Alternative Connections: NASHVILLE EYE
Mr. Governor, listen to those who stand to lose the most By FAY HOLCOMB As we listen to our government officials talk of budget cuts and ending programs, I want to remind them that this is not just about budgets and numbers. The state budget cuts will bring even more problems to families who have very little to begin with and nothing for extras.We the public often hear of the "welfare mother" myth, having children just to get more money. I say listen to my...
Alternative Connections: LONG-DISTANCE PROVIDERS HOPE TO EXPAND
Two Raleigh-based providers of long-distance service to business want to offer local telephone service, too.BTI and FiberSouth said Wednesday they have filed applications to provide local telephone service to business and residential customers in North Carolina and other Southeastern states. They join some of the country's long-distance giants including AT&T and MCI moving to get into this business now that the state legislature has approved deregulation of local...
Alternative Connections: Opatz wants city to forgo southeast side connection
Lawmaker says linking Michigan Avenue to U.S. Highway 10 would hurt neighborhoods By John Hoogesteger TIMES STAFF WRITER State Rep. Joe Opatz, DFL-St. Cloud, has asked St. Cloud City Council candidates to take a stand on the proposed connection between 10th Street/Michigan Avenue and U.S. Highway 10.Opatz, who has been a long-time opponent of the connection, sent letters this week to the Area Planning Organization and the council asking them to eliminate the project from their...
Alternative Connections: Setting it straight
A Dec. 28 story in the Green Sheet incorrectly stated that Alternative Connections was Milwaukee's only same-sex matching service. SoulMates, a West Allis matching service, also caters to gays.* * * A story Sunday about Badgers fans buying Rose Bowl products attributed a statement to the wrong person in some editions of The Journal. Bill Battle, president of Collegiate Licensing Co. in Atlanta, made the statement: "That gets everybody excited. Everybody wants to be...
Alternative Connections: Western Daily Press: Blame town people for hunting ban
It was a sad day when the Government banned hunting. It's a sad day when the Government bans shooting. It'll be another sad day when they ban fishing.There seems no end to the interference of townies on country life. They are changing our countryside beyond recognition, and destroying those pursuits which were a part of country life for many for hundreds of years.History for the townies means grand houses and ruined castles, but these are dead stones in a...