Riverfront goals unsettled as La Crosse agency seeks new leadership
The mayor proposes seven new members for the La Crosse Redevelopment Authority after the board's dissolution leaves only an acting executive director. Alder men Schubert and Sontag are named as possible appointees, stirring debate over neutrality and direction as the city seeks an effective operating authority.
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Parting gifts spark public ire at La Crosse Authority
The La Crosse Redevelopment Authority approved vacation pay for outgoing director Charles Parrott and assistant Donna Schurz totaling 2934 and 625 dollars, adding to severance of 1234 dollars for Parrott. Critics say the payments amount to an unwanted raise as the two resign this week.
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Nursing Home Sale Sparks Inflation Debate in La Crosse
Bethany St Joseph’s Corp seeks to buy Park Terrace Nursing Home from Hiawatha Health Centers for 4.2 million, a price critics say reflects inflation and may exceed duplication costs. WWHSA approved the sale despite questions about land, equipment costs, and a 1.05 million loan at 10.75 percent. Blue Cross voices alarm at the price while Bethany St Joseph’s Lutheran and Catholic agencies have shown operator potential.
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Tributary of years flashback readers by Tribune
Twenty to fifty years ago notes highlight Fulbright tax aid stance in 1956 deer zone plans, 1946 building permits, Alaska farmer from La Crosse, 1936 attack at a Rhinelander station, Roosevelt inaugural, 1926 business club president, diphtheria case and local death notes.
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Calls for Wisconsin intermediate court to ease Supreme Court backlog
An appeals system overhaul seeks a statewide intermediate court to cut a growing backlog. Wisconsin Supreme Court must decide 639 cases from last term with half again as many resolved as five years ago, while hundreds await relief.
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Foreign aid bill rises to record highs under Carter era
The United States plans more than 11 billion dollars in foreign aid for the current year, the largest since World War II except for Vietnam. About 9 billion goes to economic assistance and 2 billion to military aid including Israel and Turkey. Egypt, Syria, Jordan receive billions. Africa may gain 360 million with a proposed Rhodesia program. Critics link Kissinger diplomacy to rising aid and question long term costs.
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Readers weigh in on gun rights and local ethics
Tribune readers voice strong opinions on John Medinger and gun control including the Second Amendment right. They urge constitutional familiarity and oppose 48 to 96 hour wait periods as infringements. Also letters address beer sales confusion, a Chamber of Commerce plea, and a heartwarming note about a man who returned a lost billfold.
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Black River Falls
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Agencies clash over landlord tenant dispute rules
Madison Wisconsin agencies argue over how to settle landlord tenant conflicts Justice Department urges action while Agriculture defers citing complexity and need for careful drafting. Tenant complaints focus on security deposits and lease terminations amid calls for state wide guidelines.
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Claire Jackson
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Rohde
California Death Penalty Struck Down Shortens Death Row List
California Supreme Court voided mandatory death penalties and resentenced 65 men and 2 women to life imprisonment with parole eligibility in seven years. The ruling reportedly has little expected impact beyond California though debates over capital punishment continue. Separately, Gary Gilmore faces execution after a stay request and overdose leave him in critical condition.
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Anthony Amsterdam
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Evelle Younger
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Washington
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