On Grant helping Delavan-Darien students get fit

Posted on March 3 at 8:20 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

officerfriendly and superdave: BINGO! you hit the nail on the head.

some people just dont get it and want the government to give them a hand out. My kids dont go to a public school and a few years ago we bought high hurdles from a public school for $1 each. There was nothing wrong with them but the public school replaced them because they got some "grant" and needed tp "spend" the money so they just bought new ones even though they did not need them.

Stupid!

On Grant helping Delavan-Darien students get fit

Posted on March 2 at 1:04 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

so it is ok to use tax money to buys a few treadmills but not ok to use tax money to build an ice rink so kids and adults can all use it and enjoy it and stay fit?

Go to any of the local ice rinks and I bet you cant find one "husky" kid. (I should say FAT but that may hurt thier little feelings) Put down the twinkees and psp's and go do somthing!

On Did I vote for the right President?

Posted on February 12 at 10:57 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

I am a minority in Rock County and voted for the Navy Pilot. Could he have done any better? Dont know but he was outspent and at the end of the day, Obama told people like Steve what they wanted to hear.

Obama has not only not done a thing but he has broken several promises.

The way to fix the economy is to not raise taxes on those that make alot of money, but to set a base tax of 10% accross the board. You make $5k a year? Pay $500. You make $5M per year? Pay $500K. No loopholes, no offshore, no multiple tax shelters etc. Obviously do the same for corporations. The savings in taxes would be used to hire people. People would have more money to buy stuff.

The only ones that would loose would be the Government since they would shrink due to less IRS agents. While we are at it we can get rid of a few layers of local government while we are at it.

Just sayin....

On Which of these sites do you think would be best for a new Janesville ice arena?

Posted on February 3 at 10:25 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

For those of you that dont know:
1. The rink is busy every weekend and week day night.
2. Kids of all ages are skating and playing and not camped out in front of the TV. Adults too.
3. It costs money to play there and the club buys the ice from the city (at least that is they way it works at every other rink)
4. If it was private, like some of those rinks in Chicago it would cost $3K to $6K per kid per year to be on the club. That is probably fine for may of you but you just put up a huge barrier between the haves and have nots. If the city wants to buy ice for open skate or whtever fine, but it will cost them.

Solution is to combine the assets of the Beloit and janesville clubs, build a rink 1/2 way in between, run it as a private entity and if each city and school district wants ice time for HS games and practices, open skate, learn to skate, park district funtions etc, the rink owners can charge accordingly. The two clubs can remain seperate, just share a 3 sheet facility. It would be easy to host a 32 or 64 team tournament, and the ownweship group could demand a cut from the hotel revenue, resturant revenue etc in the local area through advertising at the rink.

Everyone is happy.

On Vilsack calls for rural economic overhaul

Posted on February 2 at 2:22 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

do we want to monopolize on these "programs" or capitalize on these "programs"?
Anything from the Government removes capitalism out of the equation. The global ag. firms are doing more business in South America where they can make money and not worry about who they may make mad or who gets offended by a little smell of cattle or hog poo. If we keep it up, we will be importing our food from other countries and where would that leave us? If the government wants to do somthing they stay out of Agriculture.

On Did you watch Doyle's State of the State address?

Posted on January 27 at 3:52 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I wish President Obama would say:

"Government has gotten too big and we need to cut down on wasteful spending. No more "no bid" contracts and even though I told everyone this wont happen when I am elected, I went ahead and did it anyways with the recent $25 Million no bid contract I gave one of my campaign donors. Anyways, if you belive me any more, I promise this wont happen again and to show you that I will make good on my promise, why dont we get the economy and jobs going again by slashing taxes for corporations and individulas to 10% accorss the board. Afterall, everyone is equal and we all need to do our fair share, so everyone will pay a 10% tax. No loopholes, no tax laws, no ways to get out of it, just a 10% tax. This alone may actually cause the IRS to lay off thousands of workers, however the savings to the small business owner and corporate america will spur growth and these people will quickly find new jobs. More jobs equals more tax revenue. It may seem with lower taxes the government will not have any money, but I assure you we will have so much money that we wont know what to do with it."

That would be a great start.

Thanks for asking.

On Fagan acquires GMC, Buick franchises

Posted on January 14 at 10 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Since Rock County Honda no longer sells Buicks, can I buy that cool Buick Grand National poster that is in the lobby?

Best car Buick ever made!

On A different nameplate in my driveway?

Posted on January 8 at 11:35 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

We just bought a Honda and the other choice was a model from GM and one from Ford. The Ford that was comparable was too small (sport trac) the GM was a little bigger and carried abut a $20K premium to the Honda that we felt would do everything we wanted. The Honda was built in Neb. while the Chevy was built in Mexico.

When the UAW goes under I may buy another GM. I did NOT see any of the UAW fat cats loose thier jobs but Government Motors fired thier CEO and I agree that management needed to go however the UAW was as much to blame.

The ONLY GM car I would consider buying is a Corvette. Built in KY although by UAW but it is a great car.

I dont have a problem with the employees of GM that are UAW but I have a problem with the UAW. They are a parasite that killing off the host. Once the host dies, the parasite will die with it.

On Appliance rebate program sparks interest

Posted on January 7 at 10:15 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

I dont understand why programs are not extended to business. Most if not all of the commercial laundry machines are made in the USA and would provide a signifigant cost savings to the owner and possibly the customer.

On Bears drop Vikings in overtime

Posted on December 29 at 9:52 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

There is at least one thing Bear fans and Packer fans have in common. They both hate the Vikings.
The only time I cheer for the Packers is when they play the Viqueens and I will do so again if they meet in the playoffs. Just thinking about cheering for them makes me throw up a little bit, but I have never liked the Vikings and now dislike them more with this whole favre circus.

How many Championships have the Vikings won??????? That is right ZERO and lets hope it stays that way!