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Politzer hopes his visit will inspire students By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For a musician with one of the most famous soul groups, Tower of Power, it’s hard to believe that lead tenor saxophonist Tom Politzer had to be convinced to try the instrument. Starting at the age of 10, […]
Loss of aid, unfunded mandates worry School Board members By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As State Rep. and Assembly Majority Leader Robin Vos walked into Monday night’s Burlington Area School District question-and-answer session, he didn’t notice the spot saved for him at the front table. But after sitting down […]
Voters will decide hotly debated races in Tuesday’s election By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Education issues, both locally and regionally, take top billing for Burlington area voters in next Tuesday’s spring election. The race for two available seats on the Board of Education for the Burlington Area School District […]
Operation of facility now generates local grants through community fund By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When plans were first explored to renovate the Burlington Vets Building, few people knew about the charity that would arise from it. Now, with Veterans Terrace completed and open for going on four years, the […]
Figures form base for start of school budget discussions By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As Burlington Area School District Business Manager Ruth Schenning handed out information on district revenues Monday night, Superintendent Peter Smet interrupted to make one point very clear. “These are not a proposal,” said Smet, who repeated […]
More than five pounds of marijuana and a loaded assault rifle were among the items seized by drug agents during a raid of a Burlington apartment Thursday morning. Three people ages 20-21 were arrested and charges were pending in Racine County Circuit Court as of late Thursday morning. According to […]
With election falling during Easter break, absentee voting is robust By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief With the April 2 election falling during Easter break for local schools, municipal clerks are seeing a steady stream of residents taking advantage of early voting opportunities. Conventional wisdom suggests voters who would otherwise […]
Sides must settle for 2012-13 before addressing next school year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District and the Burlington Education Association officially exchanged opening wage offers for the 2012-13 contract period on March 18. The group then went into closed session to negotiate. The two groups […]
Kwik Trip agrees to pay half the cost of crossing; property owners will help foot the bill for sidewalks By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As the City of Burlington Common Council held public hearings March 19 to finalize plans to use special assessments to cover the costs of new sidewalks […]
But Gateway proposal has a long way to go before it has a chance to become reality By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief So is Burlington one of the sites under consideration for Gateway Technical College’s proposed $15.6 million public safety training center? You bet it is. But don’t get […]
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