Thursday, October 18, 2007
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Evansville City Meetings Audio
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The Book of Minutes
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Wisconsin Wit
The Evansville Flooding Files
Debt and Taxes
The Art of Richard Krake
The Art of Jonathan Wilde
"The Art of Theodore Robinson---"
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- Video: 7 0f 8: Richard Krake on "The Art of Theodore Robinson"
- Video; 8 of 8: Richard Krake speaks: The Art of Theodore Robinson
- Video; Meet the Artists 2009: Evansville, Wi
- Audio; Uncut audio of complete Richard Krake Presentation and Artists introduction
- The Virtual Theodore Robinson
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Audio; Evansville City Meetings
Evansville Schools Meetings Audio
The Sermons of Fr. Kevin Dooley
Evansville Observer on Youtube
Evansville Schools: Building Options: Ad Hoc: 9-10-2008
Evansville Flooding Files--2005-Present
Straight Talk About Flood Plains---the meeting
- Complete Audio: Straight Talk about floodplains
- Video: 1 of 3: Citizens: "We're in an earthquake here".....
- Video: 2 of 3: Floodplain meeting
- Video: 3 of 3 Floodplain meeting
- Video: Citizens ask: "Why did nobody tell us?"
- Who to Ask? Developer; Real Estate Agent; Review government process
- What is a LOMR?
- What is Zone A?
- What is an AE zone designation?
- Background; Dane Co: Plan: REQUIRES Flood Ins in AE zones
- Video: Ald Wyse: Agents and banks need education
- Video: Citizens ask for help: City answers.....
Public Works: 11-27-2007: Stormwater: Presentation and Questions
- Audio: (complete) Dave Sauer Presents
- Audio: (Complete) Additional Engineers Present
- Audio: (complete unedited) Questions and Answers
- Video: Jim Turner Speaks: "If you knew, why did you allow development?"
- Video: MSA: Joe DeYoung:(1 of 3 ) Flooding" no surprise at all"
- Video: MSA: Joe DeYoung: (2 fo 3)--"exactly what we expected"
- Video: MSA: Joe DeYoung: (3 of 3)
History: Evansville 4K
- 2006: Video:4K: Jamie Fellows Speaks: "What's the Point?"
- Evansville Schools Debt Schedule
- Audio: Uncut: 1/10/2011: Evansville Early Childhood Teachers speak on 4K
- Video: 1: 1/10/2011: Mrs. Hurley gives overview of 4k Discussion
- Video:4: 4K: Lou Havlik talks re 4k v Headstart
- 1/2008: Melissa Hamman: 4K analysis
- 2008: Melissa Hammann: 4K: The Financial Analysis
- Audio: Supr. Carvin talks of 4K as Summer School Option
- 2007: Mr. Pierick Speaks of 4K
- 2007: Mr. Larson asks for 4K on Goal List
- 2006: Daycare Providers Speak on 4K
- 2006: Melissa Hammann speaks on 4K
- 2007: 4K Decided Issue; Not sustainable long term financially
We Set The Standard for Online News
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Rock Net Roots---
History of Heidi Carvin, Supr. Evansville Schools
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FightingBob.com
Blogs and Books of Melissa Hammann
"School Scoop" is the most recent blog of Melissa Hammann, former Evansville School Board member----"School Issues that Count" is the text of the book published in 2008 that covers issues at the forefront of debate in Evansville in the past few years---half-day kindergarten, 4K, Gender Equity, Grading, and much, much more.
"School Issues That Count"---by Melissa Hammann
Third Party Blogs: Blog Talk Radio
WIBA-AM Podcast
Tweet This
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School Issues That Count---the book
The Cantors of St. Paul's Church
Eager Free Public Library--Podcast Archive
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Products from the Philippines---Missions
- NYT: Human Rights abuses in Philippines highlighted
- Background: Rex Fernandez: Human Rights abuses in the Philippines.
- Philippines: Seminars in Mn in September Re Human Rights Issues in Emigration and more...
- Award Winning Video---Chicken a la carte
- Purses; Billfolds; Table Cloths; Parchment Cards with flowers
- The Disappeared---a True Story
White House.gov Blog Feed: WhiteHouse.gov Blog
Twitter / MN_news
Video: Lin's Garden----Chinese Restaurant NOW open on East Main Street --Evansville, Wisconisn
Lin's Garden Opens on East Main
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Cunningham Carpentry--the Classic Porch Swing
Call Jim at 608-882-0679 or click on the picture for more info
"My Life and Times in Art" by Richard Krake
- Audio: Richard Krake: "My Life and Times in Art" ; Uncut audio; 1 hr: Eager Free Public Library; April 21,2009
- Video: 1 of 4: Richard Krake: "My Life and Times in Art.""
- Video: 2 of 4: Richard Krake: "My Life and Times in Art."
