Milwaukee Post
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RA FOREGEE! 1st Month ST with 6 month contract S DREXEL SELF STORAGE 500 W. Drexel • Oak Creek OCTOBER 4, 2013 MARK BELLING MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Deadly epidemic happening STEVE "THE HOMER" TRUE Sports show that anything can happen Page 11 Perfect example is 84-82 high school football score 414-617-2109 414-587-0517 234058204 Federal shutdown halts some services Johnson: 'It's very difficult to figure out where to go from here' By KIRSTEN KLAHN Special to The Post Page 9 Heroin use a growing problem everywhere ARBORETUM OPENS – PAGE 6 MILWAUKEE – A Washington, D.C., standoff between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans over health care reform is forcing local federal agencies to remain closed. There are a lot of unknowns with the shutdown, said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., including how long it will last. "It's very difficult to figure out where to go from here," he said. The Milwaukee office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is also closed during the governmental shutdown, meaning OSHA would respond only "when employees are potentially exposed to hazardous conditions that present a high risk of death or serious physical harm," according to a Sept. 10 memo from David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for OSHA. A voicemail message at the local office says: "Due to a suspension of federal government services, we are unable to answer your call directly at this time." Johnson The message then directs callers to leave a message, which will be returned when the federal government is up and running. When that will be is anybody's guess. Johnson said that he hopes governmental representatives will reach a point soon where they can agree on some matters. RAKE UP THE SAVINGS WITH OUR FALL RENT SPECIALS! 2 Months FREE Rent* 2 Bedroom $899 Income restrictions do apply Heat & Hot Water Included Brenwood Park Senior Apts 234058335 9501 W. Loomis Rd. • Franklin • 414-427-8499 • Brenwood-Park.com Professionally Managed by Oakbrook Corporation M-F 9am-4pm Weekends by appointment • Card Night • Miniature Golf • Free Coffee Bar • Dart Baseball • Bingo • Casino Trips • Exercise Class • Billiards • Birthday of the Month • FREE Friday Continental Breakfast • Wii Bowling • On-Site Bank *Sign lease before October 31, 2013 to get this special. Photo by Charles Auer/Conley News Service See SHUTDOWN on Page 3 A sign on a local Social Security office warns people that only certain services are available. DID YOU KNOW? • In the early 20th century, a world market for only 4 million auto- mobiles was predicted because "the world would run out of chauffeurs." Shortly after the end of World War II, the whole of Volkswagen, factory and patents, was offered free to Henry Ford II. He dismissed the Volkswagen Beetle as a bad design. Today, more than 70 million motorcars are produced every year. The Beetle became one of the best-selling vehicles of all time. – For more facts, visit www.didyouknow.org. Local news at your fingertips Visit www.gmtoday.com