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VOLUME 11, NO. 23 | JUNE 30, 2011La Crosse's Free Press

Born on the 4th of July An interview with Jennifer Shilling

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NAME AND AGE: Emily Bourland, 23

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Glendale, AZ

CURRENT JOB: Starving actress.

DREAM JOB: Not quite as starving actress.

LAST THING YOU GOOGLED: Map of Minneapolis.

IF YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD IT BE? A world where I could have my family and friends in the same place and we could still find the jobs we want/need.

WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Become fluent in a second language.

WHAT IS YOUR PET PEEVE? The feel and sound of dry skin on certain fabrics.

WHAT IS YOUR BEVERAGE OF CHOICE? Coffee. Specifically the Jamaican coffee at Moka..

CELEBRITY CRUSH: Jason Segel

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

WHAT IS YOUR GUILTIEST PLEASURE?

Social Networking

Letter to the EditorDear Editor: The one resounding constant in history is that when governments fail their people, the people will resist their flawed governance. However, successful democracies normally self-correct without extreme civil strife. Multiple layers of checks and balances allow for this self-correction. If upon attaining office, one group rules solely for the benefit of itself during its term, the disenfranchised constituents have other democratic recourse; demonstrations, recalls, quorum requirements, grassroots organizing, etc. That is what we are

America's Next Top Model.

TELL US A JOKE:Why did the blonde get fired from the M&M factory?Because she threw away all the W&W's!

WHAT'S THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT? A Jamaican Coffee at Moka.

WHAT'S IN YOUR POCKET RIGHT NOW?: Lip balm and my Crackberry.

IF A GENIE GRANTED YOU ONE WISH, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK FOR? I would wish for the power to teleport.

WHAT PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH?Cleopatra

FIRST CONCERT YOU WENT TO: *NSYNC.. I was 11.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF SECOND SUPPER? The Majak Mixtape and anything and everything that showcases the local arts.

HOW DO YOU KNOW KATIE? I am her Mother...in this summer's production of Urinetown which runs July 1st-3rd, and 7th-10th at UW-L. (Shameless plug). I've actually known Katie since she was a freshman and I was a sopho-more at Viterbo and we have since done several shows together and love each other dearly.

— Compiled by Shuggypop Jackson,shuggypop.jackson@secondsupper.com

witnessing in Wisconsin. One political party has won a majority, but has not won a mandate to impose its esoteric ideology. With haste and ar-rogance, the Republicans are instituting a radi-cal agenda at the behest of their truest constitu-ents: billionaires and their corporations. The protesters have been the responsible citizens. The hooligans are those persons that attempt to provoke peaceful demonstrators and the “spoiler candidates” who would thwart legitimate election processes.

— Jack Degnan

Down by the riverside, Riverfest is back to for its 29th annual celebra-tion. From Thursday June 30 to Monday, July

4, Riverside Park will satisfy all your enter-tainment needs, with live music from noon to

midnight every day, delicious food and activities for the whole family. And of course there will be a spectacular fireworks display on July 4. Here is a handy layout for all the entertainment, so

you can celebrate the right way.

TRANE FOOD & BEVERAGE STAGE: Gideon’s Radio (Blues) 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Latin Vibe (Latin/Jazz Quartet) 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Riverfest Puttin’ On the Lips 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.RIVERFEST BANDSHELL STAGE: Gabriel Holmes (Hypnotist) 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. & 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. La Crosse Concert Band 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, 6/30

FRIDAY, 7/1FESTIVAL FOODS NORTH STAGE: Red Line Outlaw (Classic Rock Country) 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Boogie & The YoYoz (Rock Variety) 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.TRANE FOOD & BEVERAGE STAGE: Al Townsend (Wonderful World Jazz Band) 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Michelle Lynn (Folk Rock) 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Studebaker 7 (Oldies) 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The Trunk Monkeys (Rock/R&B/Blues) 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.RIVERFEST BANDSHELL STAGE: Southern Bluff Wizards (Jump Rope Demo) 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Southern Bluff Wizards 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Gabriel Holmes (Hypnotist) 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. & 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Coulee Region Steel Band 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

FESTIVAL FOODS NORTH STAGE: Fuzzy HD (Rock/Original) 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Tramby Skolekorps Hoybraten Skole- korps (Norwegian Brass Band) 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Geared Under (Hard Rock) 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Flashback ('80s, '90s, Current Rock) 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.TRANE FOOD & BEVERAGE STAGE: Journeymen (Acoustic) 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Highway 16 (Classic Rock/Country) 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Abbey Lane & The Backbone (Classic/Current Rock) 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Good Tymes (60s to 80s) 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.RIVERFEST BANDSHELL STAGE: Riverfront Singers 12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Gabriel Holmes (Hypnotist) 1- 2 p.m., 4 - 5 p.m. & 7 - 8 p.m.

Southern Bluff Wizards (Jump Rope Demo) 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Riverfest Puttin’ On the Lips 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, 7/3FESTIVAL FOODS NORTH STAGE Riverfest Puttin’ On the Lips (Finals) 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Untamed (Rock) 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Time and a Half (Rock & Country) 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Monkey Wrench (Hard Rock) 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Spin Doctors ('90s Rock) 10:15 p.m. - 12 a.m.TRANE FOOD & BEVERAGE STAGE Oktoberfest Singers 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Annie Mack & The Havenots (Down Home Blues) 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. The Executives (Oldies Rock) 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.RIVERFEST BANDSHELL STAGE Al Townsend (Jazz Lit) 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Gabriel Holmes (Hypnotist) 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Amanda’s School of Dance 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Gabriel Holmes (Hypnotist) Julie’s School of Dance 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Gabriel Holmes 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, 7/2

MONDAY, 7/4FESTIVAL FOODS NORTH STAGE Riverfest Puttin’ On the Lips (Finals-Rain Date) 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Paxico (Rock) 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Fast Lane (Classic & Country) 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The Remainders (Classic Rock) 9:30 p.m. - Midnight (break for fireworks, at 10p.m.)TRANE FOOD & BEVERAGE STAGE La Crosse Dance Centre 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Click’n & Grin’n (Clogging) 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Spin Off (Variety Rock) 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Double Take (Classic Rock) 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Stand (R&B/Funk/Soul) 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.RIVERFEST BANDSHELL STAGE Gabriel Holmes (Hypnotist) 1- 2 p.m., 4 - 5 p.m. & 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Misty’s Dance Unlimited (Dance Performance) 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Warriors Baton & Drum Corps, Inc. 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Clog Jam (Clogging) 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.

