On Will you be trying to “buy local” this holiday season?
Posted on November 22 at 9:59 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Guilty here...I shop at Sears online and have things shipped to me. The stores locally are Sam's and Woodmans but for gift shopping I am an internet shopper and never just go to stores to look around.
On Janesville looking to buy delinquent properties
Posted on September 21 at 10:10 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
First off we do not need any more "parks"and there are homeless children sleeping in vehicles because the income the families have falls below what they need to secure housing. One large city historic house could be made over into a shelter for families. There are three or four families who eagerly wait auctions to see if some greedy people might stay home and let people actually get a home without paying 100,000.00 Have you looked at the housing market? We dropped our home ten thousand dollars just to see if "anyone" would even come and look at it in a market of three or four houses for sale on every block. IF THE city bought houses at auctions and did land contracts, let them enter the real estate business but the vultures in Janesville are out in full force at not only auctions, but also every area where they choke out the very people who need a home. The city needs to do something with existing land they call parks and quit thinking they need to buy up more.
On Is Forward Janesville right to bring Walker here?
Posted on March 27 at 7 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
In my 67 years on this earth, I have not ever lived in a town such as Janesville in regard to how "clicky" even religious circles and charities are. How certain celebraties and officials are given so much attention while there are serious issues in this area.
No, Gov. Walker should not be invited to sit down and eat with any of the organizations nor should his support be requested. He has shown us all how dishonest and sneaky he is. When he signed that bill in error, he turned and winked and smirked at Fitzgerald who is exactly like he is. By inviting him here, people forget how he treated the people of Wisconsin. The Bible says not to sit in the seat of the scorners, and not to even sit down and eat with a person who is "like" Gov. Walker. It shows me just how certain factions are bent on forgetting what just happened and what is happening long enough so the Governor will not feel guilty about any of his actions. It shows me they hope to get something out of him, he would find a reason not do give them. SINCE 2002 HE HAS PROVEN HE SHOULD NOT BE INVITED TO EAT WITH ANY OF US. INVITE THE HOMELESS.
On Janesville business a sign of the times
Posted on March 20 at 1:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
NO FISH? CHANGE THE BAIT
With businesses closing and those who have begun depending on their previous success enabling them to succeed, we can see since G M closed, many moving elsewhere leaving empty buildings and houses not selling. With all the terrible things happening it would be nice to see some people in the news who are changing the bait so to speak in order to succeed.
After twenty years employment another plant closed putting my daughter-in-law out of a job. During the last week of her job her husband found himself in the hospital paralyzed and blind in one eye. That same week, their adult son lost his job. She began to take classes at Madison and he began therapy and in a short time has managed to begin a new business selling bait down by the river near the boat launch. We need to begin an effort here to start businesses for those who have a made in America attitude and for people who know matter what happens in life, they find a way to succeed in life. I wish we had a large building called MADE IN AMERICA where we could get local carpenters, local craft builders of bird houses, picnic tables, and have them all sell their created items as in the past when people who were not investors or had borrowing power to succeed could just change their bait and start over.
Posted on December 21 at 12:12 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am a specific list shopper. Never liked crowds and usually shop when people are already home from shopping. I get what is on my list, never have used coupons, never buy what is not already on my list of what I need, and I like shopping for two weeks. When it comes to gifts, I see men shoppers feeling obligated but not really knowing how to shop for women or they get that same gift certificate every year. My husband and I talk about what we really want, I got him a watch, that was what he wanted. I only want him to buy me a present when he himself gets that idea. No manipulation, just communication. Tell them what you want women... or you might get a set of mixing bowls? Maybe we ought to go sit on santa's lap too?
On How far do you travel during the holiday season?
Posted on December 21 at 12:03 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The "family" unit as we knew it for generations has changed for the most part because of the need to travel farther to look for adequate jobs and quality education. Some of course moved after high school just to set out on their own, but hardly any families get together around the table or all visit at Gramma's house. I remember when Gramma lived in the house with the family, that is how old I am. If I want to see my adult sons or my grand children, I would have to travel from Wisconsin to Vermont, to Florida, and to California and Utah. I would say it is time for Grandchildren to visit Wisconsin but they all say the same thing... "you come see us "sometime." With cell phones, emails, and no eye to eye contact,,, somewhere the heart of a person is left on some antique shelf of yesteryear. I travelled over 5,000 miles this year "trying" to visit relatives who basicly had no time to visit when I was there, so this whole idea of "family" and the coming together has become long distance for most of us.
