Oct 2, 2010
Sep 24, 2010
I respect Mouse Print, but I don't agree with this criticism of McDonald's charity advertising
Mouse Print
Let me give you the other side of the story. Visit a Ronald McDonald House and you will know that McDonalds means what it says about helping children. There are great human interest stories there, too. It's one of the best charities I know and helps people in our communities.
Here is a summary from McDonalds: We provide families stability and resources so they can keep their child healthy and happy.
Whether those problems involve how to stay near and support a hospitalized child, how to afford staying together in another city while a child is undergoing treatment, or even getting basic medical and dental care in a vulnerable community.
We not only help families address these problems, we provide solutions for these and other issues related to the health and well being of children through:
•Our 276 local Chapters in 53 countries and regions
•298 Ronald McDonald Houses
• 151 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms
•39 Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles
•Grants to non-profit organizations that also focus on the needs of children
•Scholarships to students across the United States
•Chapters around the world creating country-specific programs
Thirty-five years of experience help us address these needs every day, as do 30,000 volunteers and staff members, our connections with medical communities around the world, partnerships with respected companies and our generous donors. We couldn’t do it without all of you.
Sep 18, 2010
Sep 11, 2010
Wisconsin Dells: When Bessie the Cow isn't enough
To get in the proper frame of reference, a travel writer recommends that Illinoisans going to Wisconsin Dells stop in Janesville to see the giant statue of Bessie the Cow.
My Janesville family loves Bessie ... so it isn't surprising that we headed for the Dells this summer. My granddaughter said her favorite attraction was Ripley’s Believe Or Not where she saw a snake slithering up a man's nose and out his ear.
Some of us preferred the boat trip.
Sep 10, 2010
Sep 4, 2010
Enjoy the kids
My wife and I took our grand daughter to Van Buren School in Janesville this week and enjoyed seeing all the children and their teachers. If you get a kick out of kids, take a look at this old newsreel from the 1950s.
Aug 27, 2010
Fake check scams getting better
Akron Ohio News
At one time, Cynthia Sich, the consumer protection official quoted in this article, was a consumer protection manager with Wisconsin Consumer Protection.
Aug 21, 2010
Aug 15, 2010
Aug 13, 2010
What They Know - WSJ
WSJ "Marketers are spying on Internet users -- observing and remembering people's clicks, and building and selling detailed dossiers of their activities and interests. The Wall Street Journal's What They Know series documents the new, cutting-edge uses of this Internet-tracking technology. The Journal analyzed the tracking files installed on people's computers by the 50 most popular U.S. websites, plus WSJ.com. The Journal also built an "exposure index" -- to determine the degree to which each site exposes visitors to monitoring -- by studying the tracking technologies they install and the privacy policies that guide their use. "
Aug 7, 2010
Allegation: "Taco Bell eyed as CDC looks into salmonella outbreak "
Courier-Journal
A related article mentions Wisconsin.