| Biggest backers of Unit 5 referendums are district employees
In all 22 individuals, six businesses, four parent-teachers organizations, and the Unit 5 Education Association have given to the cause, said committee co-chairman Carl Teichman.Expenses to date total almost $20,000 and include radio and newspaper advertisements, yards signs, mailings and campaign buttons, he said, adding he expects final donations to total more than $30,000.On Feb. 5, district voters will be asked to approve a $96.7 million building project to build two new elementary schools, add onto another, construct a new middle school, renovate eight existing schools and upgrade security and technology at all schools. A second question asks for an increase in the education fund for operating expenses for the new buildings. If approved, the homeowner of a $200,000 home would pay an additional $170; the current Unit 5 tax bill is about $2,742.“We're still gaining momentum and people are contributing to the committee," said Teichman, adding, “No taxpayer dollars, no Unit 5 money" is being spent on promoting the referendum.
State Of State Highlights Governor Doyle's Hopes For Wisconsin
Saying challenging days ahead will require "deep cuts and hard sacrifices," Governor Jim Doyle outlined a plan tonight of targeted tax breaks and a new health insurance pool for small businesses. It's all designed to blunt effects that a national economic downturn will have on Wisconsin. But Doyle's ability to follow through on the agenda outlined in his State of the State speech will be complicated by the divided Legislature and the state's economy which continues to show signs of weakening. The Democratic governor is pushing a variety of economic development proposals targeting the state's small businesses, agricultural community and manufacturing sector. He is not advocating any type of income tax cut for individuals or a sales tax reduction. Many of the ideas he is touting originated with Republican lawmakers, helping their chances in the Assembly but posing a potential problem in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Clinton Allies May Dump Millions Into Anti-Obama Group
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A panicked and cash-short Clinton campaign is seriously considering giving up on the Nevada caucuses and on the South Carolina primary in order to regroup and to save resources for the massive 19-state mega-primary on February 5. At the same time, some top independent expenditure groups supporting Clinton have been exploring the creation of an anti-Obama "527 committee" that would take unlimited contributions from a few of Clinton's super-rich backers and from a handful of unions to finance television ads and direct mail designed to tarnish the Illinois Senator's image. The Clinton campaign has raised over $100 million, but has "only" $15 to $20 million left. It faces donor reluctance to give more in the face of the Iowa defeat and the prospect of a second loss in New Hampshire today.
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra highlights child prodigies Four young ...
Tristan Zeman began his formal violin training when he was 3 years old. A child prodigy, Zeman, now 12, has performed recitals at Carnegie Hall and in Canada.
"Family legend goes that I picked up the violin all by myself," says Zeman who lives in Westport and trains at the Manhattan School of Music.
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Angus steer that got loose outside Cincinnati shot and killed
After eluding the traps and tranquilizer darts of SPCA officials and police officers for 11 days, she was finally captured just after midnight Feb. 26 in Clifton, Ohio.
She had become such a celebrity that she was spared from the slaughterhouse. In late March, 2002, Max offered $180,000 worth of his paintings to the SPCA for use at their next auction.
In return, he wanted custody of the cow, whom he named to commemorate not only her dramatic pursuit of liberty, but the city into which she escaped.
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Most young men can be forgiven for not knowing what they'll be doing two days from now, much less two years. Not the three siblings who comprise the hit trio the Jonas Bros. The superstars-in-the-making have every day mapped out for the next 24 months. If you're not a tween/teenage girl or don't live in proximity to one, you may not yet be in on the phenomenon created by 20-year-old Kevin, 18-year-old Joe and 15-year-old Nick.
They opened for Miley Cyrus on her fall "Hannah Montana" tour to the delight of shrieking girls everywhere. Their song, "S.O.S.," catapulted to No. 1 on iTunes. Their second album has sold more than 900,000 copies. And that's just the beginning.
Earlier this month, the band became the youngest act to sign a deal with concert presenter Live Nation.
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