RACINE POST 2008

Q U O T E O F T H E D A Y

I think I'll have plenty of veto power left. --Gov. Jim Doyle, reacting to two major provisions of the legislature's tentative budget compromise. H A I K U O F T H E D A Y Budget compromise: Refinance, delay school aid ...State House foreclosure! Your turn! Write a haiku here! Music on the Monument line-up Animal Crackers' schedule MAY 15 The three faces of combat 15 Racine Zoo's Rhino paints! Gets her first gallery show! 16 Case HS student to perform with Racine Symphony Orchestra 17 Community write-a-thon 17 Hazardous waste pick-up 17 KR Bike Club annual ride 19 Sondheim auditions at RTG 20 Surfing Medicare workshop 21 Wii for adults at Library 22 Black and White Show at Spectrum Gallery 22 Capoeira: dance, martial arts 29 RCEDC sets 25th celebration 31 Soul Talk: Hypermasculinity JUNE 7 'Rayscene from the Streets' 13 Racine Relay for Life Submit your community events to Racine Kiosk at: racinekiosk@gmail.com ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, ETC! Godspell, Beauty head Theatre Guild schedule Graham: Eskimo/Pomeranian A B O U T U S - RacinePost exclusive story - Independent media - Racine Kiosk event SEND TIPS TO Dustin or Pete Get RacinePost via Twitter RacinePost on the radio: HERE Racine Park gunning for state track title MSU, Illini go after Horlick's Jamil Wilson Jamil Wilson considering Duke? | More buzz... Case High's Ned Kramer ends nearly three decades of Racine tennis St. Cat's Patrick Souter to walk-on to UW-Milwaukee's basketball team Johnny Clay excels in UW's Spring Game St. Cat's Devron Bostic named junior college player of the year Johnny Clay shows improvement Packers schedule released... Leipold gets Minnesota Wild P R O P E R T Y T R A N S F E R S CLICK for our growing archive of Racine County Property Transfers

`L A T E S T N E W S` `Lakes Compact ready; up for action Wednesday Doyle threatens budget veto \| DETAILS First electric vehicle driving around Racine Now Ryan jumps aboard the gas tax vacation express`		Q U O T E O F T H E D A Y I think I'll have plenty of veto power left. --Gov. Jim Doyle, reacting to two major provisions of the legislature's tentative budget compromise. H A I K U O F T H E D A Y Budget compromise: Refinance, delay school aid ...State House foreclosure! Your turn! Write a haiku here! Music on the Monument line-up Animal Crackers' schedule MAY 15 The three faces of combat 15 Racine Zoo's Rhino paints! Gets her first gallery show! 16 Case HS student to perform with Racine Symphony Orchestra 17 Community write-a-thon 17 Hazardous waste pick-up 17 KR Bike Club annual ride 19 Sondheim auditions at RTG 20 Surfing Medicare workshop 21 Wii for adults at Library 22 Black and White Show at Spectrum Gallery 22 Capoeira: dance, martial arts 29 RCEDC sets 25th celebration 31 Soul Talk: Hypermasculinity JUNE 7 'Rayscene from the Streets' 13 Racine Relay for Life Submit your community events to Racine Kiosk at: racinekiosk@gmail.com ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, ETC! Godspell, Beauty head Theatre Guild schedule Graham: Eskimo/Pomeranian A B O U T U S - RacinePost exclusive story - Independent media - Racine Kiosk event SEND TIPS TO Dustin or Pete Get RacinePost via Twitter RacinePost on the radio: HERE Racine Park gunning for state track title MSU, Illini go after Horlick's Jamil Wilson Jamil Wilson considering Duke? \| More buzz... Case High's Ned Kramer ends nearly three decades of Racine tennis St. Cat's Patrick Souter to walk-on to UW-Milwaukee's basketball team Johnny Clay excels in UW's Spring Game St. Cat's Devron Bostic named junior college player of the year Johnny Clay shows improvement Packers schedule released... Leipold gets Minnesota Wild P R O P E R T Y T R A N S F E R S CLICK for our growing archive of Racine County Property Transfers
`Ca-Ching! Caledonia benefits from new coal plant Racine's David Johnston takes 2nd in childrens' writing competition Small plane crashes near Burlington; Passengers OK Kenosha superdelegate undecided Lax security while inmates are in hospital? Zoo gets 2 wallaroos`	`Bookmobile broken March for Babies raises $60,000+ Flashinski challenging Vos \| He's running 5-year-old girl touched by classmate; What should parents do? Finishing touch at Monument Square Cheap(er) gas? \| Click HERE, save 23 cents/gal.`

