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Two Ways of Spreading Light Quote by Edith Wharton
A concise quote from Edith Wharton notes two methods to spread light: be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. The line reflects her wit on influence and selfless guidance.
Pilot lands crashing plane with cocktail intact
A San Francisco Airport crash landing involved Asiana Airlines offering ten thousand dollars per passenger for the incident last month. The plane belly flopped and the pilot managed the landing without spilling a cocktail.
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Online Poll: Neighborhood Annoyances Question
Online poll asks readers to vote on the biggest neighborhood annoyance including neglect of lawn maintenance dogs and cats on the loose noise and music trash and recycling bins left out after pickup. Voters are directed to visit themonroetimes.com to register. results will be published in Wednesday's Times.
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Milwaukee mayor asks state for aid to fund police overtime
Polemic argues Gov Walker and Legislature squeezed Milwaukee finances, hindering public safety. It credits Barrett and Flynn for seeking overtime funding and police upgrades, and urges lawmakers to back $500,000 in matching funds, support harsher penalties for firearms, and a revised concealed carry law while noting Act 10 savings are overstated.
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Green County Fair displays antiques tractors and oddities
Barbs Blossoms notes a Green County Fair display featuring tractors washing machines a dog treadmill and a mounted coin picker. Thanks are given to the Green County Fair Board for the exhibit and readers are invited to submit blossoms and barbs by email or mail with a Thursday 5 pm deadline for Saturday publication.
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Green County Fair Board
Bernard Albright
Walker reconstitutes Wisconsin labor review board picks
Gov. Walker reshapes the Labor and Industry Review Commission, an independent agency rare in public view, to hear appeals on unemployment insurance, workers compensation and equal rights rulings that affect ordinary Wisconsinites. The board's decisions can have wide personal impact even if most residents are unaware of its existence.
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Wisconsin labor panel sees shifts under Walker appointees
The Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission handles about 3,500 cases yearly with a staff of over a dozen attorneys and three commissioners. Since Gov. Scott Walker began replacing Doyle appointees, Laurie McCallum Bill Jordahl and David Falstad have taken seat, signaling a tilt toward employer and insurer interests while maintaining commitment to fair rulings.
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Robert Glaser
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Appleton
John Edmondson
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Wausau Insurance
Tommy Thompson
Crump
Doyle
Glaser
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Commission
Falstad
Dave
Thompson
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