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It’s International Data Privacy Day

January 28, 2010 By

Joe Campana is an expert on identity theft, privacy, and information security. He urges us to think twice before posting anything online — photos, text, audio, anything. Once it’s out there, it’s there forever.

“If you wouldn’t put it on a resume, a college application, or a poster, you wouldn’t hang it on your locker or your dorm room door, then you shouldn’t post it.”

And, he says, think about how your friends’ or families’ privacy would also be compromised. Campana explains, you shouldn’t be friends online with people you don’t know in the real world. (Video- Privacy PSA) [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest

High School football format remains the same, for now!

January 28, 2010 By

The WIAA‘s Board of Control voted not to implement a widely deliberated football district proposal that would have revamped the landscape of football and its post-season playoffs. 

The board voted 8-2 to reject the football district proposal, but acknowledged the need to address the issues the plan was designed to resolve.

WIAA Deputy Director Wade Labecki says they’ll continue to try to find ways to realign the football playoffs.

AUDIO: Wade Labecki says they’ll continue to work towards a new plan :14 [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports

Top ranked Pointers fall

January 28, 2010 By

Number-1 falls in Division 3 men’s college basketball.  Top ranked UW-Stevens Point blew an 18-point lead and fell to UW-Whitewater 61-58. 

The Warhawks opened the second half with a 32-5 run to beat the Pointers in Stevens Point.  Whitewater moved to 8-1 in the WIAC, a half game better then the Pointers.

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Wisconsin to get $882 million for high speed rail

January 28, 2010 By

Wisconsin’s high-speed rail projects will receive $822 million in federal stimulus funds, according to an announcement from the state’s U.S. Senators, Democrats Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold. Of that total, $810 million will be directed to the Madison-Milwaukee corridor and $12 million to the Milwaukee-Chicago corridor. Last July, the state of Wisconsin signed a deal with Spanish train manufacturer Talgo, to purchase two new train sets at a cost of $47 million The 14-car passenger trains will replace Amtrak Hiawatha trains running from Milwaukee to Chicago. [Read more...]

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Child care regulation hearing

January 28, 2010 By

With support from the legislature and new management strategies at the Department of Children and Families, Secretary Reggie Bicha says they now have more tools to fight fraud and to better ensure the safety of children in the Wisconsin Shares program.

“As you know the Department of Children and Families did not create the problems in Wisconsin’s child care programs, we were created to fix them.”

Bicha testifies at the joint committee on audit that his agency has identified and imposed “sweeping reforms” in the state’s taxpayer-subsidized child-care program. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics & Government
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