Posted on July 16 at 5:03 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I just read the paper cover to cover.
Must...go...buy... Not sure why I now have an overwhelming desire to go spend all my hard-earned cash on frivolous geegaws. I seem to have lost all self control and common sense. Gee, I hope it wasn't some subliminal message in the paper.... ;-)
C'mon, razor. Don't make me get up on my personal responsibility soapbox!
On Trash schedule changes on July Fourth
Posted on June 26 at 7:41 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
You know, those of use who normally have trash pickup on Mondays just deal with it when a holiday falls on a Monday and trash pickup is moved. Don't you generate more trash than normal at other times of the year? I know we do at Thanksgiving and at Christmas. We deal with it - we might put out an extra bag or can when the time comes. You can, too.
If you don't want to hold it until Monday, drive it down to the city landfill site on Saturday.
Can we move on to a real issue now?
On Trash schedule changes on July Fourth
Posted on June 26 at 8:50 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Wow, satire before 8 AM! Gotta be careful there, Testerrific. Not everyone has had their coffee yet.
On Carp gathering to mate in United Way parking lot
Posted on June 22 at 12:12 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Firehouse Park was wall-to-wall carp this morning. At first I thought there was some sort of plant in the gardens there bobbing in the current, but them I saw one break the surface and realized what I thought were leaves were actually fins!
On A Janesville police officer approaches a woman who had just waded through the flood waters at N. Mai
Posted on June 22 at 12:11 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thinning the herd...
On Up the Rock... without a paddle
Posted on June 19 at 3:43 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Last words of an idiot before he dies: "Hey, guys, watch this!"
The problem is not the media, or rather it does not start with the media. If you have been around kids lately (and by that I mean anyone under 21), it does seem that in some cases (certainly not all, and not the majority, but some) there is a fundamental lack of personal responsibility. The parental unit(s) in these cases have failed to instill upon their lovely young progeny the basic understanding of right and wrong, of action and consequence, and even of basic common courtesy (a.k.a. manners and respect for others). Spend a day volunteering in the schools and you’ll see. I know we caused some trouble in our day, but it was not like today. If I screwed up in school or in the neighborhood, there were consequences when Dad got home. Now everyone's a winner, we can't reprimand anybody for fear of crushing their fragile self esteem, and we have raised a generation of narcissistic borderline sociopaths. Kids who assault teachers in school are coddled, fingers are pointed at everyone but the kid and/or parent, and the kid goes back to the classroom. Did you know that teachers are trained in how to safely physically restrain violent kids? Does anybody remember seeing anyone “restrained” on the playground when they were in grade school? I’ll bet not – as we were told to mind our parents and teachers – and we did it.
Okay, I’m off my soapbox. Glad I could get that off my chest!
Back to the canoeist at hand – the law enforcement agencies had previously said that if anyone is in the river, they would not risk the lives of rescuers. If this guy wanted to be the next contestant on The Darwin Awards, so be it. One less idiot to go forth and multiply. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, though. Charge him for the rescue response, and maybe, just maybe, he’ll think about the consequences of his actions before he acts on his impulses!
On Curious crowds call for an increase in police
Posted on June 19 at 11:27 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Looks like we have some new candidates for the Darwin Award!
On City grapples with possible uses of mammoth GM facility
Posted on June 9 at 10:37 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Concessions have to be made? Why would we want to do that?
GM owns the site. GM is responsible for the activities that have taken place, and for any environmental remediation that must be done.
If concessions are made, guess who gets to pay? That's right - you and me and all the fine people who GM is letting go. How's that for a goodbye kiss?
On Three teens arrested on robbery charges
Posted on May 31 at 11:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
No mention of drugs being found on the suspects, or of any charges against the victim (who was there to buy drugs). What's up with that?
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On In oil debate, Democrats want to kill planet to save it
Posted on August 1 at 11:14 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Drilling in these offshore areas will produce little oil compared to existing fields, and the oil will not be flowing until 2030. How about everybody in Washington work together (now there's a concept!) to help reduce consumption and find alternatives NOW. We DO need to look at new sources - but this is not going to bring gas back down to $3/gallon in time for the election.