For more Family Stage events go to www.riverfestlacrosse.com

L'EditorDear Reader: Two weeks ago, the Wisconsin Legis-lature adopted its biennial budget along a party-line vote that the state Assembly cast at 3 o’clock in the morning. Gov. Scott Walker quickly signed it into law, claiming a political victory. Unlike the “Wisconsin Spring” that bloomed in late February, hundreds of thou-sands of people did not take to the streets. Wisconsin did not lead the national news, ce-lebrities did not share their opinions on con-tract negotiations and looking back, no one here even seemed to even talk about it. The budget was adopted exactly like Walker said it would. He waited out the storm, and then politics played out like it always does. But here in La Crosse, the issues first raised in those glorious winter days did not go away. Citizens submitted their petitions to re-call state senator Dan Kapanke, and his long-time colleague in the Assembly, Jennifer Shil-

ling, challenged him for the seat. La Crosse is now the smoldering ember of Wisconsin’s political firefight, but who is still paying atten-tion? Second Supper is! Just like he has all year, intrepid reporter Bob Treu continues to chase the story. This week he sat down with Shilling for a long interview, armed only with a curious political mind and the kind of tape recorder I hadn’t seen in 20 years. I’m proud of the depth of his always probing reporting, which you can find beginning on page 5. Of course we’ll continue to follow this story through every new candidate, election and political intrigue. We just won’t do it next week, as we’re taking a break for Inde-pendence Day. But catch up with us when we return, still hot on the trail.

— Adam Bissen

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American holidays1. Fourth of July2. Super Bowl3. Thanksgiving4. Day after Thanksgiving5. Opening Day6. Patriot Day7. Sweeps Week

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LOL! It’s always a great night for comedy, so why not round up some friends and head over to River Jack’s Lounge on La Crosse’s North Side for Z93’s Comedy Express? For a paltry $5, you and your friends can kick back to the comedy of some of the area’s best humorists while sip-ping River Jack’s signature drinks. Sounds like the perfect date night to me...ahem. The show starts at 8:30; for reservations, call (608) 781-7070.

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nona, Minnesota's St. Mary’s Univer-sity for the exquisite opportunity to see and hear some true masters of music. Performing as part of the Minnesota Beethoven Festival, violin virtuosa Qian Zhou will be joined by Festival Artis-tic and Managing Director Ned Kirk on piano in exciting renditions of the mas-

ter’s classics. Head of Strings at the Yong Siew Toh Conserva-tory of Music in Singapore, Zhou has performed for audiences throughout the world, including in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Tickets are $21-25 and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the University’s Page Theater.

See Hawkeye hijinks What better day than Monday, July 4th, to experience some fun along with some of our country’s culture and his-tory? If you agree, take the drive down to McGregor, Iowa, to check out the Hole in the Sock Gang Street Theater perfor-mance on Monday. The performance features Wild West-type

reenactments including cowboy duels, a bank robbery, and some sassy saloon girls, plus plenty of humor and excite-ment. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket, as well as some cool sweet tea, as this show happens in the street! Just be sure not to

take any wooden nickels. And did I mention this show is totally free to the public? Take me, take me!

Fill your palette Impress your friends with the rad new wine tasting skills

you’ll learn at the Wine Guyz blind tasting tonight, Thursday, June 30. The event, which costs $15 to attend, features a variety of wines as well as light appetiz-ers. Tonight’s events feature white wines, while the following two Thursdays will feature reds. To reserve your spot, or for

more information, call the Guyz at (608) 782-6493. Get your swank on!

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Mmm ... beer and chicken What’s better than free hot wings coupled with a cold Pearl Street Pale Ale or a Downtown Brown? Very few things, I’d guess. That’s why I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to check out the Pearl Street folks’ happy hour at 4 p.m. this Tuesday, July 5, and you should, too. If you’ve never checked out their digs at 1401 St. Andrew Street, then that’s a must, too. See you there!

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Jennifer Shilling has represented the 95th District in the Wisconsin Assembly since 2000. She is currently running against Dan Kapanke and James Smith in an election for Wisconsin’s 32nd Senate District. The primary election is scheduled for July 12, while the actual recall election, in which the two winners will face off, is scheduled for August 9. Representative Shilling took time from her busy schedule to meet with Bob Treu, a Second Supper reporter, and Ashley Conrad, a photogra-pher. Since it was a spectacular June afternoon, Representative Shilling chose the outdoor section of Tres Compadres, a Mexican restaurant just across the street from her campaign headquarters, where she sipped a mixture of iced tea and lemonade while we chatted.

Second Supper: First, I have to say, after see-ing all of you at the announcement of your candidacy in Copeland Park, that you have an impressive family. Are they helping you in the campaign?

Jennifer Shilling: Oh yes, they enjoy the parades, all the activity. My husband has al-ways been part of the decision making pro-cess and he takes up much of the burden at home.

SS: What was your motivation for getting into political life?

JS: My family was very political and active in public service in Madison. My grandfather was mayor of Columbus, Wisconsin, and political life was important to us. I grew up with my family discussing current affairs at the dinner table, and we were all expected to know what has going on.

SS: How did you happen to come to La Crosse?

JS: I came to the University in La Crosse to study physical therapy. Actually, I believe I had you as a teacher, but I’m not sure which class it was.

SS: I’m not sure either, but I think it might have been American lit.

JS: Anyway, I didn’t do that well in the begin-ning. It turned out science wasn’t my thing, and there were lots of science classes in phys-ical therapy, so I ended up on probation. I had also come for the sports and was active in volleyball, cross-country and some other things. Eventually I went to see a guidance counselor and she suggested I might have more aptitude for political science, where I ended up doing a lot better.

SS: You seem to have a chosen a very inter-esting time to run for Senate, especially with all the turmoil that led to the recall elections. What made you decide to run just now?

JS: Actually I had been approached to run for the State Senate earlier, but my husband and I decided it wasn’t time. I was really en-joying my work in the Assembly, and I had come to love the 95th District and people

Born on the 4th of JulyBy Bob TreuSpecial to Second Supper

who live in it. But I can tell you it was March 9th that made all the difference. That was a historical moment. I was listening on my car when the governor and the Republican senators pushed through the Budget Repair Bill without proper public notice, in just a day or two, and with no real discussion. As a member of the Assembly I wasn’t even al-lowed to ask questions or express my opin-ion. I was astounded, and so were most of my colleagues. This is just not the way politics is done traditionally in Wisconsin, and I felt I had to do something.

