On Restitution ordered for embezzlement

Posted on July 8 at 9:42 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I will repeat: SHE STOLE NEARLY ONE MILLION DOLLARS. I don't care if its a non-violent crime. I don't care if putting her in prison for 20 years won't get one dime back, because guess what, Janesvillean, she isn't going to be paying anything back anyway. When are we going to start treating these people like criminals instead of traffic offenders?

On Restitution ordered for embezzlement

Posted on July 8 at 7:47 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

It is absolutely amazing to me how employees who steal are given a light slap on the wrist, over and over again. This lady stole nearly $1,000,000 and was given 2 1/2 years? Are you kidding me? Oh, I forgot, she also has to pay it back. Oooohkay. Similar cases have happened in Milton and Lake Geneva. All women who rob their employers blind, in the Milton cases it was the schools, and again, those women were literally given a slap on the wrist.
To top it off, this low life scum of the earth doesn't have the guts to say anything to her victim, much less apologize. She apologizes to her friends and family? For what, getting caught?

On Fourth of July celebration lacks community support

Posted on July 6 at 5:10 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I am not part of the Odd Fellows group but I have a couple of things to say: suggestions are fine, but demanding things of this group, i.e. "Odd Fellows need to start taking donations now!" is not really the way to go about it, they don't NEED to start doing anything, they could just say the heck with it and save themselves a lot of hassle.
That said, I was a little bothered by some of the comments by a couple of the Odd Fellows both before and after the event. Saying things like "the community better come out and support us" and "I am ashamed to be a part of a community that doesn't come out and celebrate the 4th" doesn't help the cause at all, people get automatically turned off when you try to shame them or guilt them into things.
I was reluctant to type what I just did because criticizing volunteers is just not right, again, they didn't have to do what they did, and I for one am grateful that they tried. If they try again, and I hope they do, try to be a little less defensive and a little more positive.
p.s. my donation is on they way. As many of us as possible give what you are comfortable with if you are able. At least get them out of the whole for this year.

On ‘Cap and tax’ scheme will hit us hard

Posted on July 2 at 10:56 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I do care about the environment, I do care about climate change, but I'm sorry, every time a Paul Krugman writes a column in the New York Times about how MIT scientists say that climate change will be the end of the world, other respected scientists say "hold on a minute". And I don't mean some hack professor, I mean well a well respected physicist from Princeton, a Nobel prize winner from Norway, Japanese scientists, US meteoroligists, etc. Please see the following link:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12459750...
Rep. Ryan didn't pull the economics of his piece out of the air, they came from the Congressional Budget Office and the Energy Information Administration, not exactly partisan organizations. The cap and trade bill is about the most frightening legislation I have ever seen, and I fear the economic effects will be felt for many, many years. Meanwhile, there is no assurance it will do ANY good for the climate, but again we won't know that for decades either. Meanwhile, countries in Europe such as Spain that have attempted Cap and Trade type legislation have actually had emissions RISE in the years after such legislation passed.

One more thing: to AndrewJackson: check your facts about the woods. There are more trees in North America today than there were when Columbus landed. Sorry.