On Let's discuss people in poverty, not attack
Posted on August 25 at 7:39 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am concerned that the Gazette has to censor the forum it opened to the public. I understand the reasons for it, however, I would rather see NO comments than censored comments.
A better way to go would be to force everyone to use their REAL names. This mask of anonymity is what's causing the problem: people say things they never would say if they had to sign their names to it. Until and unless the Gazette chooses to tie names with "handles" maybe all comments should be removed. Once we're all forced to use our real names, then maybe the Gazette can go back to opening the forum for people to post whatever thought--ignorant or inspirational--they have on the articles.
On Should the Janesville city council allow Rotary Gardens to charge admission?
Posted on August 22 at 9:51 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
$5 admission from NO admission is way, way too steep. People would probably think nothing of paying $1 or less per person with no more than, say $5 per family, particularly if memberships are offered for people who like to regularly visit. Better to start with a lower admission rate and gradually increase it, rather than risk turning off everyone with a $5 per person rate.
On I need to drop the Sun Drop
Posted on August 8 at 9:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Meh...you're probably just ADHD and don't know it.*grin* I use that as my excuse since caffeine is a stimulant and actually helps someone who has trouble concentrating to focus. It's also good for helping to calm down asthma attacks, though peppermint oil will do that job just as well (not dispensing advice here...just describing what works for some). When I was pregnant, the doctors all made a big deal about caffeine, but then a German study came out that tracked actual caffeine consumption vs. people who, looking back, assumed they drank a lot of caffeine because their kids were hyperactive...turns out you have to drink so MUCH caffeine to have negative effects in terms of a hyperactive child, it's nearly impossible. So, rather than feel badly about the caffeine, consider there are probably a lot of benefits you may actually be getting from it. Rather than give up caffeine, you may want to give up coffee or soda all together. The caffeine-free counterparts aren't as good (except for stuff like Root Beer, which isn't caffeinated anyway). Or just remember, everything's okay in moderation, and swap one Diet Coke or Coffee a day for a Diet Root Beer or (our favorite alternate) Sugar-Free Kool-Aid. Or swap the coffee for the Diet Coke and save a lot of caffeine that way. Just don't throw out the baby with the bathwater and cut all caffeine just because you feel guilty...unless you really WANT to.
On City to recognize "Bessie the Cow Day"
Posted on June 8 at 6:51 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I've said it before, and I'll say it again...perhaps someone higher up will think about it again. Del Taco is a California corporation. Menard's is a Wisconsin corporation. Get it further away from Del Taco, and closer to Menard's (or at least a company not owned by a California corp.). California is always trying to steal our cheese and dairy bragging rights with their inferior products. Put Bessie ANYWHERE else, but not in front of a California corporation.
Posted on May 31 at 8:13 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Uhm, Kleej? A pretty big group of these people are engineers. They're highly-paid, intelligent people who are very much a part of the information age. There are still jobs for engineers, but not many in the greater Janesville area...this is more a blow for the people who HAVE degrees in Janesville. As it is, there aren't enough jobs for educated people in Janesville...and if these jobs continue to leave, it'll just get worse. However, the business formerly known as Gilman has been cutting engineers left and right for years to save money...it was probably only a matter of time.
On Will the state’s effort to increase safety get you on more festival rides this year?
Posted on May 30 at 10:37 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
It won't have any effect on me, I don't ride 'em anymore, but I wouldn't DISCOURAGE people from riding them. Wisconsin reports its accident data and does good inspections overall: http://www.saferparks.org/database/accid...
If you look at the records, you'll note relatively few accidents and most sound like things that could have happened in your own home or are at least partially attributable to rider stupidity vs. ride safety.
I read an article in Good Housekeeping in the June issue which suggested the problem lies more with the bigger theme parks which do in-house "testing" and then state officials just audit their self-checks. www.goodhousekeeping.com/saferides has some tips.
On Milton High estimate at $67 million
Posted on May 21 at 9:16 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I seem to remember some discussion about the last expansion being the last expansion and from there they would look at building a SECOND, not a replacement, high school. I know Milton has always been very creative with fixing space issues (K-3 schools, an intermediate school, only grades 7+8 at the middle school, etc.), but once you're talking 1500 students, it's time for a second high school, not a bigger high school, and perhaps a temporary situation where one of the schools is a combo middle/high school until a second middle school can be built. But does anyone want to see MORE students in a school than 1500? It's already so big that kids are starting to seem more like numbers.
Posted on May 21 at 5:33 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I can't believe they didn't properly account for Bessie when they designed and built the development. "Let's just stick the cow in the roundabout" clearly doesn't seem like a good idea when you know how much people love going up to touch (and take pictures by) the cow. Pity there's not a cheese shop or even an ice cream shop in the development to park her in front of...but a taco place? Run by a foreign corporation? On top of it all to be CALIFORNIA, the "happy cow" people (the ones I've seen there look pretty depressed compared to the ones here)? If they'd put her in front of Menards, at least it'd be a Wisconsin company. I'd rather see Bessie moved somewhere way different so we can have at least some pride in one of our few "claims to fame" than have her parked in front of Del Taco.
Posted on May 10 at 6:32 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Judging by the books available on the site, I'd say keep your money. It's not MUCH money, but most of the books available are the exact sort HPL regularly orders for its patrons. For me, the value of joining something like NETFLIX is that it has so much more obscure titles that aren't available at Blockbuster. In this case, I'd be interested in a club whose members exchanged more obscure titles. THEN it might be worthwhile. But as long as HPL has Interlibrary Loan at a good price, even then it doesn't seem worth it. Why pay to borrow books? This might be a good business model for someone who lives outside of Janesville and doesn't have the benefit of this library. Every time I leave Janesville, I spend more time ordering books from OTHER libraries and find next to nothing at my main branch. Keep this in mind if you move away someday, but for now, stick with what you've got (and hit up Half-Price Books and Frugal Muse in Madison when you want to keep a book and have it be a bargain).
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On Bus drops kindergartner miles from home
Posted on September 3 at 11:36 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
This actually happened to me on my first day of first grade, but luckily I figured out the problem before my teachers did! My bus let out at Janesville Consolidated and I got lined up with the other first graders...only I was supposed to go to school at Milton West. I spoke up before the shuttle bus left when I realized the line was taking me to the wrong school. I started kindergarten when I was four, so while I had a year of school "under my belt" already, I was the same age as this girl. Yes, it never should have happened, and yes, the school district really needs to prevent it from happening, but this is a good chance for parents to help their children to learn to speak up. Sometimes adults make mistakes, and had she known her address or phone number and told the bus driver she didn't live here, this problem could have been solved even faster.