SS: What is the major issue in the campaign?

JS: Originally it was the attack on state work-er and teacher unions and the attempt to take away collective bargaining rights. But the way things developed, it seemed more and more people were concerned with the direction Wisconsin politics is taking. I sup-pose it’s Midwestern nice, but people don’t like the tone of politics today. Closing meet-ings and shutting off debate is not how peo-ple want to see things done. I’ve heard that from so many people. The extreme right wing agenda the governor is pushing is clear-ly not what people want. And Dan Kapanke has been an integral part of that throughout.

SS: Senator Fitzgerald has recently expressed his unhappiness over the recall process. He seems to feel that if it is used at all, it should be confined to matters of malfeasance of of-fice.

JS: Recalls are very difficult to do. You have to work very hard and you have to collect an enormous number of signatures. This isn’t going to happen over a trivial issue. In this case the governor and the Republicans in both houses were acting in undemocratic ways and not listening to what the people were telling them. That’s why we gathered so many signatures so quickly, and that’s really what the recalls are about.

SS: What will be the effect of the fake Demo-crat entering the race? I’m ashamed to say, I can’t remember his name right now. I don’t think I’ve seen any ads for his candidacy any-where.

JS: Well, I can help you remember. It’s James Smith, and he hasn’t done much so far, but I take every candidate seriously. The real reason for his entering the race, and it’s the same for the other dummy Democrats across the state, is to turn the recalls into a prima-ries and put the final elections back a month.

SS: Some people are also concerned the Re-publicans know they are in trouble and could lose their majority in the Senate and will use the extra time to ram through more unpopu-lar legislation while they can.

JS: Oh yes, I’m sure we’ll see some of that. You can watch for them to launch a redis-tricting bill that will give them even more power.

SS: Wisconsin has a reputation for being pro-gressive, but while we have elected people

An interview with Jennifer Shilling

like Bob LaFollette and Gaylord Nelson, we have also elected Joe McCarthy and Scott Walker. Is that progressive tradition still alive in Wisconsin?

JS: I don’t know. Right now there’s an effort to undo much of that tradition. On the oth-er hand, there was a tremendous grassroots response to the governor’s Budget Bill and to the undemocratic way he tried to push it through. There’s something very impressive going on. Just recently my husband bought me a book on the Wisconsin Idea online, and it’s very good. There was this sensible idea of co-operation between government, the university, and the business and agricul-tural communities. There was a spirit of co-operation that got a lot of things done, and I hope we still have that kind of spirit here.

SS: How about the blowout in 2010? The election in which, as the President said, the Democrats took a real shellacking. How did

Bob Treu and Jennifer Shilling discuss the major issues of the recall election.

that happen here?

JS: Well, the political divisions in the whole country have widened, and that’s certainly true here. Plus people are very worried about the economy and the loss of jobs. The po-litical pendulum has always swung regularly, but the swings have become wider and faster than ever before.

SS: Back in February, fourteen Democratic Senators left the Capitol very quickly and hid out in various places in Illinois. How do you feel about that?

JS: Well, I can understand why some people were critical, but it was a strategy meant to deal with an unusual situation. Since the fourteen Democratic Senators were just enough to prevent a quorum, the Budget Bill couldn’t be passed. By leaving they gave the people of Wisconsin time to find out

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The one block stretch of Fifth Avenue between Main and State streets has been undergoing a streetscaping project that be-gan in mid-April. While being off the beaten track from the hub of downtown, and per-haps not on the radar of many who frequent La Crosse, this one block is unique in one important respect: Every building has a busi-ness that is operating. As part of the streetscaping project, new gas and water lines have been installed un-der street level with plans to extend the his-toric downtown brickwork on the sidewalks while adding trees and ornamental lighting. Much of this work has been doled out by the city to various contractors, and thus intricate scheduling logistics are required to have one piece of the puzzle follow another. The project, which was slated to be completed in 8 weeks, has passed that mark. According to city engineer Greg Pederson, a September completion date is much more likely. “We appreciate the patience displayed by all affected parties on this project. Every-one has been cordial and understanding, that makes our job less stressful,” Pederson wrote in an email. “The project has pro-gressed relatively smoothly, but as is typical for streetscape projects, it has stretched out beyond the anticipated schedule.” To the business owners, their custom-ers, and the citizens that regularly travel through this area of downtown, the extend-ed scheduling has become an area of frustra-tion. “I understand the nature of construc-tion very well, and I am sure there is a logical explanation, but over the last several weeks there have been several days with no one ap-parently working on the street...at all,” said Wayne Oliver, senior vice president at State Bank Financial, whose drive through exits onto Fifth Avenue. “You know what they say about per-ceptions...right, wrong or indifferent the perception is that there has not been much effort to keep this on task. I am beginning to get several clients at our drive-up making comments and would just like to arm my as-sociates with a good and right answer!” said Oliver. Other comments have been less diplo-matic. “What the hell are they even doing? How long does it take to fix one damn block!” said hotel manager Tim Rortvedt, a regular patron of both the Cavalier Lounge and the La Crosse Community Theater, both located on the block. These and similar sentiments are shared on a daily basis by customers at the chic and newly reopened Cavalier Lounge, according to bar owner Jason LaCourse.

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View of 5th Ave., closed while businesses stay open. Photo By Ashly Conrad

Jennifer Burchell, a volunteer at the La Crosse Community Theater had this to say about the project: “I have watched the whole thing unfold from my third floor apartment window on the corner of Fifth and Main. At times it has looked like the whole project is being designed, engineered, and imple-mented by a bizarre combination of The Marx Brothers, The Keystone Kops and the Tasmanian Devil!” While public opinion is becoming heav-ily critical of the construction, the business owners on the block are facing hardships as a result of the ongoing project. Dan Grogan, owner of Dan’s Shoe Repair, which has been in its location for over 20 years, remarked: “Last week was the slowest week I’ve ever had. I’m down twenty to twenty five percent. A lot of my customers are older and can’t get to my shop because of the construction. I have a few guys working for me that I haven’t been able to have come in because all of the profits I’d make would just be going to cover their pay.” Other businesses haven’t been helped out by the ongoing construction as well. “Competition in the bar business is al-ready cutthroat enough without having to deal with this never-ending road construc-tion nonsense. Ladies dressed up in heels generally don’t want to climb over piles of gravel for a night on the town. Since I’m the only business open at night anywhere around me, having ‘road closed’ signs block-ing off the street and knocking out the street lights sure doesn’t do much to make it look like anything is going on at my place. They’ve done a great job making the block look like the sort of shady after hours place junkies and rapists would feel at home in,” said the charming and dashingly good-look-ing LaCourse about his business the Cavalier Lounge, which had a grand opening only three weeks before the road construction project began. “The city sure knows how to welcome a business to the neighborhood. What a crappy grand opening gift. I’m really lucky that I have the best customers in town who have been coming in regardless.”

