VIEWS ON THE 53RD ASEMBLY DISTRICT RACE

I wanted to give my views for I whom is the best choice for 53rd Assembly District which covers parts of Oshkosh, the City of Oshkosh, and various towns in Winnebago County that mostly west or south of the City of Oshkosh.

The race is one that is between two Republicans the challenger Richard Spanbauer, currently the chairman of the Town of Algoma, and the incumbent Carol Owens. There are no Democrats running so the winner of the September 12 primary will win the office.

I would encourage any and all in that district to vote for Richard Spanbauer for he has a great deal of local government experience who understands the impact of what Madison does has on county, city, and town government. He also been a member of a local union in the past and understands what both what the farmer and working person has to go through to make a living and better life for themselves and their families.

Richard Spanbauer will be an active legislator who listens to his constituents and not just those in his party caucus when he gets to Madison to represent the 53rd Assembly District.

IN HER OWN WORDS- KATHLEEN FALK CANDIDATE FOR AG, MY CHOICE FOR AG

Kathleen Falk: As AG, I'll fight for values we share and get results

By Kathleen Falk

I am pleased to have the chance to talk directly to Capital Times readers about the race for attorney general. You have supported me throughout the years. Together, we who share the progressive values on which this newspaper was founded have accomplished great things. I am inspired by your support.

Now I ask you to join me in my campaign for attorney general. There's been a lot of speculation in the news media about this race. Most recently, on July 11, the Cap Times wrote in a news article: "Falk ... is running for AG because she and some Democratic leaders believe (Peg) Lautenschlager is vulnerable due to a 2004 drunken driving conviction."

Let me share with you why I am running for attorney general: There is no office more important when it comes to protecting our environment, our rights, our families, our communities and our future. That's what I've done my whole life. That's what I've done as county executive. And that's what I want to do as your attorney general. My entire career has been founded on a simple idea: Results matter.

That's why I became an attorney 30 years ago starting out at Wisconsin's Environmental Decade taking on the utilities and the Public Service Commission, and winning in the Supreme Court for consumers and the environment.


I was honored to serve as your public intervenor, taking on the powerful special interests on behalf of ordinary citizens. We won a lot so much that Tommy Thompson abolished the office.
As your county executive for the last nine years, it has been a privilege to fight on behalf of Dane County's diverse constituencies, making progress on the issues that matter most to you: fighting sprawl, improving our justice system and strengthening our communities.

When I first took office here in Dane County I saw a broken justice system, one that recycles nonviolent offenders. So, working with other leaders, we began unique programs here in Dane County that hold people accountable and provide treatment, so they don't commit the same crimes again. These programs are smarter on crime, they are smarter on human lives, and they work.

I want to fight for these programs statewide so citizens and families across Wisconsin have hope for a better, safer place to live. During my first 100 days as your attorney general, here's what else I'll do:

• Initiate an environmental strike force to identify the worst environmental crimes and bring the violators to justice.
• Reprioritize resources to fix the backlog at the crime lab.
• Toughen penalties for sex predators who use the Internet to prey on our children by working with our legislators.
• Convene a task force on gangs to provide local police, district attorneys and educators a list of best practices to help them stop gangs and keep children from joining in the first place.

The Republican candidates for attorney general represent the far right wing of the Bush-Cheney party, and would turn back the clock on every issue we care about.
These extremists are against a woman's right to choose. They support the ban on civil unions. And they want to make it possible for people to carry hidden guns to kids' soccer games, to the mall or to churches.

The stakes could not be higher in November. Democratic leaders around the state and here at home Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts, Sen. Mark Miller, Sen. Jon Erpenbach have endorsed me because they know how important the attorney general's office is, and they believe I am the best candidate.

Seventy of the state's leading environmentalists, statewide progressive labor organizations and women leaders across the state have endorsed my campaign, including the statewide firefighters union; the 40,000-member AFSCME union; SEIU, the state's largest home health care union; Women's Choice, Wisconsin's version of Emily's List; and more.

For more than 30 years I've fought for the ideas we care about and the values we share. I want to be Wisconsin's attorney general to continue to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves, to put the law to work on behalf of ordinary citizens, to fight the good fight, and, as I've done throughout my career, to get results on the issues that matter most.

Kathleen Falk will face incumbent Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager in the Democratic primary Sept. 12.Published: July 25, 2006

WIND TURBINE COMING TO WINNEBAGO COUNTY ?? COULD BE STAY TUNED FOR MORE

Town of Menasha wind turbine project advances
Panel OKs permit for pipe structure

Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers
TOWN OF MENASHA — A wind turbine demonstration project generated many questions and concerns Wednesday but still passed its initial hurdle.

The Planning Commission approved a permit, with several conditions, for Kelly Rousseau and Soul Purpose Ministry, Inc., a nonprofit Christian ministry that hopes to install the turbines atop a structure at a former steel company.

Rousseau, of Hortonville, and co-applicant Tom Newton, of Manitowoc, are planning to place 36 wind turbines with 8-foot-diameter blades around the perimeter of a crane bay at 2225 Northern Road.

The small-scale turbines are nothing like the large wind turbines seen elsewhere. The proposed turbines are about the size of a bowling ball and will be mounted on pipes, not towers, not to exceed 120 feet in height. The pipes will be spread 10 feet apart around the outer perimeter of the 9,200-square-foot crane bay. They will be fastened against the steel beams and banded together by guy wires gathered in the center of the structure.

