Glad You Asked: Can a store in Racine charge 65 cents for a 44-cent stamp?

By: MIKE MOORE ask@journaltimes.com

Yep. Or 65 bucks.

Nov 18, 2009 | 4:20 pm | Loading…

Glad You Asked: Do the Johnson family companies get a discount for the amount of water they use? I feel like, if I fix my own leaky faucet and toilet, the utility will raise my rate because I won't be using enough water.

By: MIKE MOORE ask@journaltimes.com

NOTE: Information about water fees was initially incorrect in this column. The error has been corrected.

Nov 16, 2009 | 6:35 pm | Loading…

Glad You Asked: Are Racine Unified teachers required to attend the state teachers' convention? Over the years, I have heard from some that they just go out of town.

By: MIKE MOORE ask@journaltimes.com

In response, the Racine Unified School District and the Racine Education Association prepared a joint written statement.

Nov 13, 2009 | 4:10 pm | Loading…

Glad You Asked: Is it still illegal to make a U-turn at a green light?

By: MIKE MOORE ask@journaltimes.com

Yes, unless - gasp - you're reading this in the future.

Nov 09, 2009 | 6:55 pm | Loading…

Glad You Asked: Is there any place in the Racine area to take a short course on emergency medical treatment for pets?

By: MIKE MOORE ask@journaltimes.com

The American Red Cross has had one in the past, but interest hasn't been sufficient to hold one lately at the Racine site, Kate Adkinson-Connor wrote in an e-mail. She's the educational services manager for this region.

Nov 06, 2009 | 3:35 pm | Loading…

Glad You Asked: Why won't the Racine Raiders play the Racine Threat in an exhibition football game?

By: MIKE MOORE ask@journaltimes.com

This question is ripe for a taunt, like "Because they're a bunch of sissies!" But that wouldn't be true. Or smart - they outweigh me.

Nov 02, 2009 | 5:35 pm | Loading…

Glad You Asked: How did Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant come up with the name "South Shore" when combining their fire departments? I must be missing something.

By: MIKE MOORE ask@journaltimes.com

"It's kind of a compromise name," said William Bouma, chief of the South Shore Fire Department.

Oct 30, 2009 | 6:10 pm | Loading…

Glad You Asked: Are there any counties in Wisconsin where tobacco is still grown?

Are there any counties in Wisconsin where tobacco is still grown?

Oct 28, 2009 | 6:45 pm | Loading…

Glad You Asked: Why do movie theaters have the sound so loud? At the Renaissance in Sturtevant, I can hear clearly even with my earplugs in.

By: MIKE MOORE ask@journaltimes.com

Blame Quentin Tarantino.

Oct 23, 2009 | 6:35 pm | Loading…

Glad You Asked: Can you tell me where the swine flu shots are made so I know what is going into my arm? I don't want to find out afterward it came from some country that doesn't care for the U.S.

At least initially, all of the vaccine used to immunize Americans against the swine flu - the smart people now call it the H1N1 virus, but that's not nearly as catchy - will be made in the U.S., according to the press office at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Oct 21, 2009 | 9:15 pm | Loading…