- Video: 3 of 4: Richard Krake: "My Life and Times in Art"
- Video: 4 of 4: Richard Krake: "MyLife and Times in Art"
Evansville I and E Club
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St. Paul's Church, Evansville, Wi
Click on the picture for the Sermons of Fr. Kevin Dooley: They are free and searchable in the ITunes Store: Also available at Mediafly,com podcasts in full screen video.
School Beat; Plunkett Raysich; The Report//The Analysis
- Video: Plunkett Raysich:2007: The Options
- Plunkett Raysich Options Report
- The Options Review: OpEd: An Analysis
- Evansville Schools Enrollment Report---
- OpEd: "The Perils of Prophecy"--the population and enrollment study
- OpEd: "Building Capacity" numbers changed
- The Space Needs Analysis--pdf
- Melissa Hammann: "When is Full, Full?"
- Text: "On Bluberry Ice Cream" by Mr. Michael Pierick
- Audio; Nostalgia: "On BlueBerry Ice Cream by Michael. Pierick
Town of Union:Plan: Wind Turbine: 7-28-2008
Scenes of the 4th of July Parade--Evansville
The Carriage House----Evansville Observer Headquarters
Click on the pic for the Tales From Normal, Mn.--FICTION--- audio
Town of Union Pheasant Lodge
Wind Turbine Resource Corner:
- The Wind Power Toolkit---articles by John Droz, Jr.
- Better Plan, Rock County
- The Case of Horicon Marsh--2 mile set back for birds
- UMass; Wind Noise and Community Set Back Standards
- Noise and the Effect on Heart Disease, CHF
- Addressing Wind Turbine Noise
- California Wind Turbine Set Back Standards
- World Health Organization: Recommendations and Guideliens
- PhD Thesis: Nighttime Wind/Sound Effects
- Dr. Nina Pierpont--Effects of Wind Noise
- Resource; Articles by Dr. Nina Pierpont
- Audio: Blues
- Union Town Board; 3-6-2008; Wind Process Discussion
The Blooze Brothers Rock Evansville--7-5-2008
The Blooze Brothers: Evansville: July 5, 2008
Classic 4th of July---Evansville, Wisconsin
Minneapolis Star
Town of Union Planning Meeting--6-26-2008
- Audio: Gavel to gavel unedited audio re: Pheasant Hunting conditionaol use permit
- Video: 1 of 4: Re: Pheasant Hunting Lodge conditional use permit
- Video; 2 of 4: Re Pheasant Hunting Lodge
- Video: 3 of 4: Re: Pheasant Hunting Lodge Conditional use permit
- Video: 4 of 4: Re: Pheasant Hunting Lodge Conditional Use Permit
- Video: 1 of 3: Ducks Unlimited member speaks
- Video: 2 of 3: Ducks Unlimited speaks
- Video: 3 of 3: Ducks unlimited speaks
Economic Development Task Force Reports--
- Workforce Development Team: Jim Brooks Presenter
- Governmental Relations: Betsy Ahner Presenter
- Downtown Revitalization: John Gishnock III Presenter
- Marketing Team Presentation
- Entrepreneurial Environment Team: Eric Larsen Presenter
- Gazette; Gina Duwe covers the Economic Task Force Reports
- Minutes: Econ. Deve: 4-17-2008
View From the Wind Praire
Union Town Board; 3-6-2008
Julier Hermanson--AWARE
The Aware Agency
Think Summer
The Adirondak Chair by Cunningham Carpentry
Classic Porch Swing--Cunningham Carpentry
Full Lumbar Support--just in time
Cunningham Carpentry--click on the link for samples
AWARE:
The Trader's Little Black Book---click on book to preview; order
"School Issues That Count" by Melissa Hammann--click on book to preview; order
School Issues That Count
Lake Leota Bridge
Evansville Economic Summit-----
- Video: Mayor Sandy Decker: Intro: Purpose
- Video: Mr. Terry Whipple "Catch the Culture"--1 of 3
- Video: Mr. Terry Whipple--"Catch the Culture"--2 of 3
- Video: Mr. Terry Whipple--"Catch the Culture"--3 of 3
- Audio: Complete: Terry Whipple---"Catch the Culture"
- Audio: Mr. Bud Gayhart, UW Whitewater"Differentiating Your Business From the Competition
- The Whalen Focus Group Report
washingtonpost.com - Politics
Historic Reflections
The New Eager Building---Evansville 2007
NYT > Home Page
The Book Of Minutes has arrived---click on the book for preview
Minyanville
Audio: Senior Center Meet and Greet: 12-27-2007; VIDEO coming on Friday
- Video: Boris Frank, Consultant, Speaks
- Video: Kent Knutson, donor representative, speaks: On Creating Unity
- Video: "Is the site in a flood plain?"
- Video:(1 fo 2) Dean Schultz of Excel reviews facility design
- Video: (2 of 2) Excel Engineering review of facility
- Video: Mr. Phil Kress introduces the board
- Introductions: Mr. Phil Kress
- Size of the facility?