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Neil Patrick Harris hosting the Tony Awards, gay pride events across the country, Rep. Michele Bachmann’s hair and makeup — gay culture has been putting it stamp ev-erywhere lately. And as we head into the July Fourth weekend, what a better celebration of this country’s independence than New York becoming the sixth and, as of now, biggest state to sign a gay marriage bill into law. While people cheer (and commitment-phobes find themselves having their bluff called), we here at the Mixtape look at how this momentous moment came to be in our mix we’re calling “What, What, What Are You Mixtaping.” Be-cause really? Aren’t we the sassiest gay friend you have? Exactly. First up in our Mixtape is the Buddy Hol-ly tune “Crying, Waiting and Hoping” from the spectacularly hipster (well aside from Kid Rock’s inexplicable inclusion) tribute album “Rave On.” For a period of time, with all of the contentious debates in New York’s state senate, the same-sex marriage bill seemed as likely to happen as Christina Aguilera not looking a mess on “The Voice,” but, you know, just as miraculous as it was for Aguilera to find a shade of lipstick not from the Bozo the Clown collection, the marriage bill was able to work its way through to a successful vote in its

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favor with help from an unlikely source. The next song is “Money Machine” from the aptly named rapper Curren$y, off his new album “Weekend at Burnie’s.” Of all the people in the world that one would imagine sweeping in and helping the same-sex mar-riage bill to get passed, rich Republican busi-nessmen are not necessarily the first group that springs to mind. Appealing to their more libertarian side, a group of wealthy Republi-cans and their funds have made a nice little cushion for some of the Republican senators who voted for the bill since there was a deep fear of losing campaign funds because of the support proving nothing quite stokes the movement towards equality quite like a check for over a million dollars. Our last song is “What About Us” by the Handsome Furs from their new album “Sound Kapital.” There are countless people across the country asking, “What about us?” when it comes to the passing of same-sex marriage bill. Proponents of the measure see new strength with such a culturally significant place like New York passing the bill while op-ponents of the measure circle the wagons and try to find new ways to put an end to the mea-sure because of their steadfast belief in pro-tecting the sanctity of marriage. All we can say is that if they want to protect marriage, they should ban gay divorce.

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By Jonathan Majakjonathan.majak@secondsupper.com

MUSIC

Compared to its previous releases, the latest album from IamX plies a slightly more subdued brand of electrogloom. The grandi-ose intensity and orchestration characteristic of IamX remains; all that has changed is that Volatile Times is more menace than fury. Still, what fury does exist here more than makes up for the rest of the album’s compara-tive calm. “Cold Red Light” is a brilliant mix-ture of snarling robotics that evokes the very best of David Bowie’s forays into industrial music. The album’s title track is a bouncier blast of big band pop which merges well with the whispers and screams in Chris Corner’s vocals, and “Ghosts of Utopia” is a darker and more stripped-down version of that song. The calm parts are equally deft, and as has become tradition, the final track is espe-cially breathtaking. In this case, the track is ti-tled “Oh Beautiful Town,” and it exemplifies all that grandiose intensity and orchestration that sets IamX apart. It seems that with each release, this entity drifts further from beeping masochism and pretentious darkness, and it moves further into these big, beautiful songs — and that’s a wonderful thing.

Medium: AlbumStimulus: IamX — Volatile TimesAnno: 2011

Medium: AlbumStimulus: The Sounds — Something to Die For Anno: 2011 I’m not sure if the Sounds’ mutation from electrorock to electropop makes much of a difference. Sure, the keyboards on this album completely dominate the guitars and there are a few tracks here that seem more radio-calculated than usual, but the band’s instrumentation was always so poppy that the difference on Something to Die For is a ques-tion of degrees, not absolutes. The Sounds haven’t changed their style; they’ve simply ar-rived at its next logical conclusion. In any event, the best songs on this al-bum are more pop than rock. The first two tracks are the album’s zenith, as the darkly ravish “It’s So Easy” leads into the bright or-chestra pop of “Dance with the Devil,” and both shine. “Yeah Yeah Yeah” is a straight-up '80s drum machine dance anchored by hate and Prince-namedropping in the vocals. Even the best rock song, “Diana,” sounds a bit New Order in the basslines. In fact, the songs that do sound like typical punky Sounds — especially “The No No Song” — feel pretty average. There’s little on Something to Die For that is mind-blowing, but it’s a solid experi-ment that neither destroys the established formula nor stagnates in it.

— Brett Emerson

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8// June 30, 2011 Second SupperMUSIC

music directory // July 1 to July 14

SATURDAY,

FIELD HOUSE // W5450 Keil Coulee Rd.Altered Vision (rock) • 8 p.m.

FREIGHT HOUSE // 107 Vine St.Dan Sebranek (folk) • 6:30 p.m.

JB'SSPEAKEASY // 717 Rose St.Union Pulse (alt-country) • 10 p.m.

JOHN'S BAR // 109 Third St. S.Da Chairman, MasterNate, Cat Robey, Marcus S, Mercenary, Wrecking Crew, Motz, DJ Adversus (hip-hop) • 10 p.m.

PIGGY'S BLUES LOUNGE // 501 Front St. S.Shufflin' Duprees (R&B) • 8 p.m.

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Moon Boot Posse (second night) • 10 p.m

RED PINES BAR & GRILL // W7305 Hwy ZLaBarge (father/daughter duo) • 8 p.m.

THE WATERFRONT TAVERN // 328 Front St.Michael Patrick Trio (vocal jazz, R&B) • 8 p.m.

July 2

THURSDAY,

DEWEY'S // 621 St. Paul St.Randy’s Corner (songwriters) • 6 p.m.

