UPDATE: Run government like a business? Be careful what you wish for

As reported in When You Dial 911 and Wall St. Answers, by Danielle Ivory, Ben Protess, and Kitty Bennett.  (The New York Times, 6/25/2016)

Original 10/5/2011 posts starts here.

Green Bay Press-Gazette, 10/4/2011

Rise

Fall

Related post:

Update.  Dear Rob, This is what happens when you run government like a business.  (6/5/2016)

Suzanne Spattifor Carlson (1941-2016) Warren High School Class of 1959

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1959 Dragon yearbook

Except for Suzanne and David (Spencer), this group wasn't much for student activities.  Perhaps the other had "outside interests".

1967 Warren City Directory

• [county section] Carlson Robt A Sugar Grove
• [county section] Carlson Suzanne Sugar Grove
• [county section] Spattifor Constance 115 Pleasant (Sugar Grove)
• [county section] Spattifor Victor 115 Pleasant (Sugar Grove)

1983 Warren City Directory [same as 1967]

'Suzanne' had a pretty good run during the middle of the 20th century, peaking at #52 in 1946.   Starting in 1980, however, she quickly fell out of favor.

Source:  Social Security Administration

Other members of the class of '59.
David Valone.  (3/7/2015)
Daniel Otterbein.  (9/20/2014)
Jeanne Williams.  (5/25/2014)
Clara Swanson Carlson.  (5/22/2014)

Duey Stroebel, the most dangerous man in the Wisconsin state senate, has his pants on fire

As reported in $100k a year for road flaggers? Not quite, say laborers, public data.  (Madison.com, 6/25/2016)

FTE salary (2080 hours) = $56,784.  The $32,760 salary estimate cited above is based on a 1,200-hour work year and a prevailing wage rate of $27.30 for a highway flagger in Dane County.

Related articles:
3 Most Dangerous Jobs in a Work Zone.  (Royal Truck and Equipment, 10/28/2015)

1. Flagger
2. Truck-mounted attenuateor driver
3.  Construction worker

ODOT: Roadwork ‘most dangerous job in America’.  (KOIN, 5/7/2015)

Other Duey posts:
Hidebound Duey Stroebel doesn't like what he hears about Wisconsin's roads.  (6/23/2016)
Duey Stroebel, one of the wackiest ships in Wisconsin politics, meets Lauren Bacall.  (6/15/2016)
Dear Mark, You need one of these. Best, Retiring Guy.  (5/19/2016)
Duey Stroebel gives full-throated support to GOP special interests.  (3/19/2016)
Meet Wisconsin's version of the Freedom Caucus crazies.  (3/17/2016)
Somebody must have told Duey Stroebel that a spoonful of sugar helps the conservative message go down.  (2/16 /2016)
Neanderthals in Wisconsin state legislature support Ted Cruz.  (2/16/2016)
Dear Duey, Your next election is in the future.  (1/21/2016)
School referenda: Wisconsin legislators Schraa and Stroebel are being disingenuous at best, lying at worst.  (12/18/2015)
A special moment in the Wisconsin State Senate: Scott Fitzgerald gets Duey-eyed.  (4/21/2015)
3 Republicans, 0 Democrats in the running for Glenn Grothman's state senate seat.  (2/12/2015)
Who's running for office in Wisconsin's 20th Senate district wow that Mr. Grothman is going to Washington.  (12/17/2014)
To the tune of $692,000.  (8/14/2014)
Duey Stroebel can't be bothered with fundraising, looks to buy seat instead.  (8/1/2014)
Duey Stroebel bashes his fellow Republican opponents while wearing a hardhat.  (7/27/2014)