Another famous but forgotten Beloit paleontologist? (Ok, Geologist. As I recall, the title, Paleontologist, wasn't in use yet.) We hear a lot about Roy Chapman...
Good Morning- I was wondering if anyone here knew the purpose of the piping being installed by the Alliant Power Plant off Hwy 51 and going up and beyond...
Could anyone tell me of a good place in the area to take my vehicle for an engine overhaul? I've been in this town for my whole life ( a short 21 years) and...
Here we go again. Early in her role as Manager Jane Wood tried to get rid of the crossing guards. Citizens raised a fuss and the issue was dropped. When it...
Whoa! How about some facts? Fact: Crossing children is a SCHOOL responsibility. Fact: The school district takes on the job and contracts with the city, but...
Actually you need to check your facts. Wisconsin Statutes provide as follows: "349.215 Authority to appoint school crossing guards. The governing body of any...
If you check carefully,across Wisconsin as well as the rest of the country you will find the the governing body takes responsibility for the crossing...
Actually, I have checked. You're right- many municipalities do this. But, and I have the numbers, in reality it's about a 50-50 spread across our region on...
Does the statute say "will" or "may" ? It says "may" which provides for options, the intent, I believe of our learned legislature. By entering this agreement...
Good catch, Tom. (I know how frustrating it can be using the online version of state statutes. e.g. The Folio system appears to be down right now. I had to...
I would like to bring up some issues that have been bothering me for some time regarding this new council. I was looking through some old copies of the Beloit...
OldOnliner: Leverage huh? Do you honestly think that playing a leverage game with citizens' safety is funny? I do not. So let's take a look at where you are...
Sorry,my beef with Ms. Wood was the comment that this is a luxury. What a load of crap. The school system did not ask for this job. They were basically told ...
The ambulance service should stay the way it is. If the city cannot decide what to do then maybe the people affected by this assinine idea of privatization...
So why don't we reconsruct the television program Watson pulled off the air because of lack of interest? There were plenty of calls before Watson reconstructed...
You are right about the ambulance service, and this city will never stand for a change in Wisconsin's oldest paramedic corps. However, one wonders if you'd be...
... world. Good pay, great benefits, work one of three days, lot's of overtime to milk, and get paid to eat and sleep. A lot of time for that primary job:...
I'll ditto Mahoolihan's Amen and add one thing further... there are 2,000 crossings twice a day, plus all the "extra" crossings that occur throughout the...
OK, I have to ask, 43560... If a firefighter is the 2nd best job- what is the 1st?? ... Muldoon __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
A.....MEN!!! And to add to this...what other occupation gives you enough time to hold down another full time job. Almost all of the firefighters here in Beloit...