On When all is said and done, how will you remember Brett Favre?
Posted on December 21 at 11:57 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Online this morning on this first day of winter, the sub-title was written as if it were on a tomb stone. The words were; "the end of Favre."
Go back to the first quarter of the game where Brett Favre was leaping in the air, and had his usual encouraging smile, and comradery with the players; exicted over every single play. Go back to the record breakers, the history of a great player, and ask yourself... who has the right to slander someone like Brett Favre and in the same breath, be exalting the "change" in Michael Vick who does not have the record Brett has.
Do you really want to trash and tear down every single person who loves the sport of football enough to want to "play" the game with all he has?
Yes, Brett is done with this season but you insult a great football legend and an awesome person when you act as though Brett is a thing of the past. Brett Favre is never going to be done, and he will always bring fresh well played football whether he goes into coaching, or into playing for another team. No, don't put his name on any tomb stone people, it just ain't right no matter what way you look at it. Brett Favre deserves more respect than what the press and sport's announcers give him.
On Drunken driving in Rock County
Posted on December 17 at 11:33 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
There are some practical things business owners of bars could do.
I watched a couple in a Janesville bar who had come on their motorcycle about two years ago, they drank and rode off and were killed that night. Bars are hang outs for bikers we know that. We have had many biker deaths because of alchohol and even had examples of how the death of one was celebrated with more drinking and even a parade.
First bar owners who make money from those trays of shot glasses passed out every night, could do this in bad weather.
We recently had the news announcers tell us to stay off the roads unless necessary for emergency purposes. We had so many deaths and accidents but one thing could have made a difference; "IF" the bars had closed just as the schools, and churches close in storms, many people would not go clubbing on a Friday night. The reason there is so much is the general public does not establish their own business ethics around what makes sense.
If bars closed at midnight and at 11 pm they shut down the alchohol, that might help, but people are basicly too greedy for the dollar profit.
Our state has many residents now who can not afford money for alchohol,or ciggarettes, but no one is day to day, out in the public, trying to set some standards which could save lives. In Janesville, as I watched this couple drinking before they went out and died on the highway, I looked at the bartender and wondered... does anyone really know they can make a difference?
On Does God make a difference?
Posted on December 17 at 11:18 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I appreciate articles such as this and they are usually accepted at Christmas and Easter. Seeing God as Father as well as the Heaven's being His throne and the earth but His footstool a mighty God who is able to create and destroy; a judge and lawgiver and sovereign in all His ways... is not done by head knowledge. Jesus said we ought to be as little children. We must have knowledge to believe God exists and created all things that exist, but to each of us God gives a measure of faith and one man's faith is not the same as another. Today you will not find relationship or communication "with" God in churches. You will have to look in your heart, and to know in your heart; yes there is original sin, yes, Jesus did die for all of our sin, and He wants relationship, not religion from us. He wants you to be like He created you to be, not what your intelligence, self driven life, and administrated religious service would be. People have complicated and administrated what was meant to be simple. God hates sin, not the sinner. Religious legalistic people lay down the law of God's word, but Jesus was not like that. Read the red print and know this.. in your heart. Jesus loves you, and He is alive and is creating a home for us. It's not about religion, its all about relationship.
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On Billboard near shuttered GM plant causes stir
Posted on January 12 at 4:19 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The present governor had no connection to the prosperity or closing of G M but had capitalized on the fact Janesville residents are a good part of the people who will get Walker out of the capital. Since he has been there many hidden agendas and dishonest measures and uprisings have taken place. Discourses, parades and the fact is Fitzgerald and others are responsible for much of what should have been considered an honorable thing when honest men walked out and crossed state lines. Let's all work together to clean up our capital and the best thing anyone can do is get out and vote, and to remember, if you do not stand up and say "NO MORE" this man will do a whole lot more damage before he goes to his fancy home in Wawatosa where he avoids the truth.