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A daring raid in Columbia
July 4
It was a great week for Colombia and its president, Alvaro Uribe, and the latest in a series of really bad months for FARC.
Levees are in need of attention
July 3
EDITORIAL
Levees generally come to the public's attention only when they fail, as they did this year in the Midwest and disastrously in New Orleans in 2005. But levees are a surprisingly common fact of American life and many people may not even be aware that they are living behind the protection of what is basically a pile of dirt.
Parade first, controversy later
July 2
County Executive Jim Kreuser made a good point the other day when he said we're lucky to have the Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade at all this year. After more than a year of controversy and lawsuits and the organizing committee dissolving because of insufficient financial support and volunteers, it is fortunate that Mayor Keith Bosman was able to put together a committee to organize the 2008 event. That committee was formed only five weeks before the parade.
Leave fireworks to the pros
July 1
Wisconsin fireworks laws are pretty confusing. Basically anything that explodes or flies through the air ("if it blows up or goes up," is the slogan) isn't legal for use in back yards or at picnics.
A goose-control success story
June 30
EDITORIAL
Paddock Lake's goose control efforts have been so successful that the village didn't have to capture any Canada geese this year. And it's not because the goose population is down everywhere. Department of Natural Resources personnel were banding geese last week and reported the geese are generally just as numerous as ever.
Minority students make steady progress at Unified
June 29
LAUREL - To Kenosha Unified School District, which is making progress in its efforts to improve the performance of minority students. Recent studies indicate that local black and Hispanic students are outperforming their counterparts in Wisconsin's other large, urban districts, and are also running ahead of the state average in their respective categories. Graduation rates are up, while dropout rates are down. That's the good news. The bad news is that a significant gap still exists between white and minority students. Said Unified official Sonya Stephens: "We are doing better than our sister districts, but we realize there is still a lot of work to do." And Supt. Joe Mangi said the progress will spur continued progress. "It gives us that extra confidence to continue to move forward with what we are doing to help all of our students," he said. Yes, there is still a long way to go, but the progress is encouraging.
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