PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
We get 'em - you want 'em. Here in no particular order are informational items from non-profit organizations in your community:
School Referendum Information
FOr the November 4, 2008 ballot is available at the Madision Metropolitan School District's Web site: http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/mmsdtv/refweb/index.html
Voting and Voter Registration Information
PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE
You may register to vote at any Madison Public Library or Fire Station, up to 20 days before each election.
REGISTER AT THE POLLS
Persons who register or change their address at the polls on election day must present acceptable proof of residence or have their statements substantiated and signed by one other elector from the same municipality who must accompany them to the polls. If this witness is not a registered voter, he/she must also present proof of residence. Voters registering for the first time in the State of Wisconsin must provide proof of residence if registering by mail.
WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU TO REGISTER
Any of the following may be used as proof if it contains the address of residence:
A current and valid Wisconsin driver’s license or Wisconsin identification card.
Any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit
An identification card issued by an employer in the normal course of business, which has a photograph of the cardholder, but not a business card.
A real estate tax bill or receipt for the current year or the year preceding the date of the election.
A residential lease.
A UW-Madison or Edgewood College ID card with a photograph of the cardholder, if student is listed on certified housing list.
A utility bill for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before the election.
A bank statement.
A paycheck.
A check or other document issued by a unit of government.
ABESENTEE BALLOT REQUEST
Absentee ballots are available 21 days prior to the Spring Primary and Spring Election, and 30 days prior to the Fall Primary and General Election.
VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
There are two ways to obtain an absentee ballot:
1. In person: Come to the Clerk's Office at the City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Room 103, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. The Clerk's Office is also open the Saturday before each election for absentee voting. See the City Calendar at http://www.cityofmadison.com/cityCalendar/ for more details.
2. By mail: Absentee ballots will be mailed to registered voters if a written request is submitted.
Absentee Ballot Request (PDF)
You do not need to use a form, however. You can send a written request that must include:
Name,
Madison address,
Address to which the ballot should be mailed,
Signature.
Mail the request to City Clerk, City-County Building, Room 103, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd., Madison, WI 53703-3342. Ballots will be mailed out through the Thursday before the election. Absentee ballots must be received in the City Clerk's Office on or before election day. Ballots received after the election date will not be counted.
Free Breast Cancer Screening Available
Need your yearly mammogram? No health insurance, high deductible, or your insurance does not cover mammograms? Wisconsin Well Woman Program provides free health screenings to income eligible women. Over 25 medical clinics in Dane County participate.
There is a 1 in 8 chance that a woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. All women are at risk for breast cancer, not just those with a family history. The good news is that breast cancer is treatable. Finding breast cancer early gives a woman a much greater chance of full recovery.
This is an opportunity for ALL women to have access to an annual check up. Enrollment is quick and is completed over the phone. For more information call today! Contact Kari - (608) 242-6392 at Public Health – Madison & Dane County.
Porchlight Products
Porchlight Products is a part of Porchlight, Inc., a non-profit agency which provides emergency shelter, food, employment services, counseling, and affordable, transitional and permanent housing to over 8,000 people each year. As a part of Porchlight, Porchlight Products is a new and unique business that serves on many different levels in our community. Provided below is a link with more information about Porchlight Products:
http://www.porchlightinc.org/porch_products.html
Donate Blood this Holiday Season
As the holiday season approaches, you may be trying to find a special gift for your loved ones. Please take a few minutes to remember those who need a very special gift indeed; blood, the gift of life.
Cancer patients, premature babies,accident victims and others rely on generous donors to give blood through the American Red Cross.
Please give blood at the 23rd Annual Holiday Blood Drive on Wednesday, December 24 from 7 am to 2 pm at the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center. Parking is free, child care is provided and Santa will be making a visit! Lots of goodies too!
By giving one unit of blood, you can help save the lives of up to three people. Please call 1.800.GIVE.LIFE, that’s 1.800.448.3543 or online at www.givebloodgivelife.org and make a commitment to giving blood. Your gift will be treasured for many holidays to come!
Timebanking: Matching unmet needs with unused resources!
As budget shrink and expenses grow it’s time for us to use the many wonderful assets right here in our neighborhood. We each have talents and skills that someone else values. By sharing them we can create community one hour at a time!
Visit the Dane County Timebank website at www.danecountytimebank.org
Funded in part by the City of Madison Grants Program
Lisa Veldran, Timebank Coordinator
Email Address: lveldran@yahoo.com
Meadowridge Library News
After School Programs
After school library programs are underway! Teen Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m. Chess Club meets every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Knitting Circle is every Thursday at 3 p.m. We have a craft program the fourth Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. For grades 6 and up, we host Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution on the first Friday and third Tuesday. No registration is required, but call 288-6160 if you need more information.
Free online access to Morningstar, courtesy of the Madison Public Library Foundation
Access to Morningstar investment information is now available free to Madison Public Library patrons from home. Morningstar Investment Research Center was recently purchased for the Library by the Madison Public Library Foundation. The library version of the database offers access to many popular Premium features of Morningstar.com, including research and independent opinions on thousands of mutual funds, stocks, and exchange-traded funds, and also the same concise reports that are found in the printed Morningstar Mutual Funds. If you have a valid Madison Public Library card, you can access Morningstar by visiting our website at www.madisonpubliclibrary.org. Mouse over research, then databases, and then click on Morningstar Library Edition. If you do not have a Madison library card, you can access the database from any Madison Public Library branch. Questions? Call us at 288-6160 or stop by the Meadowridge Branch at 5740 Raymond Road. We'll be happy to help.
