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Another Less Than Satisfactory Response From School District

information access, NBPS Administrators, New Berlin Schools, Public records

Being a taxpaying School District of New Berlin resident, I am interested in the District’s practices regarding financial matters/how District funds are spent.

 I sent an email to School District of New Berlin Superintendent Paul Kreutzer and Finance Director Roger Dickson requesting to inspect three records: 

  1. projected 2010-11 cash flow summary utilized for borrowing
  2. agreement between the District and Booster Club pertaining to concession stand
  3. BOE meeting minutes of the NB School Board approving the hiring of PMA for the December 2009 financing of boilers. 

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Remembering Ronald Reagan

Events

Last Sunday, the Super Bowl drew a tremendous amount of attention in our state and nationally. The Journal Sentinel reports that the telecast set a TV record. In today's newspaper, columnist Duane Dudek says “Sunday’s game had the largest audience of all time, an estimated 111 million people." 

Sunday (Feb. 6) was also the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Reagan.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

Elections, State

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is composed of seven justices, elected to 10-year terms in statewide, non-partisan April elections.

In Tuesday’s (Feb 15) Primary Election,  four candidates will vie for a seat on the state Supreme Court.

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Gov. Walker's Plan to Curtail Collective Bargaining Rights of Public Employees Draws Protests

State

If you've been following news reports on TV or newspapers, you know thousands and thousands of people have protested Gov. Walker's proposal.  

Of course, the Internet is a convenient source of information and opinion, too.  

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Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin President Pledges Solidarity With State Workers

State

"Firefighters: We'll Give Up Pay to Save Collective Bargaining (Video) "

Click here to view the  article and video (MotherJones, Feb. 20) to learn more: 

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Presidents' Day Message

Blogging, State, musings

Earlier today, I posted my blog Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin President Pledges Solidarity With State Workers.

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Grease at Ike

Events, New Berlin Schools

A reminder:

Feb. 24-27,  Eisenhower High School will present Grease, the popular  muscial about teenage love, friendship, and the “greasers” subculture set in 1959 fictional Rydell High School.   

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Gov. Walker--- Punk'd & Debunked

State

“ Forget voter ID.  Scott Walker needs better caller ID.     It's astounding that some blogger pretending to be rich Republican backer David Koch called up our governor, utterly fooled him and got a 20-minute unguarded assessment of the war on public unions in Wisconsin.   The gov got punk'd.”----   writes colunmist Jim Stingl  (today's Journal Sentinel)

 And the newspaper's Editorial Board weighs in with this editorial: 

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