On Delavan man killed in early-morning crash
Posted on March 10 at 5:01 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
It's been years since I've smoked pot but I do remember once being so stoned (and very paranoid) that I thought I was levitating! Another time I thought I was eating dead rats which were actually deep fried mushrooms. I know I couldn't have driven a car in that state.
On Teen pregnancies are up in the Beloit School District
Posted on March 4 at 7:36 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Why does it seem that teen pregnancies are so common nowadays? For anyone in their 50's or 60's...how many girls were running around school proud and pregnant in your day? I'm only in my early 40's and we had like 3 girls get pregnant in high school and 2 gave the their babies up for adoption and the other one did get married as soon as she was 18. It seems like if a girl got pregnant at 15, 16 or 17 in the "old days" their parents sent them away for a while and then they came back to school without a baby? My cousin got pregnant when she was like 16 (in the 70's) and I remember hearing stories of how her parents made the choice and DID NOT let her keep him/her. And as hard as it was on her I'm sure she is thankful that she was able to finish high school, live a little, get married and THEN have her 3 children with her husband. I know a woman MY AGE who's daughter was a senior in high school and SOOOOOO HAPPY that she was going to be a grandma! Maybe she should have just had one of her own and let her daughter have her youth for a few more years??? Maybe I'm just bitter towards teeny boppers popping out babies left and right since I suffered infertility and struggled to have a baby and I know MANY MANY married, successful couples that can not conceive a child of their own and adoption is so risky since the birth mother can change her mind at the last minute. It makes me sick to see so many children being raised by children themselves.
On Teen pregnancies are up in the Beloit School District
Posted on March 4 at 7:12 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The thing I see with young girls having babies (even at 18 or 21) is that the grandparents are always taking care of the kids so the young parents can go out and party. They still aren't learning responsibility. I am SOOOO glad I was able to get through college, get a good job, take vacations, go out "partying" and live my life to the fullest BEFORE I had to be responsible for another human being. The other thing these girls need to realize is that these cute and cuddly babies DO GROW UP and then you are dealing with school issues and lots more!
On Teen pregnancies are up in the Beloit School District
Posted on March 4 at 6:57 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I truly think education should begin in the home but since most of these teen's families are so dysfunctional anyways something should be taught in school. I don't think many teens are going to think about the consequences of having a baby anyways...most times I think it's low self-esteem on the girl's part to have a baby. She feels that if she has a baby she will have someone to love and love her. That and most of the time it's a way to try and trap a boyfriend (which usually ends up chasing him away). I wouldn't know from personal experience; I was in my 30's when I had my daughter. I can also see where some young girls don't see any other future for themselves except getting pregnant and living off the state. I have already begun telling my daughter that she WILL finish high school and go to college, get a good job, learn to take care of herself (just like her single parent Mommy) and one day when she gets married then she can make me a grandma. I think of my own parents and the values they passed on to me and my siblings and how they have raised their own daughters (I have 6 nieces ages 25 to 17 and all have/are going to finish high school and are working on a degree of some sort and have NOT gotten pregnant). I think it has to do with the values we are raised that makes the most impact on young girls.
On No gangs at Wilson, authorities now agree
Posted on March 2 at 10:15 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I haven't read all the posts yet but POLICE HAVE BEEN AT THE SCHOOL 17 TIMES since Jan. 1?!?!?!? Goodness. I teach at a 4K-5th grade school and if the cops were at our school that much I'd say there was a problem! I think all parents of students entering middle school then again in high school need to meet with a cop about WHAT TO LOOK FOR in their children. I think parents just look the other way to keep their kids happy and that is a "crime" in itself. Parents need to be "slapped" in the face with reality and what is really going on with today's kids!
On While you were out...Man returns to empty apartment
Posted on March 1 at 6:53 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Hmmm, kinda reminds me of what the headline would have read when I left my ex-husband! However, I did leave his clothes. Hope his girlfriend liked sleeping on the floor! LOL!!!!!!! But seriously, if that happened to me I would be more than furious! I'm in the middle of moving now and it would have taken my landlord about 5 dumpsters to fill!
On Local woman finds unpleasant surprise in her potato chips
Posted on February 28 at 9:38 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
When I saw the headlines I was expecting something dead or really gross. I think I'll be dumping my bags of chips, crackers... out anyways; not that the same thing will ever happen again.
On Appleton man avoids prison in drunken driving death
Posted on February 28 at 9:03 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I googled her name and found an article on an Appleton newspaper site. She had gotten out of the car. Was there a jury trial? Still too many unanswered questions. It takes a good man like her Father not to condemn the man who took his daughter's life.
On Appleton man avoids prison in drunken driving death
Posted on February 28 at 6:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Does anyone know if she was in or out of the car? It just says she was stopped along side of the highway. Did she get out to throw up and was bending over into traffic? Was there a car in the left lane so he couldn't move over to that lane? As someone who has sat on a jury for a trial where there was a death due to a driving "accident" you have to proove WITHOUT A RESASONAL DOUBT that the "accident" was due to the driver being drunk. I am VERY against drinking and driving and as much as I would like to slam this guy for killing this woman I would need more information before passing any judgements on him.
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On Teacher charged with drug possession arrested
Posted on March 18 at 7:07 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
www.lakegenevanews.net has ALOT more info. I'm glad to see the wife of Compton has filed for divorce.