Downtown Plan Public Meeting - Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Promenade Hall, Overture Center, 201 State Street
The November 5th public meeting will be an opportunity for City staff to share these concepts and general approaches to get essential feedback prior to the creation of more detailed alternatives for the Downtown Plan. More information at: www.cityofmadison.com/downtownplan
There is also Downtown Plan Public Information Office that is now open at 125 W. Mifflin Street.
WSJ Budget Game
The Wisconsin State Journal has created an interactive game on our Web site that puts you in charge of the Madison city budget! You can play by clicking on this link:
http://www.madison.com/wsj/media/budget/index.html
The game lets you add and subtract money for all city agencies, and then you find out how your changes affect the budget, taxes, services and the public.
We think this game will be a great conversation starter that helps inform some difficult and important public policy decisions facing our city. We’ll let everyone know about the game in this Sunday’s paper along with an article about the budget by city government reporter Dean Mosiman. We’ll have more newspaper coverage, of course, but our multimedia team led by Laura Sparks wanted to invent a whole new way of explaining complicated budget issues to Madison residents.
I hope you have a chance to play the game and let Dean, Laura and me know what you think of it. And please feel free to forward this message or share the link with anyone.
Tim Kelley, managing editor - Wisconsin State Journal - 608-252-6115 - tkelley@madison.com
2008-09 Academy Evenings
The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters Academy Evenings 2008/2009 season features a variety of presentations from the sciences, arts, and letters, including stem cell researcher James Thomson on the changing face of medicine; historian Jeremi Suri on American international leadership; and psychologists Jenny Saffran and Seth Pollak on children’s learning and development. Presentations take place at the Overture Center’s Capitol Theater, 221 State Street and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art lecture hall, 227 State Street in Madison. All events are free ($3 suggested donation) and open to the public. No tickets are required. Seating is first come, first served.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 7-8:30 pm, lecture hall, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Alzheimer’s and More: Halting the Progression of Neurological Diseases—Jeff Johnson
Oxidative stress is believed to be a principal factor in the development of many chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and Lou Gehrig’s (ALS). UW-Madison pharmacy professor Jeff Johnson’s goal is to discover ways to increase the defense mechanisms in the brain by activating multiple antioxidant defense genes simultaneously through activation of the antioxidant response element. In studies using transgenic models of Alzheimer’s disease, his laboratory has discovered a possible new therapeutic approach for treatment of this devastating disease.
Tuesday, November 18 and Wednesday, November 19, 2008, Capitol Theater, Overture Center
A Decade Celebrating Stem Cells: Changing the Face of Medicine Ten Years Later—James Thomson, Michael West, Alta Charo
The Wisconsin Academy will host this two-day event with UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation to highlight the accomplishments of Wisconsin’s stem cell research, to examine various stem cell issues, and to consider what the future may hold. Speakers include UW School of Medicine and Public Health professor and famed stem cell researcher James Thomson, Director of Regenerative Biology and Principal Scientist at the Morgridge Institute, BioTime, Inc. CEO Michael West, UW professor of law & bioethics Alta Charo, and other special guest presenters.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 7- 8:30 pm, lecture hall, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Learning and Virtual Worlds: The Education Benefits of Digital Technologies—Constance Steinkuehler
For those with a vested interest in online technologies for learning, the knowledge and skills that constitute successful participation in massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) places them squarely among the most promising new digital technologies to date. UW-Madison education professor Constance Steinkuehler describes recent empirical findings on the core intellectual practices that constitute gameplay in virtual worlds as well as the development of educational activities for after school clubs that capitalize on those capacities found throughout our research. She concludes with a reflection on the multiple relationships between games and education, highlighting the potential for such technologies to transform not only the means of education but also perhaps the goals.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 7-8:30 pm, lecture hall, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
The Past and Future of American International Leadership—Jeremi Suri
If the 20th century was the "American Century," what will the 21st century bring? How can the United States maintain its international leadership and avoid many of the mistakes from the past? How can Americans build a better world? These are the big questions UW-Madison history professor Jeremi Suri addresses in his lecture. Drawing on his extensive historical research about foreign policy and domestic politics, he examines how Americans became international leaders in a variety of fields during the last century. He analyzes the successes and failures of American leadership and points to some of the useful lessons that can guide our society in the next hundred years.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 7-8:30 pm, lecture hall, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Children's Learning and Development: New Approaches to the Old Nature-Nurture Debate—Jenny Saffran and Seth Pollak
UW-Madison psychology professors Jenny Saffran and Seth Pollak look at contemporary perspectives about how complex human behaviors emerge. How can new technologies and perspectives allow us to move beyond debate about the relative contributions of nature versus nurture or biology versus experience that have historically framed thinking about human behavior? New insights about the emergence of young children's language and social skills raise questions both about basic scientific theories and applications to public policy.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 7-8:30 pm, lecture hall, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Microorganisms: Calamity and Salvation for the Earth and Its Residents—Jo Handelsman
UW-Madison plant pathology professor Jo Handelsman’s lab aims to explain the structure and function of microbial communities and, in particular, to understand the nature of community robustness. The lab focuses on discovery of novel antibiotics from cultured and uncultured bacteria and on the role of antibiotics and other small molecules in communication and stability in microbial communities.
*Academy Evenings 2008/2009 are sponsored by the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation, the Madison Community Foundation, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Evjue Foundation, M&I Bank, the John and Sally Mielke Family Fund, and a number of individual donors. The Wisconsin Academy thanks these sponsors for their generous support.
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