Steve was born June 2, 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and lived in Libertyville since 1991. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

He was a member of St. Joseph Parish in Libertyville, was a former employee of Abbott Laboratories, and was most recently the manager of regulatory compliance for Hospira, Inc. Steve greatly enjoyed his work and was a dedicated employee.

Steve was a loving son, devoted brother, loyal husband, wonderful father, and faithful friend. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan and passed that love on to his daughters. He enjoyed spending time outdoors, golfing with his wife and buddies, hunting with his brothers, fishing with his daughters, and camping with his family. Steve especially treasured the time he spent traveling with his wife and daughters.

Survivors include his dearly loved wife of twenty years, Kris (nee Fleming) Lukas, and their three precious daughters, Andrea, Rachel, and Stephanie, all of Libertyville; his parents, Stanley and Suzanne Lukas of Antigo, Wisconsin; and three brothers, Scott (Diane) Lukas of Janesville, Wisconsin; Mike (Nicki) Lukas of Almond, Wisconsin; and Mark (Jennifer) Lukas of Hudson, Wisconsin.

A basic example of jealousy would involved three parties:
1. The owner
2. The object that is owned
3. The potential new owner of the object

Scripture says that our God is a jealous god.  This would imply that God is the owner, we are the object that is owned, and the jealousy stems from the pain of us being owned by another party (i.e. Satan).

Envy on the other hand, involves at a minimum - only two parties:
1. The one who possesses something
2. The one who doesn’t

The pain of envy stems from the frustration within the person who does not have that is caused by the other person who possesses something.  This is not to say that the person who possesses the object IS the cause.  It is merely the fact that they have something that is perceived to be of value to the person who does not.  An example of envy might be the frustration of other people having beauty, wealth, or some kind of higher social status.

I wonder if this idiot knows that the consequences for leading people astray are so bad that when they occur, such a person will rather that they had a millstone tied around their neck and thrown into a lake.  How bad is that?  What does the Quran say about Jesus Christ?

- He is not God
- He was just a prophet and teacher

Watch and see what the global Catholic church’s response is to this bishop’s comments.  This will give you a good indication as to why the Catholic church is on the wrong path.

Surviving are his father, Chris (Sara) Dobry, Seymour; his mother, Cynthia (Jay) Stodghill, Oconto Falls; one brother, Austin Kollmann, at home; grandparents, Rich and Sue Dobry, Crivitz; Richard and Susan Rogala, L’Anse, Mich.; Byron and Verna Grover, Lena; grandfather, Fred Farrish, Prineville, Ore.; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one brother, Kyle Dobry in 2000.

Relatives and friends may call at the Oconto Falls Performing Arts Center, Saturday, June 26, from 1 p.m. until the time of Memorial Services at 4:30 p.m. with Chaplain James Frank officiating. Rhodes-Charapata Funeral Home, Lena is assisting the family.

So this week Helen Thomas retires after a video of her berating Jews and Israel surfaced.  Thomas was quoted as saying that Israel should, “get the hell out of Palestine” and that Jewish people should do home to “Poland, Germany … and America and everywhere else”.  Can you imaging for a moment, someone in the press saying that black people in America should “go home” as if the place where they currently live is NOT their home?

Helen Thomas writes a pseudo-apology on her website saying that her remarks “do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle ease only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance.”

Um…. What?

How can someone say, “get out of here” and then say that they REALLY meant to say, “I hope one day we will live in peace”.

So Helen Thomas “retires effective immediately” and the other news networks are going over her career and hailing her as being some kind of stalwart of truth, and fidelity who has seen history “first hand” as if the rest of us haven’t.   This woman is a Jew-hater and her friends in the media are spin-doctors.

This is an excellent response to Thomas:

An Open Letter To Helen Thomas

- Miley Cyrus makes out with female dancer
- Scarlett Johansson kisses Sandra Bullock
- Kids with Lesbian parents do just fine

These are not isolated headlines but appear in the news with greater frequency every day.  Not all of them are homosexual in nature, but an alarming number of them are.  Some people might look at this and say there is a clear pattern of anti-God, anti-family, anti-something being expressed, while others may say it is nothing more than a freedom of speech statement against the stuffiness of the culture.  Whatever you want to say about it, one thing is for certain: these messages being sent by Hollywood, MTV, and the basic entertainment industry of America are the exact opposite of those outlined in the scriptures of the Bible.  What the media is saying is the opposite of what God has said.  This much should be very clear and no mistake made about it.