Red Cross looking for local heroes all month 21 kids, 61 grandchildren; It's your day, Louise Hunter! Gateway's WGTD-FM 91.1 boosting its signal Meet Racine's seven newest cops A lovely day on the Root River Pancake Day and its biggest fan Lakefront Artists Fair Racine...or New Orleans? Sixth Street: Our historic wood plank highway Students rally for immigrants \| Mayor's comment... \| ...runs into a buzzsaw Wisconsin Dad's video kicks Army into action 13 lessons from the Eco-Fair Boy at Racine Park wants to be homecoming queen New staff takes over at River Bend Big changes are coming to Festival Hall City close to approving electric vehicles Failed projects suck up city tax dollars Jet ski rentals proposed for North Beach North Bay's beribboned trees a somber warning of Emerald Ash Borer Would city be liable for retired cops carrying guns? Lincoln Lutheran plans 'active adult' development Becker draws the line: No condos over 10 stories Wind turbines in Lake Michigan? (Don't hold your breath) Racine alderman wants ex-cops to carry handguns New case of measles, rubella in Racine County Donors bail out Love and Charity Mission Racine firefighter suspended from Brookfield fire department Racine Marine wounded \| Kenosha Marine killed 2008 Hook sailboat race in Racine July 19... Racine 5th grader tests positive for measles Its building finally sold, YWCA is 'reborn' Caledonia may lose $500,000 in annual utility payments... State residents owe $114 million in utility bills; Love & Charity needs $8,000... New Sixth Street sidewalks coming Shock and awe at local gas pumps Soon-to-be former Kenosha mayor working for Racine... First Fridays draws shoppers Downtown City's retired cops want right to carry concealed weapons Racine endorses Great Lakes Compact Council OK's $15,000 for Civil War cannons Proposed tower developer broke rules in Kenosha 20-year-old Racine man killed... Vos will run for re-election Flashinski challenging Vos Local Dems ask Ryan to probe Bush impeachment over torture Mason, Turner favor eight-lane interstate \| 'Highways for Jobs' More talk about VP Ryan \| He rips Fed \| ...is rapped Feingold on anniversary of 'Mission Accomplished' Is Flashinski planning run against Vos?? Kewpee's voters not upset by Rev. Wright Doyle: Budget impasse will delay state payments Poll: Obama fares better than Hillary against McCain in Wisconsin It takes the Senate to break that cell phone contract State's logic on fiscal estimates... State Revenue Report: Read the fine print! State rejects Corinne Owens Sq. funding DOUBLE WHAMMY: Wisconsin foreclosures up 30% \| Area gas prices hit record: $3.51 Feingold resolution on Africa passes. So? Fire-safe cigarettes ordered in state GREAT LAKES COMPACT AGREEMENT \| Special session April 17 \| Watered-down bill? Cathy Stepp on Teflon politicians Feingold tells Gen. Petraeus: 'Don't take this personally, but...' County Board Chair Mike Miklasevich steps aside Healthy Wisconsin? Vos argues against it Feingold rips Democrats on Iraq war stance... Has Miller Park paid off: Fan success, economic myth? \| Early end to stadium tax a $93 million issue Boondoggle: Ryan chides Manhattan 'farmers' County Dems: 'November is our turn' Yes, our income definitely is falling behind... Spoilers in the 1st CD: What should Dems do? VIDEO: Highlights of Obama's speech Obama rally photos HERE \| and HERE 10 Things to Know About Obama's Visit to Racine	Racinian's porn store causes highway interruptus in Oshkosh Cheeseheads! Calif. won't pass Wisconsin in cheese production New SCJ company launching first national ad campaign DNR: No cooling towers needed at Oak Creek Cera's Tequila Bar loses its liquor license SCJ warns of another bank scam using its name Schneider trucks to slow down to 60 MPH Racine's Suite Imagery releases new product Sturtevant's BWAY gets $150,000 state grant to create 10 jobs AW Oakes settles trench death case CNH expanding into Puerto Rico CNH employment grows; 'mini-Magnum' coming Sixth Street: Barricade comes down; now Phase 2 Shillings Pub goes smoke-free Regency Mall losing Linens 'n Things Modine sells Thermacore for $13.25 million Journal Times loses 483 daily subscribers in year Cold winter warms We Energy profits New Racine firm 'selling' geothermal heat Winona Pattern & Mold pulls out of Southside Industrial Park Johnson Outdoors earnings drop CNH profit jumps; stock price falls Coutts talks about new CNH building Kohl's fined $35,000 for 'defective' hoodie Subtle ads are passe DEVELOPER WINS $540,000 JUDGMENT IN CALEDONIA DEVELOPMENT SUIT Twin Disc 3Q income up 5.6% Lee posts 2Q loss; 'more bad news likely' Uncorkt is moving to larger quarters C R I M E No foul play in woman's death at Shoop Park Wanted Persons... Pulliam's successor in Georgia getting $285,000 2 vote no as RUSD picks superintendent Kenosha hires a superintendent, too... from within Lehman heads school safety task force Four finalists named for UW-Parkside chancellor Unified's Jose Martinez speaks at education conference Teachers seem to like Unified's new $3 million reading system... Unified begins to spend referendum dollars... Unified hires 3 of 4 PBCG employees