- Site of the Facility?
- Zoning of facility?
- Is the site in the flood plain?
- "The Case of the Punk Driver"--or A tale of Insurance Rating
Evansville Flooding
- OpEd: Observer Calls for Independent Engineering Review
- Case-88-6: "The Case of the Whistleblowing Engineer"
- Audio: Common Council 8-14-2007--2 of 2
- Audio: Common Council 8-14-2007-- 1 of 2
- "The Representation"---The Experts--6-25-2007
- Audio--Public Works 4-23-2007 Water Issues
- Video: 4-23-2007 Sauer Speaks on Groundwater
- Mark Speaks: --8-14-2007
- Question: What if You are Wrong? Plan B?
- Plan Comm 4/2006----"complete"
- Common Council: April 2006: Westfield Meadows
- Jim Brooks Predicts: 4-13-2006
- Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the Midwest by Huff and Angel (141p)
- 8-28-2007--Roger Berg Speaks, Pt I
- 8-28-2007 Roger Berg Speaks, II
- 8-28-2007 Roger Berg Speaks, Pt III
- 8-28-2007 Roger Berg Speaks, Pt IV
- Audio---Public Works 8-28-2007--Water Issues
Methodist Church---Evansville, Wi.
Background: Stormwater Utility for Evansville?
School Beat
Plan Commission-11-5-2007
- Video: Mayor Decker speaks
- Video: Observer speaks: relates ordinance to Smart Growth plan, Housing section, page 34-36
- Smart Growth Plan--Housing Section
- Video: Mr.Roger Berg speaks: requests that minimum size ordinance be allowed to expire
- Video: Mr. Bill Hammann explains history of minimum size ordinance
- Audio: RA Smith Presents development Plan
- Audio: Minimum House Size Discussion--allowed to expire
- Audio: Evansville Hotel Presentation==Mark C. Pomerenke
- Audio: Re: Janet Porter Zoning Issue
Plan Commission 10-1-2007--Background for 11-5-2007 Planning Commission disucssion of minimum size
- Audio: Minimum House Size debate
- Video: Roger Berg Speaks re Minimum House Sizes
- Video:Former Mayor Ringhand: Small lots available uner R1
- Video: Bill Hammann speaks re small house size ordinance
- Mailbag: Mr. Connors writes re small house size ordinance
- Mason Speaks re Minimum House size ordinance
- Mayor Ringhand Presents New Senior Center Concept Design
Lake Leota Corner
School Beat: "The Hammann Report"------
Janesville Links
Evansville, Wisconsin-----Soybean Capital of Wisconsin
Watch for the Soybean Festival This Weekend--- October 20th
Evansville, Wisconsin------The Soybean Capital
Gov. Doyle Proclaims Evansville Soybean Capital of Wis
Rock Netroots Commentary
Twin City Daily Planet News
Lake Leota Covered Bridge
Lake Leota Covered Bridge
Tales From Normal--------FICTION
Tales From Normal---FICTION---the BOOK
England, The Grand Adventure
CNN.com - Video
Evansville Wind Prairie
"I feel the power of the wind"--
Links of Note
- Evansville Community Theatre
- Adventures of London FlyGirl
- Audio: Evansville Public Works Water Issues 4-23-2007
- Downtown Evansville---Live Photocam
- Plunkett Raysich---The Movie--30-44 Million in Options for Evansville School District
- Evansville Schools Enrollment Projection
- Evansville Observer AGENDA Blog
- City of Evansville
- Town of Union
- Wisconsin State Journal
- Janesville Gazette
- The Monroe Times
- "Tales From Normal"--FICTION
- Open Congress.org
- Wisconsin Virtual School Tour
- Wis DPI Info: Virtual Schools
- The Monroe Virtual Middle School
- Monroe Virtual High School
- Rock Net Roots Blog
- Wisconsin Public Radio Podcasts
- Eager Free Public Library
- Evansville Schools
- "Chasin the News" Blog
- "Grumps"--Happy Circumstance Blog
- Local Politics 101 Blog
- The Minnesota Observer
- Prof. Althouse Blog
- The Wheeler Report
- Karate America--Evansville
- Cunningham Carpentry
- Mama Alberici's Deli
- Evansville Floral
- Union Bank and Trust
- Bank of Evansville
- Joe Bradley--Realtor
- Luchsinger Realty
- Century 21--Evansville Realty
- Allen Realty
- Maple Grove Family Dental
- Dean George Auction Service
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- Gazette: Threats Made at EHS: Extra Security added
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- Press Release: The Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree
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I think the reason the holdiday season can be so stressful is these retailers start shoving it down our throats so early.
ReplyDeleteHow many people have told their kids what Christmas is really about?
How many people make a point of keeping Christmas religous and not commercial???
It a shame its become more about what people want, then what its about.