The property is in a heavy industrial zone where many uses are permitted. But Winnebago County requires the permit because of the electricity generation.

"We've got more questions than answers," said Matt Everett, co-owner of Paul Davis Restoration, a business next door. Since Rousseau purchased the property a year ago, Everett said it has been "essentially used as a garbage dump," creating a nuisance with tall weeds and an abandoned and unregistered bus.

Based on that, Everett is concerned with bringing additional "waste and foul odors" to the site from other renewable energy projects.

Rousseau said the project will allow Soul Purpose Ministry "to further develop and bring awareness to technologies that can assist in solving energy needs for the masses" especially the needy.

Besides the wind turbines, the first phase involves a biodiesel generator and a 15-passenger bus with a diesel engine that runs on vegetable oil, said Newton, president of Worship, Thanks Praise of Manitowoc, a partner of Soul Purpose Ministry.

Jim Beasom, who lives at The Park, a 10-story condominium nearby, said he has no problem with the turbines, but is concerned with possible odors coming from other renewable energy projects proposed for the site, including a bio-mass digester/processor to handle sewage treatment plant sludge, a steam co-generation system, a wood chip steam boiler and photovoltaic solar cells.

One of the conditions imposed on the project is a report on how many birds, if any, are killed by the turbines. Menasha also will require that odors are confined to the property, equipment and trash receptacles are screened from view and that all future phases of the project first are approved by the Planning Commission.

The permit now goes to the Town Board Monday night, a public hearing before the Winnebago County Planning and Zoning Committee on Tuesday in Oshkosh and ultimately to the County Board.

BENEFIT FOR STUSSY FAMILY

The benefit is for children who have had to endure a traumatic experience , The mother I have known for a number of tears now- I serve with here on the ADVOCAP BOARD of Directors and UW-O Head Start Policy Council for which she is the current President.

She is a saint of a person. So I hope many of you can make it.


July 27, 2006
BENEFIT FOR STUSSY CHILDREN

Please join us at a benefit dance for the three Stussy children: Ariel, Age 5 Zachary, Age 8 Randy, Age 10 who survived and are recovering from a tragic house fire at their home on 9th Avenue in Oshkosh on July 5th, 2006.
When: July 27, 2006 5PM – 8PM Location: United Automobile Workers Local 578 (Local Union Hall) 2920 Oregon Street, Oshkosh, WI 54902 Featuring ‘Karaoke with TOBE’ Pizza Dinner Silent Auction Games for Children Admission:$5.00/person Kids 10 & under --

FREE Pizza dinner: $2.00/person includes 1 slice of pizza, 1 bag of chips, & 1 soda/juice We will also be collecting any gently used items for the family! Please join us at a benefit dance for the three Stussy children: Ariel, Age 5 Zachary, Age 8 Randy, Age 10 who survived and are recovering from a tragic house fire at their home on 9th Avenue in Oshkosh on July 5th, 2006.

When: July 27, 2006 5PM – 8PM Location: United Automobile Workers Local 578 (Local Union Hall) 2920 Oregon Street, Oshkosh, WI 54902 Featuring ‘Karaoke with TOBE’ Pizza Dinner Silent Auction Games for Children Admission: $5.00/person Kids 10 & under --

FREE Pizza dinner: $2.00/person includes 1 slice of pizza, 1 bag of chips, & 1 soda/juice We will also be collecting any gently used items for the family! If you have any questions or would like to donate an item(s) for the silent auction, please call: Connie Ruddick (920)410-8078 or (920)233-0871.

GROUND BREAKING FOR PARKVIEW

Groundbreaking set for new Park View
Project 'going well,' administrator saysBy Krista B. Ledbetter of The NorthwesternIf You GoWhat: Groundbreaking for new Park View Health Center

When: 2 p.m., Aug. 9Where: 725 Butler Ave.

Years of planning and months of plan changing have finally led to a groundbreaking for the new Park View Health Center.Margie Rankin, administrator of Park View, said construction of the new county-owned nursing home is scheduled to start on Aug. 9."The project is really going well," Rankin said. "There haven't been any major barriers. We're progressing nicely."Mike Elder, director of the Winnebago County Facilities and Property Management Department, said no changes have been made to the plans since the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors approved the $23.34 million project in late February.The board approved the project as a 136,000-square-foot facility with 168 beds, 54 fewer than Park View is now licensed for. The county had been studying options for the current 56-year-old Park View since late 2002.Elder also said the Park View and facilities and property management committees are in the process of getting bids out for foundation and site work, and another bidproject will go out later in the summer for the remainder of the project.Rankin said construction of the new nursing home is expected to last about 16 months.Since the project was approved, a construction fund and a permanent endowment fund have been set up through the Oshkosh Community Foundation, Rankin said."People also have an opportunity to make a donation directly to Park View," she said.

IDEAS FOR NEXT TOWN HALL MEETING WITH SUPERVISOR MIKE NORTON

Dear Public :

I am considering having another town hall meeting , I would like your ideas on what topics (county) should discussed .

The meeting probably will take place at the Winnebago Courthouse but I would like input on topics of interest to you--the upcoming budget, county board size, or any other issue facing the Winnebagp County Board.

Please post your ideas here

Mike Norton
Winnebgo County Supervisor District 20

THE SIZE OF THE COUNTY BOARD ?

Here is a chance to express your opinion on what the size of the Winnebago County Board should be. Also give reasons why you feel that way.

Hope you will post your comments and if I will soon give my thoughts on the subject. As you know the County board Chair has formed a committee to look into the matter.