The Wausau Daily Herald recently penned an Op-Ed stating that under the last legislative session school reform "took a step forward" The reforms establish a new system for teacher evaluations that is sensible and balanced. Student achievement — that is, test scores — now will be considered in teacher evaluations. But they won’t be the [...]
I’m likely not going to post for the next three or four days . . . maybe. We’ll see what’s going on and if I have time to catch up on some other things. So, here it is for now. CAN YOU SEE IT NOW?County Board Chair Scott McDonell, Supervisor Dave deFelice and William Greer [...]
Eh, I slept in, went to Bizzardoke at the High Noon last night. Now I can’t decide if its worth it to get my car out of the ramp, the streets don’t really look all that plowed. I was kind of hoping for a plowed spot to move into before tonight. Problem is that if [...]
Ex-alder gives advice to colleagues, Olinger leaving the city, kudos to public health, Kailin service, Brews for WYOU, Homeless Memorial Day, composting, and more, more, more Edgewater . . . ANOTHER EX-ALDER WEIGHS IN ON THE EDGEWATER . . . PROCESSFormer Alder urges colleagues to do the right thing, not the politically expedient thing. Good [...]
Continued . . . . BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS#40 SHERMAN TERRACE WATER MAINS Robert Schniker – support – passes on speaking Richard Meyer – Sherman Terrace was built in 1947, told that water mains put in there had a 50 year life expectancy, last two years spent $60,000 to fix water mains, trying to figure [...]
You know how the city parks department and the police department think it’s ok to just throw away items that belong to the homeless? It seems, they are breaking the law. (Hmmm, some punk song that Rob would know keeps going through my mind.) One, or two of them. Here’s the Wisconsin Statutes: 66.0139(2) (2) [...]
“Unfortunately, (the park) is taken over by folks who sit there all day and hang out.” Sometimes, smart people, say dumb things. People who sit in the park and hang out! Yikes, what is the world coming to?! Wait, there’s more . . . “We want people to be able to take their kids to [...]
Here’s some help . . . but what is really needed is more jobs in the community! From Employment and Training Association Receive employment services (resumes, cover letters, applications, job leads, etc.) and referrals to Dane County Services (FSET, W-2, DVR, etc.) Meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 2:00 pm in [...]
Here’s some sobering statistics about homeless families and children. I caught the article in the Wisconsin State Journal, and the predictable hateful comments that followed. While I’m not surprised homelessness is up – here is what I find somewhat sobering: – A 55% rise in children served – 1,310 up from 848 in 2007- Children [...]
The Dane County Coalition to Fight Poverty and End Homelessness (DCCFHEP – possibly the worst name ever) has changed its name to FISH (Fighting Impoverishment and Stopping Homelessness) and will be holding its next event on Tuesday! The next event will be Tuesday, October 28th from 5 – 7:30 at the First United Methodist Church [...]
Is this acceptable behavior? The article is here, but you have to watch the video. That was the article done a week ago. When I saw it, I was . . . well, just listen to what they say. The messages I heard were as follows along with some questions to ask: 1. There was [...]
