Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

THE HISTORY OF August 8th, I'm___________________ .

AND I'M ___________. Today in 1990: Karen and Bill Bell join a national campaign of the Feminist Majority against parental-consent requirements for abortion. The Bell's daughter, Becky, died September 16, 1988, from a massive infection due to a botched, illegal abortion.

The first known teenage victim of parental-consent laws, Becky sought the illegal abortion because she didn't want to disappoint her parents, and she knew Indiana judges were not giving permission under the state's parental-consent law.

 

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

It’s Today’s Action Calendar!

This evening, there will be a free tour led by the UW Arboretum’s Native Plants Gardener.  Take a closer look at the colors, size and features of native grasses, from tiny mustache grass to big bluestem.  The tour will last until dusk. This will be at the Arboretum, 1207 Seminole Highway at 7pm. For more info, call 263-7888 or email info@uwarboretum.org

The Clean Sweep Hazardous Waste Site has new summer hours: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 7a.m. to 2p.m.  The site is located on 2302 Fish Hatchery Road.  During reconstruction of Fish Hatchery Road, please use the Badger Road entrance. More info at danecountycleansweep.com

The Women, Infants and Children 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.

The Insurgent Radio Kiosk is a five minute pre-recorded segment featuring a commentary, this-day-in-history, and a calendar of daily events. Events must be low cost or non-profit and of interest to people in and around the WORT listening area and where other media might not highlight. Email announcements at least one week before the event to kioskevent@wort-fm.org.