On 13-year-old fires at classmates with pellet gun

Posted on October 7 at 10:58 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Thank god he could only get his hands on a pellet gun and not a real one.

On Philly powers into NLCS with 6-2 win over Brewers

Posted on October 6 at 5:29 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

LET'S GO BLUE!!!!!

On Feds offer Wisconsin $15M to change seat belt law

Posted on October 6 at 1:24 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Sarah, wouldn't it be possible for you to sit on a cushion or something that elevated you to a position where the seat belt fit comfortably? Just wondering.

I had lung surgery this summer and wearing the belt was painfull. So when the doctors finally gave me the ok to drive I placed a rolled up towel between the belt and my chest which seemed to pretty much take care of the problem. I'm not saying that would work for everyone nor that it would work when the problem was caused by heart surgery. But it worked for me.

On Feds offer Wisconsin $15M to change seat belt law

Posted on October 6 at 11:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Primary enforcement of the seat belt laws in Wisconsin is only a matter of time so I think we should take the $15-20 million and do it now. It's going to happen eventually and with budget problems the state is having the $15-20 million will help.

On GM Ohio SUV factory to close on Dec. 23

Posted on October 5 at 4:12 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Merry Christmas

On Parents accused of teaching kids to smoke pot

Posted on October 3 at 10:21 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

My God, what kind of parenting is this? It baffles me how any parent half way concerned about the welfare of their children can make decisions this bad.

On Woman sues Wis. family that she says enslaved her

Posted on October 2 at 3:23 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

One thing we do know is that Jefferson and Elnora Calimlim are sitting in a federal prison for what they did to this lady. That may not tell the whole story but it tells you something.

On Bus driver ticketed in crash

Posted on October 1 at 11:04 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Many of us wouldn't have been driving a bus. I agree it's difficult to maintain 500 feet but there's a good reason that buses and semis are legally required to maintain a greater distance. Personally I wondered if any tickets were going to be issued and the story answers that question as well as clarifies what actually happened. Fortuanately no one was seriously injured, the vehicles can all be repaired and everyone can go on with their lives wiser for the experience. Unfortunately many accidents of this nature result in far more serious consequences.

On Burglaries can baffle police

Posted on September 30 at 12:57 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Personally I don't own a gun and have no plans of purchasing one. I'm not certain but what they could cause more problems than they resolve in an instance of a robbery. However I think there's more to a person's reaction to a home robbery than just anger over the loss of property. Yes, losing your property is reason to get angry but psychologically the loss of security may be even more of an issue. People tend to feel safe in their homes. It's one place they can go, have control and isolate themselves from the outside world and in doing so gain a sense of security and safety. Thieves who break into your home threaten that sense of safety and victims feel violated. I've known people who were robbed and many of them have been more upset that someone actually entered their home than they are about the loss of property. It's hard to describe but in some instances it has a significant psychological impact on them. How many alarm systems are sold after such an instance? It's hard to describe but it's definitely a factor victims deal with.

On Teen charged in drunken-driving death accused of drinking again

Posted on September 30 at 9:44 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Thank you sewaelizabeth, you jogged my memory and saved me some time researching.