SOUTHSIDE NEIGH. CENTER // 1300 S. 6th St.String Ties (bluegrass) • 7 p.m.

THE STARLITE LOUNGE // 222 Pearl St.Kies & Kompanie (Jazz) • 5 p.m.

TREMPEALEAU HOTEL // 150 Main St.Bob and Lynn Dixon (old time) • 7 p.m.

July 7

Punk rock is still alive in La Crosse, at least as long as the Disabled have their say. The local trio has performed together since 2005, and next Saturday July 9 they will release their fourth album with a big local rock show at the Warehouse (assuming the Warehouse is still open in two weeks, but that’s another story). The Disabled new disc is titled The Lavender Album, and it will be available at the release show, Deaf Ear Records and the Web site for the band’s label, Mob Front Records. Joining the Disabled for the 7 p.m. concert are rockers Fuzzy HD, Kim Jong Pill and Blue Collar Slobs. So c’mon out and support local music (and maybe save an iconic punk club while you’re at it).

SUNDAY,

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Cheech and Friends (rock) • 10 p.m.

THE JOINT // 324 Jay St.Adam Palm and Abbey Lane (Palm Sunday) • 4 p.m.

July 3

WEDNESDAY,

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Dave Orr (man about town) • 10 p.m.

RECOVERY ROOM // 901 7th St. S.Kin Pickin' (jam grass) • 10 p.m.

July 6

TUESDAY,

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Paulie (one-man band) • 10 p.m.

FRIDAY,

FREIGHT HOUSE // 107 Vine St.Dan Sebranek (folk) • 6:30 p.m.

PIGGY'S BLUES LOUNGE // 501 Front St. S.Shufflin' Duprees (R&B) • 8 p.m.

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Moon Boot Posse (2-night stand) • 10 p.m.

THE WATERFRONT TAVERN // 328 Front St.Michael Patrick Trio (vocal jazz, R&B) • 8 p.m.

July 1

July 5

MONDAY,

DEL’S BAR // 229 Third St.Open Jam with Cheech • 10 p.m.

July 4

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Shawn’s Open Jam • 10 p.m.

FRIDAY,

CAMERON PARK // La CrosseCoulee Celtic Band (Irish) • 4 p.m.

July 8

LEO & LEONA'S // W1436 Hwy. 33 (Bangor)The Wrecks (classic rock) • 8 p.m.

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Click Track (indie rock) • 10 p.m.

SEVEN BRIDGES // 910 Second Ave. N.B Squat Woody (songwriter) • 7:30 p.m.

SHER BEARS // 329 Goddard St.Shawno & Echant ('Rockin' Acoustic Duo') • 9 p.m.

SATURDAY,

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Kokopelians (bluegrass) • 10 p.m

RED PINES BAR & GRILL // W7305 Hwy ZMuddy Flats and The Hep Cats (acoustic) • 7:30 p.m.

SEVEN BRIDGES // 910 Second Ave. N.B Squat Woody (songwriter) • 7:30 p.m.

THE STARLITE LOUNGE // 222 Pearl St.Kies & Kompanie (jazz) • 8 p.m.

THE WAREHOUSE // 324 Pearl St.The Disabled, Fuzzy HD, Kim Jong Pill, Blue Collar Slobs (CD release show) • 7 p.m.

July 9

SUNDAY,

DUBLIN SQUARE // 103 N. Third St.Shawno & Echant ('Rockin' Acoustic Duo') • 9 p.m.

July 10

GRAND RIVER STATION // 315 S. Third St.La Crosse Jazz Orchestra (Jazz in the Park) • 7:30 p.m.

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Sunday Blend (rock) • 10 p.m.

THE JOINT // 324 Jay St.Adam Palm & Abbey Lane (Palm Sun-day) • 4 p.m.

MONDAY,

DEL’S BAR // 229 Third St.Open Jam with Cheech • 10 p.m.

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Shawn’s Open Jam • 10 p.m.

July 11

TUESDAY,

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Paulie (one-man band) • 10 p.m.

July 12

THURSDAY,

DEWEY'S // 621 St. Paul St.Randy’s Corner (songwriters) • 6 p.m.

JAVA VINO // 1505 Losey Blvd S. Dan Collins and a Piano (pop) • 6 p.m.

SOUTHSIDE NEIGH. CENTER // 1300 S. 6th St.La Crosse Harp Ensemble • 7 p.m.

THE STARLITE LOUNGE // 222 Pearl St.Kies & Kompanie (Jazz) • 5 p.m.

TREMPEALEAU HOTEL // 150 Main St.Neon (pop-rock) • 7 p.m.

July 14

WEDNESDAY,

POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. Fourth St.Dave Orr (man about town) • 10 p.m.

RECOVERY ROOM // 901 7th St. S.Kin Pickin' (jam grass) • 10 p.m.

RIVERSIDE PARK // La CrosseLa Crosse Concert Band (“Baseball, Hot Dogs and Apple Pie”) • 7:30 p.m.

July 13

Second Supper June 30, 2011 // 9YOUR GUIDE TO CONSUMPTION

The Best Food & Drink Specials in TownLOCATION SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYBODEGA BREW PUB122 4th St.782-0677

$2 BBQ Pork Sliders 2-Fers, Buy any regularly priced food item and get one of equal or lesser value for free

$4 Rueben Sliders Fish Tacos: 1 / $2.50, 2 / $5.00, 3 / $6.50.

BROTHERS306 Pearl St. 784-0522

CLOSED$1 Wells, $5 Domestic pitchersAll specials 9 p.m. to close

Wristband Night: AUC2D domestic taps, rail mixers, Long Islands. All specials 9 p.m. to close

15-cent wings, $1.50 Keystone Lights, $1.50 rail mixers; $2.50 call drinks. 2 For 1 CaptainsAll specials 9 p.m. to close.

Wristband Night: AUC2D, Domestic taps, rail mixers and Long Islands. $2.50 SoCo & Jack. All specials 9 to close.

Mug Club 9pm-12:30pm $5 for filled mug $1 Domestic Taps, Rail & Long Islands 12:30-Close Ladies night Free Taps Rails & Long Islands*excludes premium long islands.

Mug Club 9pm-12:30pm $5 for filled mug $1 Domestic Taps, Rail & Long Islands 12:30-Close Ladies night Free Taps Rails & Long Islands*excludes premium long islands.

