West Bend: Headline News

Library flap gains national attention Board dismissals threaten free speech, council told
By DWAYNE BUTLER - GM Today Staff	May 1, 2009
Several national associations have submitted their displeasure with the recent dismissal of four members of the West Bend Community Memorial Library Board. The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, the National Coalition Against Censorship, the Association of American Publishers and PEN American Center combined to submit a letter to the West Bend Common Council.

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Rural Broadband Proposal for Sauk County

Link to May 2 Baraboo News Republic article, "Paving the internet highway".

Excerpt: "I think this would be a huge asset because with the current struggling economy, this gives people an opportunity to be competitive and start up small businesses that have really low overhead, which is really important right now," said Katherine Zowin of Lake Delton, who sits on the Sauk County Board's economic development committee.

Let's Go Crazy

Link to April 30 New York Times article, "Thousands Face a Balancing Act Over Flu Fears".

Excerpt: The truly anxious confess that they are trying to avoid touching elevator buttons, library books and the knobs on bathroom sinks.

As the number of confirmed swine flu cases in this country continued to rise to over 100 on Thursday, precautions over the illness — many of which appeared to be overreactions — were beginning to affect the daily lives of tens of thousands of people, even in states where the flu has yet to be found.

Link to CDC "H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) and You".