300 congregations

Back in February I came across this information regarding “Issues, Etc.”
We need three hundred LCMS congregations to donate $1000 to this outstanding nationally syndicated Christian radio show.
Then on March 18 we saw this happen.
Now tonight I’m checking out the LCMS website and I stumble upon this article.
He talks a lot about loving relationships and long-term [...]

“We Believe”

The theme for the 2010 LCMS National Youth Gathering in New Orleans has been announced.
The theme for the 2010 National LCMS Youth Gathering is “We Believe”, based on John 20:31, “But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have [...]

Blogger Protection Act

(H/T - Fausta via NoRunnyEggs)
Little late on this but a bill to protect bloggers was introduced in the House back on the April 3rd. H.R. 5699 was introduced by Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas and currently has 36 co-sponsors (all Republicans).   Puerto RIco’s Representative makes 37 but is non-voting
Contact your Representatives and urge them to support [...]

Favre date set

In case you missed it.
The Green Bay Packers will retire Brett Favre’s No. 4 at the team’s season opener, Monday night, Sept. 8, vs. the Minnesota Vikings, Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy announced Thursday.
“The season-opening game is always an exciting event, and now we’re very pleased to add the retirement of Brett’s No. 4 to that [...]

Construction headaches

The road construction season is in full swing in Fond du Lac. If you need to know, here’s the schedule for this week so plan your routes accordingly.
During the week of April 20 to 25, the southbound outside shoulder of Highway 41 will be paved for traffic. Storm sewer installation will continue in the southbound [...]

WEAC Healthcare monopoly

continues in the North Fond du Lac school district. The new contract was recently ratified.
The North Fond du Lac Board of Education and the North Fond du Lac Education Association have ratified a 2007-09 working agreement.
The settlement calls for a 4.2 percent salary and benefits package in 2007-08 and a 4.2 percent salary and benefits [...]

Favre to greet Pope

If you can’t wait until Letterman next week to get that Favre fix, Brett will be welcoming the Pope at Nationals stadium in DC tomorrow.
Pope Benedict XVI will be visiting the United States this week and retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be there to greet him.
An open air mass is being held Thursday [...]

Favre on Letterman

Feel like you need a Brett Favre fix? If so tune into Letterman on April 24.
An NFL spokesman confirmed former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be a guest on David Letterman’s late-night talk show on April 24.
Favre is scheduled to make an NFL promotional appearance in New York that day. As long as [...]

No input for you

The Fond du Lac County Board had their 1st meeting since the board size was cut in half. The Reporter had this picture in their article recap of the meeting.

Now if you knew the board was smaller wouldn’t you be remove chairs before the meeting?
That’s not the big thing though. The big thing was an [...]

In bed with lobbyists

Let’s take a trip back to the January GOP debate.  In that debate the “presumptive” GOP nominee John McCain made the following comment:
“I will allow others to judge me by the company I keep.”
Well we all know the company that McCain keeps.  From liberal Democrats to Juan Hernandez to Charles Keating to the New York [...]