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February 15, 2010

Schools block most of the web on student laptops

Students at Ben Franklin Jr. High in Stevens Point are upset that school district provided laptops block social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, chat rooms, et al.

One student was quoted as saying ""I think that we should at least be able to use stuff like chat rooms. You can't even look up music,"

**Opinion: If the kids are getting freebie computers from the school, they have no room to complain that they cannot be used for anything other than school work.

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February 12, 2010

Sex party organizers buck police in Stevens Point

 If a "Sexual Freedom" hotel party begins tonight in Stevens Point, police are prepared to cite or arrest anyone who violates a city ordinance prohibiting the conversion of an established business into a sexually oriented one.

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February 1, 2010

Stevens Point police chief not backing off swingers party


The Stevens Point police chief is standing by his claim that a Valentine's Day swingers party violates city ordinance.

Chief Kevin Ruder says he received a letter from the party organizer's attorney saying he has until February 1 to reply or could face a lawsuit. Ruder says that letter has been forwarded to the city attorney.

Ruder says he not only stands by his decision that the hotel takeover violates a city ordinance dealing with sexually oriented businesses, but says the city is also looking into other ordinance violations and public health code violations.

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February 1, 2010

UWSP smoking ban on hold

A proposal to make the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus entirely smoke free is on hold because of enforcement questions.

The resolution calls for "all UWSP buildings, grounds, functions and operations" to be completely smoke free by July 5 _ the same day Wisconsin's indoor smoking ban goes into effect.

University Affairs Committee Gerry Ring says the committee had the same questions surrounding a similar proposal in 2008 before the Faculty Senate. Those questions included issues such as enforcement, penalties and whether such a ban would infringe on students' rights.

Environmental health and safety officer Dick Bartos tells the Stevens Point Journal the proposal would likely be put on the back burner until summer.

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Information from: Stevens Point Journal, http://www.stevenspointjournal.com

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