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Posted on August 2 at 7:25 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I couldn't agree more with hotflashes. I know so many "Christians" and any one that is not of their faith is doomed to burn in hell for eternity. Now would that be a loving way to live life always judging others? I don't care what faith a person is if they are a good person and live a decent life that is the main thing. I was a Christian and after seeing the behavior of many of these faiths I have washed my hands of it. Just disgusting. I definitely lean toward the Wiccan/Nature based faiths now!
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Posted on July 29 at 9:01 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I always said there was nothing worse than a religious fanatic and after reading some of the comments I know why. Why is it anyone that doesn't beleive as you do become labeled bad/evil. If you actually read up on what the Wiccans follow it is not unlike the 10 commandments at all. They respect and revere nature and as they say "do harm to none". They believe doing something bad to another person comes back to you 3 fold in misfortune. They don't really believe in the devil as that is more of a Christian idea. How many Wiccans have come beating on your door telling you if you fail to follow their beliefs you will go to hell?? Now if that is loving and kind I say forget it!
Posted on June 24 at 10:08 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thanks a lot guys!! I try and tell things as they really are. Life is not always a fairytale ending unfortunately especially in these trying times. Wish it were the other way. All of these folks that are losing their jobs are in for a rough road ahead. So sad! Going to school for a few years does not guaranteee anything either and competing with kids half of your age is what really makes it bad when it comes to then applying for a job. I am in that middle age group and am so thankful I have a decent job even tho it is only part time. Stuff like this makes you take a hard look at your own life and what it takes to live in our high priced society. I rather doubt we will see prices go down at the pump or grocery store in the near future either. Gm, Lear and the others helped set the bar for other employers to have to pay a decent wage so many of us benefited from them indirectly. I am just very sad for everyone involved in all of those plants!!!
Posted on June 24 at 12:40 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
i think slushfun needs a reality check. Sure you can go to school, but many of the people losing their jobs are older/middle aged. Now who do think an employer will hire a younger person or a 50 yr. old? There will be 1,000's out of work as well and adding to that the kids graduating that are in the work force too! It's nice to have a positive attitude, but you have to be realistic as to the way the world is getting. There are too many people and fewer and fewer jobs due to outsourcing to foreign interests. Some people need to live their life with their head in the sand pretending everything is rosy. I however chose to see the "real situation"! This is not a "great opportunity" for anyone involved as I'm sure they would agree.
Posted on June 23 at 7:49 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I can't beleive the hatred being spewed against GM and its workers. Anyone that can't see this is going to impact the entire city needs a reality check. I have never worked at GM nor has any member of my family and I don't begrudge them the pay they got. I could have worked there years ago too when I graduated, but did not want to. I have never earned high pay and have worked a lot of lousy jobs for low pay and wouldn't wish that on anyone. Maybe some of these people that don't like to see decent paying jobs should head to Mexico and work for nothing. It is that mentality that will destroy the american workforce. I guess they would rather see everyone back to the old sweat shop days before unions! They must be Republicans!! The way things are going in this country we'll all be working for a peon's wage and have nothing. Can you work for minimum wage and keep up paying all of your bills? I doubt it. Most of the companies are all going overseas because of cheap labor. Well who in the heck is going to be buying their products if no one is working? They have no brain to see the long term/future just going for the quick profit. Some of the people that write in about being glad GM is leaving should use their money for psychiatric care. They obviously have serious envy issues to work thru!!!
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Posted on June 8 at 12:01 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I can't believe anyone would revel in someone else's misfortune. I have no relatives that have worked for GM and feel great sadness to see this icon closing. The loss of a job is always a horribly traumatic event in anyone's life. People that think the loss of Gm, Lear, LSI and other places will not affect them had better wake up. Who will compensate for the loss of taxes these companies paid? The taxpayers! They are probably the same people that think Bush is a great president. This country cannot survive without the blue collar workers as they are the people buying most of the products. At the rate this country is going the whole country will go belly up not too far down the road. Between the loss of industry , the war costing billions in dollars and lives, high fuel prices etc. we might as well be on the Titanic. Another 4 years of this type of thinking and we will all be broke. I personally have never owned a foreign vehicle and own 3 American products and am happy with all of them. Every member of my family has been a union worker and if we lose the unions we can all go back to working minimum wage jobs like the sweat shop days. GM also set the bar high as far as other employers paying a liveable wage. You cannot live on $8 an hour and keep your head above water. I have never made wages like GM, but certainly don't begrudge those people that chose to work there that right. Most of the jobs there are very hard physically on your body especially on the line. You earn that money! I think those that write in saying they are glad about those plants closing had better scrape their money together and invest in a good psychiatrist. It is a very sick line of thinking. Everyone where I work has been very down about this news and I wish only the best to all of these hard working people.
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On Another community garden sprouts in Janesville
Posted on June 24 at 2:31 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
As being one of the members of the neighborhood action team I feel I should respond. One of our goals is to improve the neighborhoods in which we live. I personally have "adopted" Washington Park and strive to constantly make improvements to it. The neighbors have submitted items they would like to see in the park and I shall do my best to see as many as possible get done. I try to get to the park every day and pick up any trash to keep the park presentable. Instead of complaining, it would help me out to have others helping to keep the park beautiful. The park is used by more people now than in the past. We need to continue to strive to improve our neighborhood.