CARLIE'S ON THIRD115 3rd St. S782-7550

CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED5 domestic taps for $1; $2 domestic pitchers

$2 domestic pints and $2 rail mix-ers; $1 shots of Doctor (3 flavors);

All specials 9 to close. $3 Bacardi mixers; $3 Three Olives vocka mixers (8 flavors); $2 domes-tic pints and $2 rail mixers

EAGLES NEST1914 Campbell Road782-7764

$5 domestic pitchers $1.50 domestic taps and rail drinks, 4 p.m. to close

Bird Brain Trivia 8 p.m.; $1.50 do-mestic bottles and rails 4 p.m. to close

Wing Night - 25-cent wings (dine-in only); $1 Miller High Life silos and PBR silos; $1.50 taps and rail drinks; $2 craft taps. All specials 4 to close.

$1.50 domestic bottles and rail drinks, $2 craft bottles, 4 p.m. to close

Happy Hour: 2 for 1 domestic bottles and rail drinks, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Karaoke 9 p.m. to close

FEATURESW3923 State Highway 16786-9000

Free Beer: 5:30-6:30 p.m.Free Wings: 6:30-7:30 p.m.Free Bowling: After 9 p.m.

Taco buffet 11-2;$1 Pabst bottles and $1 bowling after 9

All you care to eat pizza buffet, 11-2(Holmen)

All you care to eat fish fry 4-10; un-limited Glow-N-Bowl $9.99

Prime rib dinner 4-10; unlimited Glow-N-Bowl $9.99

FISH'S BAR & GRILL1452 Caledonia St.782-6446

Bar Menu Bar Menu La Crosse's Best Tacos:Beef $2, Chicken $2.50

Bar Menu La Crosse's Best Tacos:Beef $2, Chicken $2.50Dog in a Diaper, $5

Fish’s Fish Taco $3.50 La Crosse's Best Tacos:Beef $2, Chicken $2.50Chimis and Burritos, $5

FLIPSIDE PUB & GRILL400 Lang Drive784-2242

All you can eat wings, includes a choice of potatoe, slaw and a frosted pint, 4-9:30 p.m., $8.99

Wisconsin cheese steak sandwich with a pint of beer, $8.99

Ladies Night, $1 off all drinks, 4 to close; Pint-Aritas $3 (lime or straw-berry)

All you can eat boneless wings, in-cludes a choice of potatoe, slaw and a frosted pint, 4-9:30 p.m., $8.99

HOWIE’S1125 La Crosse St. 784-7400

Happy hour 4 to 9 p.m.; 9 p.m. to close: Night Before Class - $3 pitch-ers of the beast

9 p.m. to close: $3.50 domestic pitchers

9 p.m. to close: $1 rails, $2.50 pitch-ers, beer pong

$5 all you can drink 9 p.m. to close: $1.25 rails, $1.75 bottles/cans

9 p.m. to close: $2 Captain mixers, $2 bottles/cans, $3 Jager bombs

9 p.m. to close: $2 Bacardi mixers, $2 domestic pints, $1.50 shots blackberry brandy

IMPULSE214 Main St. 782-6010www.impulseoflacrosse.com

CLOSED CLOSED$5 AUC2D wristbands: domestic taps, rail mixers, Long Islands, 9 p.m. to close; ($7 after 11p.m.): karaoke 10 p.m. to close

$5 AUC2D wristbands: domestic taps, rail mixers, Long Islands, 9 p.m. to close; ($7 after 11p.m.): karaoke 10 p.m. to close

Free Wing Night (while supplies last); $5 AUC2D wristbands: domestic taps, rail mixers, Long Islands, 9 p.m. to close ($7 after 11p.m.):; live DJ

$5 AUC2D Wristbands 9 p.m. to close ($10 after 11p.m.): Domestic Taps, Rail Mixers, Long Islands;Live DJ, Dancing 9 p.m. to close

$5 AUC2D Wristbands 9 p.m. to close ($10 after 11p.m.): Domestic Taps, Rail Mixers, Long Islands;Live DJ, Dancing 9 p.m. to close

JB’S SPEAKEASY717 Rose St.796-1161

$1.75 domestic bottles, $1.75 Dom bottles and rails, $2.50 Bombs

Monday Madness: $1.75 domestics and rails, $2.50 Bombs, $1 off all top shelf and specialty beers

Tuesday Boozeday $1 off all liquor drinks and 50 cents off all shots, $2 Bombs

Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m. Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m. Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m. Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m.

SCHMIDTY’S3119 State Road788-5110

$1.79 burger (after 8 p.m.)Breakfast 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hat Night: Buy 1 drink, get 1 free w/ hat (4:30 to close); $1.50 chili dogs (after 8 p.m.)

Rail drinks $2 (4:30 to close); After 8 p.m. specials: $5 skewer of shrimp,l $1.79 burger, $1.50 chili dogs

Buckets of beer $10, Boston Bobby's drummies 10 for $2 (4:30 to close), $1.79 burger (after 8 p.m.)

Margaritas $4 (Straw, rasp, mango, peach and reg); After 8 p.m. specials: $5 skewer of shrimp, $1.79 burger

Breakfast 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; lunch buffet 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., $6.99

SLOOPY'S ALMA MATER163 Copeland Ave. 785-0245

$1.50 Tacos, $4.99 nachos;: $11 buckets during pro and college foot-ball games.

Tacos: $11 buckets during pro and college football games. Happy Hour 2 to 6 p.m.; $2 pints all day

12-inch pizza $8.99Happy Hour 2 to 6 p.m.

14-inch pizza, $2 off;WingsHappy Hour 2 to 6 p.m.

$1.89 hamburger + toppings Ladies night, 2 for 1 drinks (6-close), Happy Hour 2 to 6 p.m.

Fish Dinner Special-$7.89 Happy Hour 2 to 6 p.m.

$1.50 Tacos, $4.99 nachos; $11 buckets during pro and college foot-ball games.

THE LIBRARY123 3rd St.784-8020

Wristband Night $1 domestic taps and rail mixers and 1/2 price tequilas

$5 Wristbands and $2 Cherry Bombs $2 bottled beer, double rail mixers & JUMBO long islands, $3 double call mixers & $2.50 shots of Jack Daniels, SoCo & Tuaca

$5 Mug Club (gets you a cup and first drink) with $1 refills & $2.50 Miller Lite bottles and 16oz. silos Ladies Night after 12:30AM, Check it out!

$5 Mug Club (gets you a cup and first drink) with $1 refills & $2.50 Miller Lite bottles and 16oz. silos Ladies Night after 12:30AM, Check it out!

