 10:48 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thank you, Sedona. This would answer the question on many minds: "What kind of idiot would choose Janesville over Sedona??"
If this is the response the council gets on their fact finding (albeit enviable) trip, and they rescind the offer, I would say it's more than worth the cost. I don't want someone no one else wanted. It's all making sense.