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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 HE www.fdlreporter.com 50 cents 1 REPORTER ESSENCE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT w. VEUOllBTOIHb 1 Mice lutDML I arn si i 1 1 Women are still lighting for equal rights in 2010 Page B1 SPORTS r-f i AS a THE REPORTER PHOTOS BY JUSTIN CONNAHER Carl Wiesen, of Mount Calvary, left, and Samantha Kujac, of Hartford, practice dance steps during Miss Fond du Lac rehearsal Monday at the Holiday Inn, 625 W. Rolling Meadows Drive. See our coverage of prep boys basketball regionals Page B3 State study: Prisons need $1.2 billion upgrade The Reporter Staff MADISON Wisconsin needs to spend $1.2 billion to update prison facilities and expand bed capacity during the next 10 years to tackle aging facilities and overcrowding sys-temwide, according to a recent study. The state Department of Corrections must add more than 8,900 beds to relieve overcrowding and replace almost 2,700 existing beds to modernize facilities for juvenile and adult offenders, according to a study conducted by planning, design, construction management and consulting services firm Mead Hunt.

State prisons housed more than 22,600 inmates, which equates to more than 125 percent of design capacity, according to official figures published in January. The deteriorating condition of several aging prisons, including Dodge, Kettle Moraine, Fox Lake and Oakhill, pose significant safety, security, operational and maintenance problems, according to the report. Emergency dormitory facilities constructed in the mid-1990s have reached the end of their useful lives, the report states. The report also recommends ending the policy of double-bunking, implemented to relieve overcrowding at See PRISONS Page A6 Postal Service seeks 5-day home delivery Plan would eliminate Saturday service USA TODAY The U.S. Postal Service will move this month toward reducing mail delivery from six days a week to five, a change Postmaster General John Potter has said is critical to reducing its massive debt.

Potter said he'll submit a formal request by the end of this month to the Postal Regulatory Commission, which must issue an advisory opinion on any change in mail service that would have national impact. "We know we're going to have less mail in 2020 than we have today," Potter says. "We can't freeze wages. We LOCAL Waupun may postpone 4-year-old kindergarten Page A3 lC '(Ai Investment in Miss Fond du Lac Pageant pays off in many ways for local sponsors business I MUSH ONLINE DataMini Explore a mother lode of public records and data bases online at www.fdlreporter.com. Just click on the DataMine logo for immediate access.

www.fdlreporter.com WEATHER THE NEXT 36 HOURS High Low High today tonight tomorrow 34 19 35 Partly Partly Sunny cloudy cloudy Five-day forecastA6 LOTTERY TUESDAY Mega Millions: 9-12-47-48-56 Mega Ball: 25 Megaplier: 3 SuperCash: 12-15-19-28-32-35 Badger 5: 1-9-13-16-23 Pick 3: 9-1-8 Pick 4: 8-6-8-4 BY HEATHER STANEK The Reporter stanekfdlreporter.com Freshly cut flowers, a flowing gown, an elegant up-do hairstyle and a glittering crown they're all the makings of a little girl's fantasy Local businesses and schools are making that dream come true for the 15 women who've signed on for this year's Miss Fond du Lac Pageant. The event will be held Saturday night at Goodrich Little Theatre. Sponsors are offering scholarships, flowers, jewelry, gifts and This series appears each week. If you think there is a business we should write about, contact business reporter Heather Stanek at (920) 907-7909 or hstanekfdlreporter.com Shelby Vollmer, of Oakfield, puts on a dress shoe during Miss Fond du Lac rehearsal. MORE mm ONLINE services including hairstyling, cable and fitness memberships to the lucky ladies, according to the event's Web site.

But with so many can't freeze fuel costs." Once Potter makes the request, the Postal Regulatory Commission will hold' public hearings in Washington and around the 7 ONLINE Mil -in'- i f. 'Ay. e- 1 v. BREAKING NEWS Get text alerts on your cell phone contestants to support this year and the economy already chomping on almost every bottom line how can any business afford to support the splendor? It's the power of the pack, said Miss Fond du Lac director Kelly Brandl. It's tough to ask one florist to be the lone wolf that provides so many bouquets and centerpieces, so she asked about every floral shop in town.

They've agreed to shoulder the load, with everyone contributing what they can. Several jewelry stores are providing the sparkles for the contestants, and other businesses are giving money to put toward scholarships. Members of the Miss Fond du Lac program board have contributed to the cause. Brandl said one See PAGEANT Page A6 Text FONBREAKING to 44636 USA and seek expert testimony, Commission Chairwoman Ruth Goldway said. "The Postal Service is an enormous organization.

This change in service that they're proposing is a very complex and significant change," Gold-way said. "The Postal Service is an essential part of the country's infrastructure, so you don't want to change it willy-nilly." Even if the independent commission approves the dropped day, the Postal Service also needs congressional consent. Federal law requires See MAIL Page A6 to receive local news, sports, weather, school and LA Katherine Mueller, of Fond du Lac, strikes a pose during the event alerts on your cell phone. i Sponmndbf vAgnesian- TF i i I Van ft mvtr tv ham pW hcatth McCallum keeps focus on public service INSIDE Lotteriet-A1 Obrtuarft-A2 Opinion -AS Records -A2 Sports -B3 YourWorM-A2 Mvict-M Classified B7 Comlcs-M Crossword B7 Horotcopt-M Local -A3 0 v' i Election defeat has not deterred former governor's passion Gannett Wisconsin Media Former Gov. Scott McCallum hasn't let an election defeat stop him from public service.

McCallum, 59, was lieutenant governor when Gov. Tommy Thompson resigned in 2001 and served as governor until losing to Democrat Jim Doyle in the 2002 election. After leaving the governor's mansion, McCallum became CEO of Aidmatrix, a Dallas-based nonprofit that uses technology to match donors with relief groups. It's a job that connects McCallum, a Fond du Lac native, with aid projects around the world. "We've got Haiti going on, we've got flooding in Albania, we've got an earthquake in Tajikistan and we've got some flooding in Arizona.

All of this is going on at the same time," McCallum said recently. "It's been an interesting couple of weeks." More recently, the earthquake in Chile has added to the devastation. Gannett Wisconsin Media recently caught up with McCallum to learn more about this work and to get a few thoughts on this year's race for governor. 1 Here are some excerpts from the interview: On how his life has been "To put it in perspective, (I'm) trying to make the world a better place in which to live," McCallum said. "People kiddingly say, 'What do you want to do, solve world hunger'? Truly we are helping solve world hunger.

Most of the charitable food in the United States goes through Aidmatrix technology. We have logistics systems in Europe, Latin America. India just asked us to work with them. We have a team of people that is mission-driven and passionate about helping others." See SERVICE Page A6 GANNETT 7 "51 624' THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RLE PtlOIO Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott McCallum appears before a joint session of the state Legislature in 2002.

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