TOP SHOTS137 4th St.782-6622

$5 Pitchers/$2 bottles of Miller prod-ucts (11-4pm) $2 Corona Bottles, $2 Kilo Kai Mixers , $3 Bloodys (7-1 a.m.)

$1.75 Miller/Bud Light Taps, $2.25 MIcro/Craft Taps, $2.50 Cherry Bombs (7-1 a.m.)

$1.75 Rails, $1.50 Domestic Taps, $3.50 Jager Bombs (7-1 a.m.)

$2 domestic bottles, $2.50 Skyy/Absolut mixers, $2 Dr. shots (7-1 a.m.)

5 Domestic Bottles for $10, $5 Micro/Import Bottles $11.50, $7 Micro/Craft Pitchers (7-1 a.m.)

$2 Captain Mixers, $2. Long Island Mixers, $3 Effen Vodka Mixers (7-1 a.m.)

$5 Miller/Bud Light Pitchers, $2.25 Leinies Bottles (7-1 a.m.)

POPCORN TAVERN308 4th St. S. 782-9069

$2 Lost Lake cans $1.75 PBR Bottles$2 Lost Lake cans

$2 Miller Light Bottles $2 Lost Lake cans

$2 Grain Belt$2 Lost Lake cans

$2 Coors & Coors Light Bottles$2.50 Skyy mixers$2 Lost Lake cans

$2 Lost Lake cans $2 Lost Lake cans

WHO'S ON THIRD126 3rd St. N.782-9467

Happy Hour until 10 p.m.$1.50 domestic taps, $2 rails from 10 to close

$1.50 taps PBR, $1.50 rails $2 domestic bottles, $3 call doubles

$2 taps, $3 Jack and Captain doubles

$2 Miller products,$8.50 fish bowls

$2 domestic taps,$3 Three Olives products

Summer LoveVictory Brewing CompanyDowningtown, Pennsylvania

The Beer Review

We’re already at the cusp of Fourth of July weekend, which is a pretty good time to assess the progress of summer. I know mine’s been awesome. I’ve already gone camping three times, including an excursion last weekend to a state park in Dane County. Be-fore my drive home I stopped by State Street in Madison to pick up some CDs, and as fate would have it, I found a parking spot near my old college beer haunt: Riley’s Wines of the World. I didn’t have any quarters for the meter, but I do love grabbing new beers, so I decided to step inside to make change and

impulse buys. Only after walking out of the liquor store, fresh spare change jangling in my pocket, did I realize I had dabbled in re-verse panhandling. But the country drive put me in a fine summer spirit, and the beer I snagged end-ed up being the perfect brew for the season. Summer Love is a two-year-old offering from the Victory Brewing Company of suburban Philadelphia. Originally conceived as a one-time offering for Philly Beer Week, Summer Love has returned as a full-on seasonal, now available in 29 states. I haven’t seen it around La Crosse yet, so our local distributors better step their game up. This is a beer you’re go-ing to want to try before August. Purchase: 6-pack of Summer Love from Riley’s Wines of the World, $9.99

Style: American blonde ale Strength: 5.2 percent ABV Packaging: The arty, colorful logo is a veri-table ode to summer with a pastiche drawing of baseball players, ice cream cones, tents, fireworks, fishing and women in bathing suits. Appearance: Summer Love pours a nearly clear shade of gold with a short-lasting white head. Aroma: The first notes are of lemon zest over graham cracker sweetness, but Pilsner malts and noble hops fill out the clean aro-ma. Taste: Summer Love is practically efferves-cent when it first hits the tongue. It zips on lemon zest, club soda and black pepper notes, but at the middle of the tongue it descends into maltiness like stale Wheat Thins. But the European hops do provide a clean, if not es-

pecially flavorful, finish. Mouthfeel: Very thin-bodied and fizzy, which aren’t attributes that I normally look for in a beer, but this is a pretty stand-up brew for summer. Drinkability: Supremely drinkable. It’s probably no exaggeration to say I could drink these all day, and the $10 price tag is likely the only thing that could discourage me. Ratings: BeerAdvocate grades this a B+, while RateBeer scores it an 89. Summer Love isn’t the most complex beer you’ll find on the shelf, but on a warm sunny day, few beverages will treat you so nicely. If nothing else, this is best blonde ale I’ve had in years, and I sure hope to have a few more before the end of summer.

— Adam Bissen

July 13

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25 "Shoot!"26 First name in "The Last King of Scotland"27 Amphibian who used to have a "Wild Ride" at Disneyland29 Olympics chant30 ___-Xers31 Corked item. maybe32 It may range from beach castles to Bud-dhist mandalas35 "Ni ___!" (Hello, in China)36 French vacation spot, maybe37 TV "Science Guy" Bill38 "___ never work"40 CEO, in general: abbr.41 Console that

included Super Mario World, for short42 Borden's spokes-cow43 Make eggs44 Abbreviated single on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album45 It's mainly done with the fingers47 Rubbery Nickel-odeon toy substance of the 1990s48 Sparks of "Queer As Folk"49 Cash dispenser50 Cameroon, Mozam-bique, et al.56 Teacher's request to prevent blurting out57 Items that line baby's crib

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5what was actually in the bill and time for the opposition to form, which turned out to be considerable. It was a unique event, and we aren’t likely to ever see anything quite like it again.

SS: As we all heard, the governor finally signed the budget bill, including some line vetoes, Monday, in a ceremony in Ashwaube-non. What we can expect as the bill takes ef-fect?

JS: The first thing we’ll see is that the bill is an outrageous attack on the middle class, as the average taxpayer will be getting less for his tax dollar. The tax burden is shifted onto the middle class in order to provide tax breaks for the corporations and the very rich. Communities are already having to deal with the loss of teachers, firefighters, and other public workers.

SS: Yesterday I saw for the first time a new ad in which you are described as actually be-ing stingy about things like health care and education. It was almost disturbing, because you expect Republicans to attack Democrats for being generous spenders. But it turned out the ad isn’t sponsored by your opponent, but by one of those national organizations. I know you’ve seen it. How do you respond to it?

JS: I’ve already responded to the fact it’s un-true. I mean my actual work on health care and education is very solid. We will see a lot more of this kind of thing, where a group

comes in with lots of money to spend and with no one knowing who the group rep-resents. We saw this when Steve Doyle ran against John Lautz, and in the congres-sional contest between Dan Kapanke and Ron Kind. There are a number of political organizations that are willing to spend a lot of money to push their views around the country. I tell people when they see ads from groups like that, they should ignore them.

