Well, I'll be, I read it, but I'm not sure I believe it, Wisconsin governor Scott "Sleepy" Walker, newly elected to Wisconsin's top job, is having second thoughts about dropping a state subsidy of $29 million dollars for state mandated recycling programs. In Walkers initial proposed budget, the mandate and the subsidy were eliminated, however home owners and business' would still be required to recycle.
At the present time the city of Green Bay has several recycle only trucks that pick up items including glass, tin cans, metal cans, cleaned paint cans, metal aerosol, caps removed and paper products. There is a long list of unacceptable paper products as well as a pretty extensive list of glass and metal not to be recycled.
The recycle program in Green Bay, "I can only speak of that program" is on a bi-weekly basis and seems to work will. Special recycle or other large "bulk" pick-ups may be scheduled, but a special charge will be assessed for this type of service.
The recycling mandate has covered every resident in Wisconsin since 1995, "oh oh, a state mandated law, much like Obama's mandated health care law. But under "Sleepy" Walker's budget, home owners and business would still be required to dispose of their trash, "how exactly would that work"? What about old people, what about sick people, what about those derelict types that take absolutely no responsibility for themselves. I guess each city and county across the state would have to enlist trash cops, wait, that won't work, they would have to be paid and would get benefits after 90 days on the job. Maybe some things are better left undone.
But in the first of possibly many retractions, or re-thinking budgetary issues, the Walker administration has suggested that some communities merge their garbage collection services to save money. Maybe here in Brown county, the city of Green Bay, maybe DePere, Ashwaubenon, Howard and Bellevue could re-organization their services into one centrally located facility, share their trucks, personnel and administrators and even eliminate some personnel in a cost efficient move.
The reason for this move, pressure from some of his own party members, republican. I have sat and watched for many years the changing of the "guard" with regards to political parties and administrations and don't understand why almost without exception changes are not "suggested" rather they are roughly mandated along those same political party lines and pushed down our collective throats.
In the end, GOP lawmakers, some members of the states Department of Natural Resources and a concerned group of solid waste and recycling organizations traded proposals late last week and how to manage and fund recycling in the future. The good old American $buck stopped right there.
We here at Chronicle headquarters can only say, "whew" it appears, anyways, at the present time, Ms. Ofeelya Hiney won't be required to take our trash, which is considerable, to the local land fill. She can still take it home after work on Tuesday for pick-up at her curb Wednesday.
DOPE, (Green Bay Press Gazette)
I read with a bit of humor an article about how athletes are prone to drug use, says an expert. I say "humor" because once again, school officials are attempting to take over what parents are supposed to be doing. Thank God I'm past the age of worrying about my kids and the trouble that they might get into at school. My wife and I fought those battles and lost most of them long ago.
To say that high school kids are "prone to drug abuse" is, well rather silly. It seems as if the very athletic programs that were devised by some of these same people, is coming under attack. High school kids did not invent even one controlled substance, never dreamed of an enhancing or mind altering drug. Grown-ups did, parents, teachers, coaches and Athletic Directors did, they all contributed.
Not one student athlete devised an out of season training program to hone his abilities and to keep what abilities he might have sharp. Again, without exception, grown-ups organized these types of basic illegal programs, parents, coaches and Athletic Directors.
There are coaches who do take their position seriously, want to see their players win, but more important want to see them exert their best effort, learn a bit about themselves, to get along in a team atmosphere and have fun. Nobody, and I repeat, nobody ever said "work ball", they all said "play ball, from the coach, to the official, to the player's friends, to the parent.
More professional athletes need to come forward and talk about their personal experiences with their fight against drugs, and the excepted drug in our society, alcohol. The abuse of drugs in high school is a problem, but we need to address where the problem is coming from. The scares suffered by professional athletes and the revelation by these people will do more then any $75 fee to listen to a speech by the president of the American Athletic Institution.
Way to many coaches out there are hired because they are teachers, not because they are outstanding human beings, or that they bring a world of experience to the sports table. Some people, both men and women, should never be coaches.
Until parents, teachers coaches and school officials learn these lessons, kids will be held hostage by adult shortcomings. Kids don't have shortcomings, they acquire them along life's pathways, from the very people that they love, respect and look up to. The job of being a kid is a full time job, right up to the time that they are cut loose from school. The discoveries, the adventures and the brand new experiences are all they need to deal with. As adults, it is our sacred duty to keep their pathway clean and unencombered with pitfalls.
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