down2512 wrote on Oct 18, 2007 11:26 AM:
" Appreciative, sensible, generous, kind, caring, humble, decent, all these and a leader of a great institutin here. We are a fortunate group of people to have somebody in Gow's position display this type of gratitude it restores me in a spiritual way. Wouldn't it be great if he touched off a chain reaction on some of the frivolous spending in other offices and institutions here to do the same. "
North Sider wrote on Oct 18, 2007 9:07 AM:
" TO: laxer21- Speaking as a citizen of Lacrosse one of the major reason our old Chancellor is not here is because he was too many times where he should not have been. "
laxer21 wrote on Oct 17, 2007 9:43 PM:
" I am a student at UW-L and I feel that Joe Gow is truly doing an outstanding job. You must remember he walked into some of the issues I hear people on this site complaining about. People before Chancellor Gow have created ideas about the stadium, the Growth and Access project, etc. He has/ and still is doing an amazing job dealing with the issues at hand while being upfront with them. Previous administration would push these "problems" off to hide or have someone else deal with at a later date. "
laxer21 wrote on Oct 17, 2007 9:42 PM:
" I don't even recall what the old chancellor looks like, but this year I have seen him easily over 20 times around campus. The students have created shirts with the motto "In Gow we trust" written around his picture. For those of you are weary of the Chancellor I encourage you to set up a 10 minute appointment with him- he does has office hours. At least voice your opinion and give him a fair chance to respond. "
Big Spender wrote on Oct 17, 2007 7:55 PM:
" To JD5400: What's selfless about dumping part of the cost of UW=L's useless and elitist stadium project on working-class tourists in our local hotels? If all y'all want to be selfless, get a bucket of paint and a brush and fix up your (your, as in not mine) welfare-for-upscale-suburbanite-sports-fans stadium yourself. Ordinary La Crosse citizens don't give a @~}!& about UW-L sports or about self-congratulatory inauguration ceremonies until they are asked to pay for them. UW-L, learn to play within your state-subsidized sandbox...the locals have elementary schools to pay for, so keep your stadium wants from draining the citizenry's ability to pay for their legitimate needs. If you can't pay for your fun-and-games, then cancel them altogether...that's what I do when I can't afford a new Nintendo box. Get real! "
The Real World wrote on Oct 17, 2007 10:03 AM:
" Thanks Joe,
Finally someone who has a grasp on the big picture, We must stop spending taxpayer money in order to welcome a new chancellor. It is so easy to spend taxpayer money, we don't bat an eye at it anymore. Only Joe Gow has the real world sense to see this abuse. Imagine if he had put that money toward a worthy cause! "
davidinlse wrote on Oct 17, 2007 10:01 AM:
" RE: JD5400 wrote on Oct 17, 2007 6:49 AM: Selfless act by a public figure? He was HIRED TO DO A JOB, not be emperor.
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pjg03 wrote on Oct 17, 2007 9:46 AM:
" Nice work Chancellor...........I just hope you stick around here long enough to have some positive influence on the small minds in this community. (You'll see many of them posting on this website.)
Have a great day, and a great inauguration! "
radiogaga wrote on Oct 17, 2007 8:55 AM:
" Well if I made as much as Joe, I could do that to. Why not give it back to the college and not a party? Front door is now closing. "
Sconny wrote on Oct 17, 2007 8:37 AM:
" Sounds like this Gow character is a classy guy. I've never met him, probably never will, but I like him already (based on this article and the 1 or 2 others I've read about him). I think his donation to cover the inaugural ball is a class act. Well done. For the whiners and naysayers, shut the front door. "
Mack wrote on Oct 17, 2007 8:25 AM:
" This is a great example of the new kind of leadership we need. "
DJ: wrote on Oct 17, 2007 8:04 AM:
" A selfless act by a responsible adult. Way to go, tho it appears some just don't get it. "
north sider wrote on Oct 17, 2007 8:03 AM:
" When Mr. Gow first came into town I begged to set aside time and come to his office to meet him. I left with the feeling that this was a man of virtue and integrity. I really do not think this is 'damamge control' spurned on by others. The question I still have lingering in my brain is he strong enough to stand up and vote or say no when being leaned on by 'On Too Many Boards', his accompanying government fund human drains, and their minions. Time will tell. "
ZZ wrote on Oct 17, 2007 7:14 AM:
" The Big Joe Poka Show. What not give the money to your students. "
JD5400 wrote on Oct 17, 2007 6:49 AM:
" Big Spender, go whine to your mother. This is a great article about an unheard of selfless act by a public figure. Way to go Joe! Your are the real deal. Big Spender, you're an idiot. "
Big Spender wrote on Oct 17, 2007 1:45 AM:
" Hooray! Yippee! Maybe Joe can pay for the stadium nonsense too, so working class hotel visitors in Onalaska don't get fleeced by the Onalaska (La Crosse, Jr.) Mayor (he likes to be called Mark Johnsrud, Jr.) to pay for the All-Important-Local-Sports-Clique's silly football games! Got about five million layin' around, Joe? Big Spender's Brilliant Idea Number 25,097: move the $180K Rose Street statue, the LaX Center's $1M glass bridge, and $92,000 in city council laptop computers complete with software to the new stadium...ya can use that stuff to train footballers and track-heads if ya use yer imagination (hurdle them laptops and do curls from the statue, etc.)! "
question wrote on Oct 16, 2007 11:58 PM:
" Way to go Joe "
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