SS: Wisconsin has always been proud of its public school systems. Yet the governor’s bill cuts deeply into education funding and even prevents communities from raising property taxes to prevent having to fire staff and cut programs. At the same time we will be put-ting more money into charter schools. Has Wisconsin lost its faith in public schools?

JS: I don’t think that’s what people voted for in the last elections. Of course people are concerned about property taxes and the cost of education, but most of us want a strong school system. I think of the woman who lives on Winnebago Street on a fixed income. I want her to take ownership in our public schools. I want her to take ownership in the guy who fixes her car and got his train-ing at our technical school. I want her to take ownership in the woman who prepares her prescription and who was also educated at a state university.

SS: What have you been able to accomplish in your years in the state assembly? What are you most proud of?

JS: A couple of things, certainly. In the As-sembly I worked on the health care commit-

tee to make sure working people will have access to care they can afford. We’ve made it easier for elderly people who often have to pay enormous amounts for the pharma-ceuticals they need. I also worked for a pro-gram help working people to afford college tuition. Those are things I feel good about.

SS: The national health reform act, what people call Obamacare, is still being imple-mented. How is that working out?

JS: In Wisconsin we’re finding ways to take advantage of what the law provides by orga-nizing insurance exchanges, for example, and making it possible for people to find coverage. In Wisconsin we also have Badger-Care, which means we cover more people than most states. In fact we cover almost ev-eryone.

SS: And yet inner city Milwaukee has an in-fant mortality rate like a third world country.

JS: That’s true for Racine as well, and that’s just not an acceptable situation. Obviously slashing health care programs isn’t going to help. As I said, Wisconsin has one of the best programs in the country, but we can do bet-ter.

SS: What kind of health care system would you like to see?

JS: One where everyone has access to the care they need. That’s the important thing. And we need to find ways to contain costs as well.

SS: One last question. What do you have planned for the 4th of July?

JS: It’s always been a big day for me. It hap-pens to be my birthday.

SS: No way!

JS: Yes it is. This year will be busy. Besides the cake, there are a couple of parades and some other events. I always loved the 4th growing up, the fireworks with my grandparents in Columbus and everything, but being on a holiday, my birthday didn’t always get the at-tention the other kids’ birthdays got. Still, it was always fun. I love the musical 1776, so on the Fourth we put the music on and every-body sings along.

SS: So thanks for sharing your time. Happy Fourth of July and happy birthday.

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12// June 30, 2011 Second SupperTHE LAST WORDoff you — maybe getting his GED so he could get more than a dead-end, minimum-wage job. That’s kinda tough to do when the answers to “Where’d you go to school and what did you study?” are “Meadowood Elementary” and “Babar the Elephant.” Still, school isn’t everything. A woman I know, Tig Notaro, flunked eighth grade twice, got moved up to ninth grade and flunked that, too. When her classmates started to be kids she’d babysat for, she dropped out. Like your boyfriend, she could’ve resigned herself to employment in the paper hat/fry vat sector, but she worked briefly promoting bands, then gave her all to doing stand-up. She went on to have her own Comedy Central special, be a featured character (“Officer Tig”) on “The Sarah Silverman Program,” and tour internationally as a headlining comedian. She eventually got her GED, “just to get it,” but found it most useful as cat food (she reports that her cat ate the left side of it the day she brought it home). So, the problem isn’t that school isn’t your guy’s thing, but that motivation isn’t. You, on the other hand, are attending college and working and caring for two children — the little girl you gave birth to and the grown man perfecting his napping skills on your couch. You say your relationship has never been about money. Actually, it’s very much about money, on account of how little of it he’s been bringing home. And then, when it’s job-hunting time, he bleats, “It’s too hot, it’s too cold, it’s too wet.” Excuse me, but is he a man or Goldilocks? It’s nice to see the good in people. It’s

Creature from the slack lagoon

I’ve been engaged to a man for seven years, but we haven't been able to afford to get married. I attend college part time while raising my daughter and working. He treats me well and works hard, but he’s unmotivated and undereducated. He doesn’t even have a high school diploma and can only get low-paying work with bad hours. Three months ago, he was fired from a nursing home for stealing drinks from the soda machine, and he hasn't looked for a job since. He said he couldn’t when we had a rainy period; now he says it’s too hot. When I suggested he get up early to beat the heat, he got angry. Our relationship has never been about money, but I'm not seeing much light at the end of the tunnel. Why do I stay? Because I love him, and I’m scared I wouldn’t be able to make it on my own as a single mother.

—- Trapped

A boyfriend who actually “works hard” would be working hard to stop sponging

The Advice GoddessBy Amy Alkonamy.alkon@secondsupper.com

nicer for you if the good you see is actually there. Otherwise, you just delay admitting the obvious: There isn’t much light at the end of the tunnel. Additionally, you’re paying the rent on the tunnel. You say you fear being on your own as a single mother, but you’re already on your own. Without your boyfriend, you’d be a single mother with one less mouth to feed. You can have a very different kind of guy in your life — one who makes you better and happier because you’re with him. If you suspect you aren’t worthy, try something: Act like you’re worthy. Like you deserve a man who brings something to the relationship (and not just a couple Mello Yellos he swiped from the soda machine at the old folks home).

Not into thankings

Something a guy said the first time we had sex isn’t sitting well with me. He said “Thank you.” Those aren’t the worst two words in the English language, but hearing them after sex made me feel bad. Sort of used. We made tentative plans for another date, but I’m wondering if I’ll even hear from him again. What does it mean when a guy uses this sort of courteous closure after sex?

—- Disturbed

After he thanked you, did he ask very politely how much a second hour would be? A lot of women get ticked at hearing “thank you” after sex, feeling they’re being seen as service providers. That’s because you thank somebody who does something FOR you, not when you’ve done something mutual together. The thing is, getting naked with

somebody for the first time doesn’t enhance anybody’s ability to articulate thoughts. Maybe this guy was at a loss for words, and suddenly, it came back to him, his mother saying, “What do you say when the nice lady gives you a cookie?” Instead of sitting around dissecting the possibilities, do what you always should when you’re hoping to see some date again: Forget about him until the phone rings and he’s on the other end asking if you give discounts for repeat customers.

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