Libel Definition

li·bel
noun
any false and malicious written or printed statement, or any sign, picture, or effigy, tending to expose a person to public ridicule, hatred, or contempt or to injure a person's reputation in any way
the act of publishing or displaying publicly such a thing
anything that gives an unflattering or damaging picture of the subject with which it is dealing
in ecclesiastical law and formerly in maritime law, a written statement containing the plaintiff's grievances; initial pleading
to publish or make a libel against
to give an unflattering or damaging picture of
to bring suit against by presenting a libel ()

More on KUSD CDO

Will be interesting to see who is right, although I doubt we will. Shame on both parties. I wonder how many lawsuits for slander/libel we'll see? (Click here).

RV Ordinance

I hope it is a good one.

PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT to amend Section 420-49 E of the Village Zoning Ordinance related to Recreational Vehicles.

And It Gets Worse--Unified victimized by investment scheme

Click here and here. I wrote previous blogs about this.

Abbott to trim 1,000 jobs in global cost-cutting

So much for Abbott in Pleasant Prairie. (click here)

A lot of hope (click here)

Neighborhoods For Sale

Interesting series of articles by the Chicago Tribune on zoning and housing. (click here).

Better Names for Local Sports Teams?

The Board will vote on a new team agreement between the Village and the new junior hockey league:

Receive Recreation Commission recommendation and consider a one year agreement between the Village and the Pleasant Prairie Ice Devils for operation of a junior hockey league at the IcePlex.

We already have the Pleasant Prairie Predators and now they want the new junior hockey team to be called the Ice Devils? Can't we come up with better names for kids sports teams?

Just Sit at Any Stop Sign on 39th!

The Pleasant Prairie Police Department today announced it will join other police agencies throughout the country in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving this August 15–September 1, known by its tagline: Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.

Clcik here.

Wonderful!

More layoffs planned for Pleasant Prairie plant

GBC, Commercial Products Group, the former General Binding Corp., has informed state officials that it intends to permanently cut 75 more jobs from its plant in Pleasant Prairie beginning this fall. Click here.

Some Good Financial News for Village

Click here. Considering the financial environment, this is good news for the Village taxpayers.