THE MADISON COLLEGE SMART COMMUNITY PLAN

Guests: Bettsey Barhorst, President
Terry Webb, Vice President for Learner Success

The need for new facilities, renovations, and upgrades to meet the increasing demand of local residents who need affordable education and job training are the reasons why Madison College is asking voters to approve a $133,770,000 Smart Community Plan on November 2nd. Student enrollment and waiting lists are at all-time highs, while interest rates and construction costs are at all-time lows. And how does this translate to your tax bill? Example: The property tax impact on a home valued at $245,000 will be $33.10 per year, or $2.74 a month. Among the most critical needs: a new Health Services Education Center and Clinic, a Protective Services Education Center, and a Transportation and Advanced/Green Manufacturing Education Center.

Learn more on this All About Living program and at www.matcmadison.edu. Click on Smart Community.

Planned Parenthood Of Wisconsin Celebrates 75 Years!

Guests: Deborah Hobbins - Executive Director, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
Nicole Safar - Public Policy Advisor, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin

As Planned Parenthood celebrates it's 75th Anniversary, they are out front on the issues of preventing teen pregnancy and reproductive health in general. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "there is ample cause to celebrate the work of this organization, which has prevented far more abortions than it has performed." 97% of the health care Planned Parenthood provides is preventive and primary care - care many women (and men as well) would not get at all if not for this organization. Planned Parenthood provides these services to 73,000 patients statewide every year.

In this election season, Planned Parenthood is encouraging voters to fully understand the reproductive health issues at risk in Wisconsin.

For more information about Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, the work they do, and how you can access their services, www.ppawi.org.

For information on the health care reform legislation -The Affordable Care Act - go to healthcare.gov information, go to healthcarereform.wisconsin.gov

In A Moment

Guests: Terri Gilliland

If you ever feel that life has dealt you a bad hand, you will be inspired by Terri Gilliland's story. In a routine eye exam before Terri entered college, she was told that she would be blind before she was 40. Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, she went on to earn a degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin, marry and have three children as her eyesight continued to dim. Faced with the realities of blindness, she then confronted her husband's near fatal motorcycle accident and a son diagnosed with brain cancer at age fifteen. Terri's courage, spirit, and will to persevere make her an amazing example of what overcoming all odds looks like.

For more information on Terri and assistance with visual impairment, contact:

Wisconsin Council Of The Blind and Visually Impaired
608.255.1166
800.783.5213
www.wcblind.org