On UPDATE: GM plant to close by 2010
Posted on June 3 at 9:24 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Long_Time_Gone.
I have a career not dependant in any way shape or form on GM, I have spent 30 years at it. You are correct, I am going to take a huge hit on the value of my property. I have been expecting that to be the case for many years so I am not dependant upon it for my retirement. This is Janesville, unless you lived here in a vacuum you expected this day to come. You will never see a single post of mine demeaning the GM worker in any way. But seriously I am getting a little tired of the bashing of those of us who did choose a different road and have been expecting and are prepared for this day. And yes, My prayers are with those displaced workers from GM and related industries.
On 10 face federal cocaine charges
Posted on May 22 at 12:24 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
hollynpat.
Selling illegal drugs….. is selling illegal drugs,...... even if some people believe one should be legalized or not. It's the difference between law and personal opinion.
Posted on May 22 at 12:08 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am completely unsure where people are getting this information attributed to the state patrol about mufflers etc. I have been building and riding custom motorcycles for over 30 years now. Harley Davidson and others. Every custom motorcycle I build has to be state inspected in order to obtain a title and registration. I have as yet, never had a motorcycle fail to pass a state inspection due to straight pipes and no mufflers.
The only time you can be ticketed for this is if your being stupid and inconsiderate purposely creating excessive noise. That will however be what the ticket will read, excessive noise. There will be no equipment violations attached to it.
I as well, am a firm believer in the premise of “Let those who ride decide” as to the requirements of wearing helmets. If you do look at statistics, states who have reverted to Helmet mandatory have no better safety statistic then those who do not require helmets, If you do your comparison of fatalities per number of licensed riders and per number of months per year weather allows, your helmet mandatory states have no better record then your non-helmet states. You will actually find that when there is a slight difference, it actually leans toward the non-helmet states. This argument for helmets usually originates from some lawmaker who doesn’t ride and is attempting to get some federal highway money for his state. I will add in closing that all this information is available to anyone who cares enough to research it, but I have to say that I usually find with most people, that they have there opinions even if contrary to the facts and based on “hearsay” or “Somebody told me once” are not much interested in the facts if it doesn’t line up with there own visions of the truth.
Posted on May 21 at 2:52 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Need to take a close look at the State law for mufflers and noise for those making an issue of it.
Wisconsin state motorcycle laws
Safety Helmet Required by law under age 18, required for instructional permit holders
State Funded Rider Ed Available for all eligible applicants-required under age 18
Eye Protection Required by law for instructional permit holders unless equipped with windscreen which is 15" or higher above handlebars
Daytime Use of Headlight Required by law-modulating headlight permitted
Passenger Seat Required if carrying a passenger
Passenger Footrest Required if carrying a passenger
Passenger Age Restriction None
Helmet Speakers No Restrictions
Periodic Safety Inspection Required by law-random
Mirror Left(L) Right(R) One required by law
Radar Detector No Restriction
Turn Signals Required by law
Muffler No acoustical criteria.
Maximum Sound Level No acoustical criteria.
State Insurance Requirements Compulsory Liability (Minimum Limits)(25/50/10) - Financial responsibility required.
Handlebar Height Maximum of 30" above seat
On 10 face federal cocaine charges
Posted on May 21 at 9:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Double standards as in.. The majority of the posts about the Pot dealers were in support of them and how it shouldn't be a crime. The Posts on this story seem to run the other direction. Selling one type of illigal drug is acceptabe and selling another isn't? One would ask if it is A: the type of drug being sold? or B: The nationality of the seller? Either way seems to be a double standard.
On 10 face federal cocaine charges
Posted on May 21 at 7:27 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I find it funny that the comments on this article differ so greatly from those posted on the story about the eight pounds of pot and those people who were arrested. Double standard?
On Workers say union no longer effective
Posted on May 16 at 11:45 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Wouldn't a simple vote settle this?
On Staskal will not be placed at group home
Posted on May 16 at 11:21 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Ok, Let me try and understand the two paths of thought here.
You have a person with a mental illness or deficiency, you subject them to years of abuse and or torment. They at some point lash out and hurt or kill someone.
One side says;
He did this because of the mental illness, the abuse and torment played no role in it. Thus we should expect this from all people with mental illness or deficiency?
Side two says;
He did this because of the abuse and torment, even a normal person would eventually break down under those conditions. The fact that he has a mental illness or deficiency just assured that it happened sooner then later. Thus the abusers and tormentors should share some of the responsibility for his actions?
On Bust nets eight pounds of pot
Posted on May 9 at 6:16 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
This was in the news this morning.
WASHINGTON - Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday.
A teen who has been depressed at some point in the past year is more than twice as likely to have used marijuana as teens who have not reported being depressed — 25 percent compared with 12 percent, said the report by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
"Marijuana is a more consequential substance of abuse than our culture has treated it in the last 20 years," said John Walters, director of the office. "This is not just youthful experimentation that they'll get over as we used to think in the past."
Smoking marijuana can lead to more serious problems, Walters said in an interview.
For example, using marijuana increases the risk of developing mental disorders by 40 percent, the report said. And teens who smoke pot at least once a month over a yearlong period are three times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than nonusers, it said.
The report also cited research that showed that teens who smoke marijuana when feeling depressed were more than twice as likely as their peers to abuse or become addicted to pot — 8 percent compared with 3 percent.
Experts who have worked with children say there's nothing harmless about marijuana.
"I've seen many, many kids' lives negatively impacted and taken off track because of marijuana," said Elizabeth Stanley-Salazar, director of adolescent services for Phoenix House treatment centers in California. "It's somewhat Russian roulette. There are so many factors, emotional, psychological, biological. You can't predict the experimentation and how it will impact a kid."
The drug control policy office analyzed about a dozen studies looking at marijuana use, including research by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Overall, marijuana use among teens has decreased 25 percent since 2001, down to about 2.3 million kids who used pot at least once a month, the drug control office said.
While the drop is encouraging, Walters appealed to parents to recognize signs of possible drug use and depression.
"It's not something you look the other way about when your teen starts appearing careless about their grooming, withdrawing from the family, losing interest in daily activities," Walters said. "Find out what's wrong."
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On UPDATE: GM plant to close by 2010
Posted on June 3 at 9:32 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am in reality nothing close to a florist, I actually am involved on a professional level with an international company with manufacturing facilities in Janesville which has absolutely nothing to do with the automotive industry. RoseyPots is simply my “Pen Name”