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Norma Westfield eases her wheelchair out of the elevator of her apartment, through the front door and to the Handi-Van waiting in front of her building. It is a vehicle with hydraulic lifts that the city of Fond du Lac offers to disabled residents. Westfield, 43, who has used a wheelchair since she was stricken with polio as a child, relies on the Handi-Van to reach her doctor's office and a local hospital where she does volunteer work. She is not strong enough to push herself to the bus stop a block away, and during the winter...
...Fond du Lac, a town of 40,000 curled along the shores of Lake Winnebago, lifts will boost the price tag on each new bus $15,000. Operating and maintenance expenses will tack on an additional $5,000 each year. City-council members worry about finding enough money to both continue the Handi-Van service and install lifts on the city's fleet of twelve buses, half of which are due to be replaced this year...
...especially true when it comes to Japan given that the Pentagon looks at Japan as an "an unsinkable aircraft carrier" in the Far East where we have placed premium value on base rights at Camp Zama, Yokosuka, Yokota, Misawa, Iwakuni and throughout Okinawa Prefecture. While not every Japanese is fond of U.S. bases on Japanese soil, the deal has been sweetened by virtually throwing open the U.S. market to Japanese goods...
...expected Zimmerman would have a tough match, but it was really even," agreed Albert Chang, who defeated the Lions' Steve Heroux at sixth singles quickly and decisively, 6-2, 6-1. "The home court advantage really helped Columbia. Michael wasn't fond of the clay...
...Leverett House resident's reasons for hanging a Confederate flag in his window. Of course he has the right to display it, but I hope that other Southerners will understand that the Stars and Bars is a symbol of Southern divisiveness, not old-fashioned values. It may conjure up fond memories of the South for some, but the message it contains for me is that its owner would prefer to see me in the tobacco fields rather than sitting next to him or her in class. Like the song "Dixie," the Stars and Bars is a symbol...