How will you remember their sacrifices?
Posted by GREG PECK on May 25, 2012 - 5:07 p.m.
Memorial Day is more than a three-day weekend to launch the summer season with barbeques, boating and ball games. What will you do to remember the supreme sacrifices so many made to provide and protect your freedoms?
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Thursday’s winds? Wow!
Posted by GREG PECK on May 25, 2012 - 12:30 p.m.
We didn’t lose any trees or large limbs in Thursday’s high winds. But what a mess.
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Is city being unfair to landlord?
Posted by GREG PECK on May 24, 2012 - 5:41 p.m.
Janesville’s police and neighborhood services departments are teaming up to push landlord Richard Donahue to improve many of his properties. Are they unfairly targeting him, or is the city right to get tough with problem properties under its nuisance ordinance? This will be the subject of The Gazette’s editorial Friday.
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Have you made any “vacation friends”?
Posted by GREG PECK on May 24, 2012 - 11:01 a.m.
Through the years, my wife and I have become friends with folks we’ve met while traveling. Staying in touch isn’t so easy, however.
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Would BTC be wise to expand?
Posted by GREG PECK on May 23, 2012 - 4:29 p.m.
Blackhawk Technical College has a master plan that includes five phases of possible expansion. Are such plans visionary and wise or an overreach? This will be the subject of The Gazette’s editorial Thursday.
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What’s with those differing city population signs?
Posted by GREG PECK on May 23, 2012 - 1:29 p.m.
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve gotten several emails concerning the puzzling city of Janesville population signs. Why is there more than one number?
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Way to go, Donald!
Posted by GREG PECK on May 23, 2012 - 10:43 a.m.
Donald Driver is bringing another title to Titletown—this one, the Mirrorball trophy doled out to the winner of TV’s “Dancing With the Stars.” Did he deserve it?
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What should we make of anti-teacher fliers?
Posted by GREG PECK on May 22, 2012 - 2:20 p.m.
A conservative Milwaukee organization, Citizens for Responsible Government, last weekend distributed anti-teacher fliers around Janesville. This will be the subject of The Gazette’s editorial Wednesday.
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What if Janesville had a walk of fame?
Posted by GREG PECK on May 22, 2012 - 11:51 a.m.
In a visit to St. Louis last week, I enjoyed that city’s walk of fame. It made me wonder who might be on Janesville’s walk of fame if this city created one.
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Credit for suspending bypass plan
Posted by GREG PECK on May 21, 2012 - 5:09 p.m.
Now that state transportation officials have announced they’re suspending plans to study a bypass link between highways 11 and 14 west of Janesville, who deserves credit? This will be the subject of The Gazette’s editorial Tuesday.
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Delightful deviations to well-planned trips
Posted by GREG PECK on May 21, 2012 - 1:20 p.m.
Have you ever noticed that sometimes a little deviation to an otherwise well-planned trip can prove delightful?
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The future of JPAC
Posted by GREG PECK on May 11, 2012 - 11:26 a.m.
What does the future look like for the Janesville Performing Arts Center under new Executive Director Elizabeth Isenberg? This will be the subject of The Gazette’s editorial Sunday.
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Are communities wise to invest in tourism?
Posted by GREG PECK on May 11, 2012 - 10:32 a.m.
The May 2 Gazette featured three stories that shared news about area communities with a common goal—attracting more visitors. Do these efforts make sense? This will be the subject of The Gazette’s editorial Saturday.
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Marking a quarter century of service to readers
Posted by GREG PECK on May 10, 2012 - 11:35 a.m.
You might have figured I was closely monitoring results of the primary recall elections Tuesday night. You’d be wrong. Most of the evening, I was attending my first Quarter Century Club banquet.
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Why are we voting in a church?
Posted by GREG PECK on May 10, 2012 - 10:20 a.m.
Several of Rock County’s polling places are churches. Not every voter is thrilled with this.
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Would plan bring “Bridge to Nowhere” here?
Posted by GREG PECK on May 9, 2012 - 1:29 p.m.
The city of Janesville has applied for a grant to design a proposed pedestrian walkway over Interstate 90/39 behind Monroe Elementary School. Is this project necessary? This will be the subject of The Gazette’s editorial Thursday.
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Advice for would-be writers
Posted by GREG PECK on May 9, 2012 - 11:32 a.m.
As a writer, I find Wisconsin Writers Association conferences invigorating and inspiring. Here’s why.
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When the siren didn’t sound in Siren
Posted by GREG PECK on May 8, 2012 - 1:51 p.m.
In the village of Siren in northwestern Wisconsin, an aluminum fishing boat remains wrapped around a tree nearly 11 years after a tornado devastated the little community.
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Hey, don’t forget to vote today!
Posted by GREG PECK on May 8, 2012 - 10:34 a.m.
Rock County Clerk Lori Stottler sent me a disturbing email Monday concerning today’s primary elections.
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Price of freedom hits home
Posted by GREG PECK on May 7, 2012 - 3:22 p.m.
Few of us are being asked to sacrifice much in today’s war on terrorism being fought overseas. It’s only when a death hits close to home, like it did for the Neal family in Orfordville, that we’re reminded of the terrible costs and the sacrifices of the few. This will be the subject of The Gazette’s editorial Tuesday.
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