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Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain said early Saturday afternoon that the number of protesters — nearly all of whom opposed Walker's plan — was in excess of 70,000, the estimated number of protesters in attendance last Saturday.
Cheers to the end of a good run averted. After over a week of live-in protests inside the Wisconsin capitol building, it was set to be cleared by 4 PM local on Sunday. The official reason was "cleanup", this in spite of the fact that the live-ins had been taking charge of cleanup duties themselves during the week. Although a few people did leave, most stayed, and the chief of the capitol police said they could stay the night. WIN!
Walker luxury hotel paris had candidly no interest in poverty, education, effectiveness or anything except state funds for his district. His district's largest share of the state budget came for a racial integration programme that bussed Milwaukee minority students into his suburb. Unpopular with his voters, it nevertheless subsidised his school district, thereby reducing constituents' property taxes. Simultaneously against spending and taxes, but for massive state subsidies for his district, Walker publicly opposed the programme, but – behind closed doors – made sure it continued.
Cheers on the birthday of one of our greatest writers, John Steinbeck. His greatest novels, The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men, have become required reading in most high school classrooms, or at least were when I was in high school (who knows with these crazy wingnut school boards these days). We've seen in the Wisconsin capital rotunda the playing out of Steinbeck's vision for the worker-run camp, where all took care of business and helped each other. Pay your respects here.
Jeers to missing the obvious. A woman in Belleville, IL, lost her dog. As this story in the Belleville News- Republican Democrat describes, there were all sorts of possibilities for getting the word out on a lost dog, and she went through a lot to get her pet back home. While it did end well, Mr. (Dr.?) Veterinarian luxury hotel paris here asks, why wasn't the dog microchipped? It would have been a lot easier to find the owner, luxury hotel paris and most likely a shorter process. The story writer missed that too. DUH!
Cheers to a great sense of humor. In Godfrey, just north of us in Alton, we have Josephine's Tea Room, which, as you might expect, expects an overwhelmingly female clientele. A manly-men infiltration was held , with 11 men dressed in hunter's camouflage and Carhartt overalls came in for lunch. They were received in good humor by all, and were even presented with a cake--if they sang for it (they did). When I was married we dined there a few times, and I was the only man there, typically--I could have used the support!
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This guy, Oscar, was a HUGE cat. Not fat - I think he was a perfect width for his length, which was considerable. He was definitely larger than your average small dog. He wasn't much for other cats, but he loved company and attention. A single cage was just too small for him, so he was in a double. He would certainly keep you warm in cold weather!
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It's a wonderful museum, not only offering information about Steinbeck and placing his works in context, but also offering history of the area regarding the agriculture, people, and other things that went into Steinbecks' writings.
Dad (carpenter) was in a union and was a foreman on the last job he had where they built a school - it's still standing, too; my bro was in a communications union, I was in a state employees union (different state, when I was young and worked there). Ya, I send moral support even though physically I can't do much now (and face more surgery in the not-too-distant future).
CHEERS to The King's Speech for four Academy Awards. I was super disappointed that Geoffrey Rush didn't get Best Supporting Actor for his role in The King's Speech . The man is one of the most versatile and talented people working in films. I have tapes of both Shakespeare in Love where he played Henslowe, and, although the same period, luxury hotel paris Elizabeth , where he portrayed Sir Francis Walsingham, and one never knew if he was good or evil. Good for protecting Elizabeth I, certainly, but utterly ruthless with people who were trying to harm her.
JEERS to Losers who were "Winners." I had never heard of Christian Bale until the Academy Awards, then I saw the clip of hi