A huge, enormously huge even, bouquet of blossoms to Monroe Chamber Director Pam Christopher. For those of you that have not met Pam yet, she is a tireless, innovative person that is going to do, and already has done, great things for Monroe. I hope the City Council realizes just what this wonderful lady does for this community and takes care of her.
A blossom to Pleasant View nursing home for their fiscal responsibility and their willingness to do everything in their power to keep Pleasant View operating and providing the type of high quality care people come to expect from them.
A blossom to all the folks who allow the little ghosts and goblins to knock on their doors and hopefully give them treats and not get tricked. Make sure that everyone slows down during trick-or-treating hours and watches for the kids out and about.
A late, but well deserved, blossom to all the volunteers that helped with Cheese Days and for helping with the Green County Farm Bureau Family Farm Adventure tent and a huge blossom to the Optimist Club for donating back to the community the amount that they do. A blossom to all other service organizations in this great area that do so much for our youth and other people in need.
And a mixed blossom to people who run for public office. Your efforts are appreciated, but the mudslinging and bad political ads need to come to a stop.
And a blossom to the Green County Ag Chest. Your queens program is one of the best promoters of agriculture in the area. I, and many others, are extremely impressed by the quality and caliber of young ladies that go through this program. - Jeff Ditzenberger
A huge barb to President Barack Obama for his many visits across the USA for Democratic Party candidates for votes and raising money. Stay in Washington and work on the economic problems for the working families and middle class Americans. The president's costs for travel, security and traveling party doesn't help the average citizens but costs millions of dollars and add to the national debt. Vote Nov. 2. - Citizen
This is a barb to SVDP for letting more than one person per household get food on the third Thursday pantry. There are quite a few families that get it twice and a few three times per house hold per visit. You asked us to bring ID but you never look. When it gets to the end of the line there is some things you run out of. If there were honest people going there would be enough. It's plain greed. - Glad to have it
A blossom to WEKZ 93.7 for the excellent cross-country coverage. The Darlington Sectional on Friday and the Platteville Sectional on Saturday were informative and exciting. It was a great tribute to the many fine runners in our area. Thank you WEKZ. - A dedicated fan
A blossom to those who worked on the miraculous rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners. And a blossom to the miners themselves, for stretching meager food to keep themselves alive until they were located and the work to free them could begin.
A blossom for the new health care law. It covers your student(s) until age 26. It requires insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions. It protects you from being dropped from coverage because you have a large medical bill. It requires more coverage of health screening tests, to catch health problems early when more likely "fixable". The Congressional Budget Office reports that these changes in insurance regulations will save $1 trillion over the next 20 years. This regulation is a major step in getting our businesses back to financial health and making our companies more competitive worldwide - since the majority of industrialized nations already have universal health coverage at a lower cost per person than we presently pay.
And a barb to those blaming the health insurance law for premiums going up. In the past 15 years, premiums have risen hugely without this regulation. Congress is finally reclaiming its rightful Constitutional role, to set regulations to curtail unmitigated corporate greed so as not to gut households financially, to protect the individual from being kicked off health insurance into bankruptcy due to an illness or accident. (And three-fourths of all bankruptcies in the U.S. stem from medical bills due to catastrophic accident or illness.)
A barb to both Democrats and Republicans if, by selecting Milwaukee-based gubernatorial candidates, they fail to take care of family farmers and rural folks, as well as protect our natural environment. There's far more to Wisconsin than just Milwaukee.
A blossom to our local schools, boards, administrators, teachers and support staff: For doing all you possibly can, given the financial stress, the myriad of instructional requirements, and all the other stumbling blocks set in education's path.
A barb to any candidate pooh-poohing global warming. Heavy Midwestern rains, winds and flooding this year demonstrate what unintended changes in ocean temperature can do to affect our farm production. While it's difficult for any one for individual to do something concrete to respond to this problem, one way is to insulate buildings and otherwise conserve on use of energy made from fossil fuels.
A blossom to those investing in wind turbines, solar energy and methane digesters to produce energy. The initial investment is high, but in the long run, keeps our energy bills under control, benefits the environment, and lessens dependence on foreign oil.
A barb to those who, while receiving Medicare, protest "government-run" health care; a big barb to well-to-do business owners who pay so little that their lowest-paid full-time workers qualify for BadgerCare and who also use prisoners as workers - whose health care costs, we already pay as Wisconsin taxpayers. A barb to firms who outsource jobs overseas, took bail-out/stimulus dollars and demand corporate tax cuts. - M.E. McKnight
A barb to The Monroe Times for not asking the tough questions of Tammy Baldwin ie: Where have you been over the past several months when the Times announced a representative from Congresswoman Baldwin's office would be representing her to answer questions. She like Democrats across the country was afraid of holding town meetings. Did you ask her about the Cap and Trade bill she claimed would cost each homeowner the price of a first-class postage stamp (44 cents) per day when CEOs from gas and electric companies insisted it would cost homeowners more than $32 per day? Don't tell us about "throw away lines or simplistic solutions." Since she is a member on the committee on energy she should know the numbers. Baldwin is another high paid career politician in Washington that we can't trust. - Anonymous
A blossom to Pleasant View nursing home for their fiscal responsibility and their willingness to do everything in their power to keep Pleasant View operating and providing the type of high quality care people come to expect from them.
