On Guess the artist!

Posted on June 1 at 8:35 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Richard Marx

On Does God make a difference?

Posted on December 13 at 5:39 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Haven't been reading these for a long time...but occasionally I come back to see what's new and exciting in the atheist vs. Christian debate.

For Sandman, here is Jesus' explanation of who a neighbor is:

Luke 10:25-37

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”

29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

On Johnson knocks off Feingold, joins GOP wave in Washington

Posted on November 3 at 5:56 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

janesvillegirl72, I heard the same commentary, but the thing my friends are saying today is that they think Kohl will retire from his seat in 2012, and Feingold aims to take that one. It's all just speculation, of course.

As for my views, I'm going to miss Feingold. Truth is, he might have voted his party line most of the time, but I wonder how many other Senators voted differently than their party as frequently as he did. And I wonder how many will now?

I would much rather have someone willing to stand alone in his vote, or cross the aisle to work with the opposing party, rather than someone who spews party sound-bites and talking points. I wish Johnson luck, but I would have felt better with Feingold representing us.

And, I'm and independent who leans conservative.

On Evansville, Monroe council members face off in 80th Assembly district

Posted on October 25 at 2:34 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Funny, I have received more negative attack ads and false claims from Ringhand's camp than Henke's. Maybe it's because I live in Henke's neck of the woods? I'll be excited when this election is over, though, and my mailbox returns to its normal contents of bills, cable ads and credit card offers.

On What happened to "respect"?

Posted on September 2 at 5:45 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Oh gazettefan, you have such a knack for amusing me. The fifth paragraph made me laugh out loud...

On How should parents help educate their children?

Posted on August 31 at 3:26 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

A couple observations...children develop at different rates and the way they develop is different. While my son knew his letters, numbers and shapes way before he went to school, my friend's child didn't know them and didn't have any interest in them no matter how much she tried.

But, his motor skills blew my son's away...in fact, my child couldn't button his pants and wouldn't jump off any object higher than his knee until he was well into school. My friend was so worried that her son would be a failure in school because he didn't have the "book" knowledge that my son had...but that boy is now is a straight-A student.

My advice to new parents is to recognize and praise the skills the child has and then use them to teach skills in areas where the child struggles. So, if your child likes to jump off objects, count with him the times he jumps off that object while praising him for doing it so many times. But it is not the end of the world if the child doesn't know letters, numbers and shapes before he/she enters school...he will catch up (just make sure you keep trying and encouraging, don't think it's only the teacher's responsibility).

Also, show them through words and actions that education is a lifetime activity...it doesn't end the moment you get your diploma.

I've also always talked to my child about the importance of education beyond graduation (with comments like, "when you go to college or tech school...") even when he was in elementary school. I stressed the importance of getting good grades so he had access to all opportunities. Maybe he will decide not to attend a top-tier university or military academy after high school, but if he doesn't get the grades, he won't have the luxury of such a choice.

Finally, I never allowed him to make excuses when he got a bad grade or got in trouble. I always asked questions of him that led him to realize his part in a fight, punishment in class or a bad grade. I also didn't fight his fights for him...but I did give him advice on how to handle the situation. Doing so gave him skills that will help him throughout his life.

On Janesville principal loses Jackson job

Posted on July 21 at 5:08 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I wonder if Danias was trying to say she is not a teacher...previous posts have stated she was an autoworker...

On Benefits will end in 2010 for many ex-autoworkers

Posted on December 21 at 12:08 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Now when 2010 comes around will the gazette stop writing about the GM workers its really none of their business! Not every worker from GM is whiners I love it when janesville calls us generous motors it always makes me laugh, I pay my taxes I try to help out in my community my kids go to school here even though my husband works in another state we try to make everything work and for some reason people that talk nasty about us well your just a brush off our shoulders times are rough for everyone in their own way so stop!

On Ex-GM workers asked to repay benefits

Posted on December 18 at 8:32 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I wish I only have to pay $88 my letter says before the end of the calendar year I need to pay 128.95. Whats weird it I just paid back the unemployment back 363 for over payment and now GM wants payback and thats all within the month sounds fishy to me!

On Corn detasseling gives a kernel of hope to next year’s crop

Posted on July 20 at 4:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Some of my fondest memories from my early teens were bonding with kids from all over the area while detassling corn.

We spent a lot of time walking around in garbage bags after rainstorms, and I recall drinking from gallon water jugs we froze the night before so the water stayed cool as it melted throughout the day.

The worst was when you happened to step into a row missed by the detassling machine. The other kids would be miles ahead pulling a tassle here and there while you pulled a tassle from every single plant in your row.

Thanks for the memories, Ann Marie.

On Book or Movie?

Posted on June 23 at 5:31 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I watched 20 minutes off and on of Anne...the Continuing Story and then had to turn it off. It was TERRIBLE. I couldn't imagine torturing myself by watching the whole thing!

On Group: Charter school still violating constitution

Posted on June 23 at 2:46 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Oh sorry, I misread your "context." You're incorrect, the plague was not the women:

Numbers 31:
They (women) were the ones who followed Balaam's advice and were the means of turning the Israelites away from the LORD in what happened at Peor, so that a plague struck the LORD's people.

Numbers 25:

1 While Israel was staying in (a town with a name edited out by Gazette's filter), the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, 2 who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate and bowed down before these gods. 3 So Israel joined in worshiping the Baal of Peor. And the LORD's anger burned against them.

16 The LORD said to Moses, 17 "Treat the Midianites as enemies and kill them, 18 because they treated you as enemies when they deceived you in the affair of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, the woman who was killed when the plague came as a result of Peor."

Joshua 22:
17 Was not the sin of Peor enough for us? Up to this very day we have not cleansed ourselves from that sin, even though a plague fell on the community of the LORD! " 'If you rebel against the LORD today, tomorrow he will be angry with the whole community of Israel. 19 If the land you possess is defiled, come over to the LORD's land, where the LORD's tabernacle stands, and share the land with us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar for yourselves, other than the altar of the LORD our God. 20 When Achan son of Zerah acted unfaithfully regarding the devoted things, [a] did not wrath come upon the whole community of Israel? He was not the only one who died for his sin.' "