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 'Short-staffed almost always'Dispatchers defend former colleague, rip 911 Center managementJason Shepard on Thursday 05/08/2008, (1) RecommendationFormer Dane County 911 dispatchers say it easily could have been them who forgot to call back a silent 911 call, and they fear that the dispatcher who failed to send police in response to murder victim Brittany Zimmermann's call for help will be made a scapegoat. >More The high cost of dementiaCounty's Mendota admissions rise as population gets olderVikki Kratz on Thursday 05/08/2008The number of adults that Dane County sent to Mendota Mental Health Institute spiked 77% last year. The state-run facility took in 271 adults from Dane County in 2007, compared with just 153 in 2006. >More Housing: Help out of the subprime crisisIt's possible to negotiate solutions short of foreclosureMary Ellen Bell on Thursday 05/08/2008Alicia Emerson always dreamed about owning her own home. But what she bought was a house of cards. >MoreMUSIC
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Opinion911 snafu: Secrets and liesOfficials respond badly to Brittany Zimmermann call revelationsBill Lueders on Thursday 05/08/2008, (1) RecommendationThe moment authorities realized that Brittany Zimmermann called 911 before being beaten and stabbed to death on April 2, they should have admitted this publicly and explained what went wrong. >More OpinionHousing: Why the bubble poppedHousing advocates and the feds oversold the value of ownershipBill Perkins on Thursday 05/08/2008It's hard to open a newspaper or watch TV without confronting the foreclosure crisis and its impact on the economy. The problem is that only part of the story is being told. >MoreNewsHousing: The hurt is onReal estate agents here feel the effects of a depressed housing marketRick Berg on Thursday 05/08/2008The official word from the Madison real estate community is that houses are still selling and the deleterious effects of the national housing slump have largely passed us by. The truth is that the local market is hurting, and there's a deep and growing anxiety that things will get worse. >MoreOpinionHousing: The mayor's bad ideaMerging the housing authorities could backfireAndy Heidt on Thursday 05/08/2008Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's recent proposal to merge the city and county housing authorities smacks of an epiphany arising during a late-night card game. His idea to open the approximately $4 million Affordable Housing Trust to funding projects outside of Madison is equally mind blowing. I am compelled to comment on both. >MoreAT A GLANCE
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 Have you seen the bridge?The city's network of bike paths growsDavid Medaris on Thursday 05/08/2008A bike route along the Yahara River from Lake Mendota to Lake Monona. Another along the west branch of Starkweather Creek, bridging East Washington and Aberg avenues. A safe route to Chavez Elementary School, on the southwest side. And the Marsh View Bike Path, skirting the marsh north of Madison Metro's east transfer point. >More |
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