Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Today is voting day in Madison. Several key positions are contested and there are important referenda under consideration. Listeners can find their polling place or get voter registration questions answered by calling the city clerk’s office at 266-4601 or logging on to http://www.cityofmadison.com/clerk/. Two Madison cab companies are offering free rides to polling places. For details call Badger cab at 256-5566 or Union cab at 242-2000 before 7:00.

In light of recent developments regarding Wisconsin Republican Assembly and Senate actions there are several recall initiatives. Listeners may get more information by logging on to “recall the republican8.com” or by calling the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) at 256-4375.

“Volunteer Income Tax Assistance” and “Taxpayer Counseling for the Elderly” of the “Internal Revenue Service” and others provide income tax assistance to low-income, differently-abled, non-English speaking, or elderly people. This may include free IRS electronic filing of tax returns. There are various times and locations. For details call 266-2772.

On-going the James Watrous Gallery hosts an exhibit entitled, “Wisconsin Labor: A Contemporary Portrait”. The exhibit uses photographs by six artists to examine the diversity of Wisconsin’s labor force. This is at the Overture Center, 201 State Street through April 10 and will include several gallery talks. Gallery hours are flexible daily excluding Mondays. Call 265-2500 for details.

The Insurgent Radio Kiosk welcomes listener commentaries on subjects of interest to the W.O.R.T. listening community. Commentaries are limited to two minutes. Interested people who wish to do a Kiosk commentary may call the station at 256-2001 and leave a message for the Kiosk.

The Women and Infant Children (WIC) Nutrition program offers a wide variety of services, food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children less than five years of age healthy and strong. For details call 267-1111.