A blossom to all the folks who allow the little ghosts and goblins to knock on their doors and hopefully give them treats and not get tricked. Make sure that everyone slows down during trick-or-treating hours and watches for the kids out and about.
A late, but well deserved, blossom to all the volunteers that helped with Cheese Days and for helping with the Green County Farm Bureau Family Farm Adventure tent and a huge blossom to the Optimist Club for donating back to the community the amount that they do. A blossom to all other service organizations in this great area that do so much for our youth and other people in need.
And a mixed blossom to people who run for public office. Your efforts are appreciated, but the mudslinging and bad political ads need to come to a stop.
And a blossom to the Green County Ag Chest. Your queens program is one of the best promoters of agriculture in the area. I, and many others, are extremely impressed by the quality and caliber of young ladies that go through this program. - Jeff Ditzenberger
A huge barb to President Barack Obama for his many visits across the USA for Democratic Party candidates for votes and raising money. Stay in Washington and work on the economic problems for the working families and middle class Americans. The president's costs for travel, security and traveling party doesn't help the average citizens but costs millions of dollars and add to the national debt. Vote Nov. 2. - Citizen
This is a barb to SVDP for letting more than one person per household get food on the third Thursday pantry. There are quite a few families that get it twice and a few three times per house hold per visit. You asked us to bring ID but you never look. When it gets to the end of the line there is some things you run out of. If there were honest people going there would be enough. It's plain greed. - Glad to have it
A blossom to WEKZ 93.7 for the excellent cross-country coverage. The Darlington Sectional on Friday and the Platteville Sectional on Saturday were informative and exciting. It was a great tribute to the many fine runners in our area. Thank you WEKZ. - A dedicated fan
A blossom to those who worked on the miraculous rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners. And a blossom to the miners themselves, for stretching meager food to keep themselves alive until they were located and the work to free them could begin.
A blossom for the new health care law. It covers your student(s) until age 26. It requires insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions. It protects you from being dropped from coverage because you have a large medical bill. It requires more coverage of health screening tests, to catch health problems early when more likely "fixable". The Congressional Budget Office reports that these changes in insurance regulations will save $1 trillion over the next 20 years. This regulation is a major step in getting our businesses back to financial health and making our companies more competitive worldwide - since the majority of industrialized nations already have universal health coverage at a lower cost per person than we presently pay.
And a barb to those blaming the health insurance law for premiums going up. In the past 15 years, premiums have risen hugely without this regulation. Congress is finally reclaiming its rightful Constitutional role, to set regulations to curtail unmitigated corporate greed so as not to gut households financially, to protect the individual from being kicked off health insurance into bankruptcy due to an illness or accident. (And three-fourths of all bankruptcies in the U.S. stem from medical bills due to catastrophic accident or illness.)
A barb to both Democrats and Republicans if, by selecting Milwaukee-based gubernatorial candidates, they fail to take care of family farmers and rural folks, as well as protect our natural environment. There's far more to Wisconsin than just Milwaukee.
A blossom to our local schools, boards, administrators, teachers and support staff: For doing all you possibly can, given the financial stress, the myriad of instructional requirements, and all the other stumbling blocks set in education's path.
A barb to any candidate pooh-poohing global warming. Heavy Midwestern rains, winds and flooding this year demonstrate what unintended changes in ocean temperature can do to affect our farm production. While it's difficult for any one for individual to do something concrete to respond to this problem, one way is to insulate buildings and otherwise conserve on use of energy made from fossil fuels.
A blossom to those investing in wind turbines, solar energy and methane digesters to produce energy. The initial investment is high, but in the long run, keeps our energy bills under control, benefits the environment, and lessens dependence on foreign oil.
A barb to those who, while receiving Medicare, protest "government-run" health care; a big barb to well-to-do business owners who pay so little that their lowest-paid full-time workers qualify for BadgerCare and who also use prisoners as workers - whose health care costs, we already pay as Wisconsin taxpayers. A barb to firms who outsource jobs overseas, took bail-out/stimulus dollars and demand corporate tax cuts. - M.E. McKnight
A barb to The Monroe Times for not asking the tough questions of Tammy Baldwin ie: Where have you been over the past several months when the Times announced a representative from Congresswoman Baldwin's office would be representing her to answer questions. She like Democrats across the country was afraid of holding town meetings. Did you ask her about the Cap and Trade bill she claimed would cost each homeowner the price of a first-class postage stamp (44 cents) per day when CEOs from gas and electric companies insisted it would cost homeowners more than $32 per day? Don't tell us about "throw away lines or simplistic solutions." Since she is a member on the committee on energy she should know the numbers. Baldwin is another high paid career politician in Washington that we can't trust. - Anonymous
