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With an election day approaching, it's nice to know that the people running the elections where you live have a good idea of what they're doing. The Wisconsin Government Accountability board has determined that there's a long list of municipal clerks that haven't complied with state training requirements for their jobs. There's nearly two hundred of them across the state. Among those on the list, George Wolf, the town of Bangor clerk; William Arndt, clerk for Black River Falls and Vernon county's town of Hamburg clerk, Jackie Stalsberg.

President Barack Obama's authority to order the military action against Libya without congressional approval is being challenged and congressional critics are using candidate Obama's words against him. Lacrosse Democratic Congressman Ron Kind also questioned the authority today.

 

In a 2007 interview with the Boston Globe, Obama was asked about the president's constitutional authority to bomb Iran without seeking authorization from Congress. Obama said the president doesn't have the power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve a threat to the U.S.

In a letter to Congress yesterday, Obama said he authorized the military action against Libya as part of a ``multilateral response authorized under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973.'' He said he directed the actions as commander in chief and they were in U.S. national security interests.

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Alert Day, March 22, 2011, is a one-day “wake-up” call to inform the American public about the seriousness of diabetes.  The American Diabetes Association encourages people to join the movement to Stop Diabetes and find out if they, or their loved ones, are at risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes; the most common form of diabetes.  The La Crosse County Health Department’s Public Health Nursing Division offers Cholesterol/Diabetes screenings the 4^th Wednesday of each month for $41. An additional screening is also available to check a Hemoglobin A1C level; the cost for this test is $31. Hemoglobin A1C looks at one’s average blood sugar level over the past 2-3 months.

Currently, 25.8 million Americans are living with diabetes and an additional 79 million, or one in three American adults, are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.  For many, diagnosis may come seven to ten years after the onset of the disease.  Therefore, early diagnosis is critical to successful treatment and delaying or preventing some of its complications such as:  heart disease, blindness, kidney disease, stroke, amputation and even death.  Studies have shown that type 2 diabetes can be delayed and even prevented by making simple changes in your lifestyle.

The Public Health Nursing Division holds the following screening clinics to detect abnormal cholesterol and blood glucose levels— identifying problems early in order to prevent or reduce the burden of heart disease and diabetes on individuals, their families and their communities.  Education on healthy lifestyles and referral and follow-up services are offered to promote health and reduce morbidity, mortality and the economic burden resulting from these chronic conditions.

 

 

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Rarely do La Crosse police get an honest evaluation from suspected drunk drivers on just how inebriated they are. But, when 48 year-old Wallace Clark failed the field tests they gave him on Friday after a stop, both he and the arresting officer figured the .08 he blew on the breathalyzer had to be wrong. Sure enough, the second try was significantly higher. Clark collected the drunk driving ticket as well as several others for everything from hit and run to having no insurance.