It's 52 or less
Posted by STAN MILAM on August 22, 2009
What's more important - the current level of educational instruction and student opportunities in public schools or no property tax increases?
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Reality check
Posted by STAN MILAM on June 4, 2009
Will GM designate the idle Janesville assembly plant to make a new small car?
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Are GM retirees at risk?
Posted by STAN MILAM on April 24, 2009
The Washington Post and The New York Times report that a General Motors bankruptcy could mean serious financial problems for retirees.
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Don't you dare raise my property taxes
Posted by STAN MILAM on April 9, 2009
School districts and municipalities must manage their budgets without property tax increases. Anything else is unacceptable.
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Help homeless school children
Posted by STAN MILAM on March 13, 2009
You can help local kids.
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Don't let Doyle off the tolling hook
Posted by STAN MILAM on February 23, 2009
Open road tolling is the future of transportation funding. Let's make sure the governor doesn't backtrack.
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Janesville School Superintendent under fire
Posted by STAN MILAM on February 9, 2009
The nine Janesville School Board commissioners are expected to complete their deliberations regarding Superintendent Tom Evert's future with the district this evening following the regular school board meeting. Once again, the commissioners will meet behind closed doors and refuse to even reveal their deliberations involve Evert's tenure with the district.
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Windmill props made in Janesville
Posted by STAN MILAM on January 29, 2009
Solar panels and wind turbines used in the USA are often imported. One of the largest domestic manufacturer of solar panels built a new factory overseas.
Gov. Doyle should make sure that some of the $2.4 billion stimulus package is used to re-tool the Janesville GM plant for future production ...
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The Rock County Summer Olympics?
Posted by STAN MILAM on January 18, 2009
Rock County officials need to begin a serious investigation into what, if any, role the county can play if Chicago is awarded the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Can alcohol cure drunk driving damage?
Posted by STAN MILAM on January 13, 2009
When does "tradition" end and destructive behavior begin?
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No more excuses - it's time to toll roads
Posted by STAN MILAM on January 4, 2009
The debate over toll roads must end.
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Within or outside?
Posted by STAN MILAM on December 29, 2008
How aggressive should the Janesville City administration and city council be in filling department head vacancies from within those departments?
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Student-only sniffin' dogs?
Posted by STAN MILAM on November 21, 2008
Why not search all parking lots - students, faculty and staff?
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Do they have enough sense to come in out of the rain?
Posted by STAN MILAM on November 14, 2008
No team should be allowed to participate in the World Series, unless that team has a roof over its stadium and can guarantee that all World Series games will be played on schedule and on time with no weather delays.
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Southern Wisconsin Democrats continue to drop the ball
Posted by STAN MILAM on November 13, 2008
Southern Wisconsin Democrats, especially those in the 1st Congressional District, simply don't get it.
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Obama should extend offer to Ryan
Posted by STAN MILAM on November 9, 2008
One way to demonstrate a centrist administration is to tap Wisconsin First District Congressman Paul Ryan, a Republican, for a key budget position.
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It's a bailout plan, plain and simple with no relief for Main Street and the middle class residents who live there
Posted by STAN MILAM on October 16, 2008
Don't take my word for it:
Here's a suggested reading from Newsweek magazine:
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Garbage in downtown Janesville
Posted by STAN MILAM on September 26, 2008
How can you expect anyone to enjoy fine dining at a sidewalk cafe when garbage trucks fly by oozing liquid whatever as garbage falls off the back of the trucks?
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GM appeal
Posted by STAN MILAM on September 4, 2008
What would you say to GM officials?
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It's a tax INCREASE
Posted by STAN MILAM on August 27, 2008
The Janesville School Board has increased the property tax burden property owners in the district must pay. The board did not hike taxes as much as the administration recommended, but a tax increase is what it is, regardless of what was earlier recommended. The Janesville Gazette's front page headline read ...
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