On Born and Raised –Gen X in Janesville
Posted on November 10 at 10:37 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Bigmike - exactly. It seems like whenever there's a feel good story or someone writing about the upside of Janesville, people come in droves to disagree or shoot it down with negativity. If Janesville is so crime-ridden and awful, then leave. And if you're still here because you can't afford to leave or you have unbreakable ties, well then, I guess you're just going to have to learn to love it like I did. It's either that or be angry and resentful the rest of your life, and that's no way to live.
On Born and Raised –Gen X in Janesville
Posted on November 10 at 10:17 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I never said there was no crime. I'm saying comparatively, it's minimal and manageable. I myself have been a victim of crime right here in Rock County. But I've met a lot of people around here that have literally never been outside over the county line, and the majority of people who complain about crime and how bad it life is in the area are those very people.
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No high horse here. All I'm sayin' is that I think more people should appreciate how nice it is in this area compared to other parts of the country or world. I sure appreciated Wisconsin a lot more after I experienced life elsewhere.
On Born and Raised –Gen X in Janesville
Posted on November 10 at 9:22 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
People, people. What crime? Speaking as someone who's lived in a real big city (New York City), you have no idea what crime is. Even though crime there itself is much better since the Guiliani era, riding the subway, I had to literally white-knuckle clutch my purse, arm threaded through the strap the whole way, keeping my eyes and ears open for myriad opportunists. You don't walk some of the mean streets of Brooklyn with an iPod in or you're an immediate target. Leave bags in a car, locked or not, and they probably won't be there when you return. The apartment doors all automatically lock upon closing, with good reason. People get murdered/raped on the streets and trains, tens of people can witness it but no one speaks. Have the wrong color skin in Bensonhurst and risk paying the price. You think Beloit is the 'hood, rife with gangs? Let me take you down the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant, and I'll make you a deal, we'll even go there in the daytime. Just be sure to duck and cover when a car is driving toward us a little too slowly, as we're either about to get mugged or shot. Beloit is a fun-filled kiddie park with carnival rides compared to Bed-Sty or even the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
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In Janesville, I can go to a bar and not only can I take my eyes off my purse while I talk to someone for extended period of time, I can actually leave it on the bar unattended while I go to the restroom. I can block my front door open while I carry in groceries without fear of someone coming in uninvited and burglarizing me/raping me. I can walk to my car at night without an ounce of fear. I can go for a late night run through the park and know for a fact that I will return home safely. And when I ask someone for help in Janesville, they will put their own lives at risk to help a complete stranger.
On Resale shop gutted, 3 other stores damaged
Posted on October 8 at 3:47 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Mmm...toasted subs.
On After nearly a month, still no sign of missing horse
Posted on October 8 at 3:46 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thunder bolted.
On Hooters girl to coach Janesville poms
Posted on September 27 at 2:29 p.m.
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On Hooters girl to coach Janesville poms
Posted on September 27 at 7:19 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
"It seems that the Gazette is trying to stir up controversy at the expense of the young lady involved. Shame on you Scott Angus, for not exercising your editorial responsibilities for the fair treatment of this women and exploiting the situation to sell newspapers."
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Are you new, mark_twain? Welcome to the Janesvegas Gazette, where gratuitous exploitation and soap opera-esque drama abound! Just wait until they run a story on religion! They can't sell a paper unless there's sensationalism on every page, apparently.
On Janesville police arrest man after chase
Posted on September 25 at 3:55 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
No, that last sentence makes no sense. Way to go, Gazette. *clap...clap...clap*
Posted on September 25 at 11:56 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Wow, seriously Gazette? This is why I don't read your paper or comment anymore. You only let people see what you want them to see.
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On Jaloit/Beloiville
Posted on November 13 at 9:07 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Localboy, what exactly is wrong with Beloit? No, seriously, please educate me. When I first moved here, I, too, had the notion that Beloit was some really scary place (sentiment from Janesville residents, of course) and that no one that has any sense would ever go there for any reason or risk getting mugged, shot or worse. Yet when I finally had a reason to venture there, I failed to see any reason for all the bad press. Did Beloit used to be this horrible place and now there is all this long-standing residual disdain for it? Because I hang out there all the time now and I have yet to see what all the whining is about. Sure, it has its fair share of trailer trash and gangsta wannabes, but quite frankly so does Janesville.