When I announced my candidacy 4 1/2 years ago, I was told that I am a good guy but good guys from out of town don’t get elected to Janesville City Council. Today, I am glad because I believed in Janesville and Janesville proved me right. Though I am a naturalized citizen, it is here [...]
City Council, Gazette Sound Off, Janesville Gazette, JATV, Steve SheifferWith the Spring election being only one day away, people are asking me who I support and who they should vote for tomorrow. This happens every election, and that is why I have come out with my official endorsements for Janesville City Council: Farrell, Murray, Smillie and Southers. I hope you will support these fine [...]
Janesville GazetteMany questions are being asked these days about the future of traditional media. One of the more interesting ones is, how does traditional media – newspapers, TV, radio – find its place in today’s culture, and remain relevant and important to its readers; now that the world has seemingly dived head first into Facebook and [...]
Janesville Community Page, Janesville Gazette, JCP, TVThe following letter was published in the Janesville Gazette on February 22, 2012: “Monday night, Feb. 13, the Janesville City Council approved $9 million worth of incentives for a company that promises to create 125 jobs in Janesville in the next three to five years. We can debate whether or not this was a good [...]
Janesville City Council, Janesville Gazette, Yuri RashkinOn the day when families gather together to celebrate the birth of Prince of Peace, Janesville Gazette chose to unleash its strongest attack to date on local residents looking to make a difference. Using the story about local candidates’ party affiliation as the premise for its criticism, Gazette went on to highlight candidates active in [...]
Councilman Liebert, Councilmember Liebert, Janesville Gazette, Merry ChristmasAs I was compiling another round up of Wisconsin political news for my website Defend Wisconsin News Round Up (www.DefendWisconsin.blogspot.com), it occurred to me that a lot of lawmakers in our state are proposing constitutional amendments. And since this seems like something that a local newspaper would consider perfect material for an editorial (in my [...]
Assembly Democrats, Greg Peck, Janesville GazetteHere’s the Janesville Gazette story about Art Infusion Along the Janesville Mile – the next incarnation of the Chalk Walk. Organizers hoping crowds, dollars will flock to Janesville art event — GazetteXtraAnd here is the video by Bob Webster of Marsh Creek Outdoors documenting the first Janesville Mile Chalk Walk, which took place in October, [...]
Chalk Walk, Janesville Gazette, Janesville MilePublished in the Janesville Gazette on April 21, 2010 One of the things I have noticed since joining the city government is the power of individuals when it comes to getting public projects moving.Individuals in the private sector come together, work in partnership with local government and get things done. Right now, a skatepark needs [...]
Janesville Gazette, Monterey ParkThe following letters of support have been published by the Gazette in the past 2 days. KUZNACIC, RASHKIN DESERVE YOUR VOTES “I would like to ask others to vote next week for two very good people whom I have the pleasure to know. I am very happy to call friends Katie Kuznacic for Rock County [...]
Janesville Gazette, Kathy Voskuil, Rock County Board, Yuri RashkinThe blogs are out and Facebook is in. If you are looking to connect with me, please use the information on the website, but if you would like to be in a regular contact with me – friend me on Facebook. There are several advantages to this for both of us: I’m able to address [...]
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