When proponents of this form of heightened, over sexualized culture push this idea in reality they are actually saying:

- this behavior is normal (i.e. it is so common that a large percentage of people do it or encounter it regularly)
- this activity is acceptable (i.e. many people - perhaps even most people approve or at a minimum “don’t disagree with” it)
- it is ok to do whatever makes you fell good (this mentality is commonly associated with self-actualization where the ultimate goal of mankind is his own pleasure)
- this is merely a reflection of how the society at large thinks and feels
- if the majority feel a certain way, then that way is inherently correct and should be promoted as “normal” or “good”
- rules and laws whether morally or ethically based are inherently obtrusive, generally anti-majority and therefore are considered “bad” and should be removed.

In the selection of the wording for the article headlines, additional information is being transmitted.  Consider the following headlines:
1. Kids with Lesbian Parents do Just Fine (US News & World Report)
2. Children of Lesbian Couples do Well In School and Life (Fox News)
3. Kids of Lesbians have fewer behavioral problems (CNN)

The pattern here seems to imply that our children are (or might be) better off being raised in Lesbian households.  This sounds very very pro-feminist.  It’s not just the title of the articles, but also the way that Google New displays them.  Of course there is a pattern because each article was written from the same study.  The collection of articles grouped like this also sends another message - “Don’t be afraid of this.  It might actually be a good thing”.

When I read such headlines, I read the meaning as follows:
1. Men not required to raise children
2. Females alone can teach children everything they need to know
3. If Females alone were allowed to raise the next generation, world peace followed by Utopia would be the result.

“Stupid men only get in the way.  They’re only good for one thing and not very good at that!  Come-on cloning technology!  Then we can do away with the scourge of society - MEN!”

Have I drawn the wrong conclusion from all of this?  Have I made a mountain of assumptions out of nothing at all?

Read your Bible my friend, read your Bible.

When you observe our culture, what goggles do you put on to interpret what you see?  What measuring stick to you use to discern the events of the day?  Is it a hard stick firmly planted in a solid unmovable object or one of those plastic flexible whippy kind of yard sticks?

I would encourage you to pay close attention to the following when you consume the news from your favorite source:
- What is the view regarding Israel?
- What is the view regarding persecution of Christians or Christianity?
- what is the view regarding appropriateness of entertainment?
- What is the view regarding violence?
- what is the view regarding nudity?
- what is the view regarding the killing of children - specifically abortion?
- what is the view regarding the killing of elderly  - specifically assisted suicide?

The other incident involves Andrew Romanoff who is the speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives.  According to news sources, members of the Obama administration discussed potential jobs with him rather than him running in the Senate Primary.

These things alone are worthy of impeaching Obama.

 White House Dogged by Second Job Offer

Obama Claims He was “Unaware” Of Backroom Deal

Update #1 - White House Admits Job Talks With Senate Candidate

White House Team Looks Like Bumbling Clowns

So this guy calls in and complains that those mean old Republicans are joining forces again to oppose the new “energy jobs bill”, aka “Cap and Trade”, aka “Tax and Hide What You spend”.  Then he says, “I don’t know why more people don’t have electric windmills.  For only $2,000 dollars a family can get their own wind mill, get off of the grid and be energy independent.”

First of all, this is totally not true and secondly, our hero of the show - Ben Merens says nothing.  He asks no follow up questions about this.

Electric windmills that are large enough to provide enough power to run a house - an energy efficient house with energy efficient appliances, and people who live in them that are very energy conscious can easily run $20,000.   If you don’t think so, check out AWEA.

This doesn’t even take into account whether or not the area that you live in will provide enough wind to make it feasible.  Nor does it take into account the growing number of people who don’t like the noise or think the flashing of the sunlight on the propeller blades causes epilepsy or seizures (which I might add that I don’t think there is a lick of truth to).  But that is besides the point.

Here is my point: for a radio network that likes to refer to itself as “the ideas network”, they’re not real big into challenging anyone’s ideas - unless your a conservative, republican, or Christian.

Steve - I want you to vote NO on the current proposed health care legislation.

Here is why:

Obama, Reid, and Pelosi are using some kind of magical form of math to make the numbers appear to work out.  I read the news and I am a very well educated person.  Any person with a fraction of my education can see that the numbers don’t add up and it will grossly affect the national debt and deficit.  Go and find Congressman Paul Ryan and read his proposal.

I want you to avoid Nancy Pelosi and stop spreading her psycho-babble.  She is out of her mind and it makes you look bad when you repeat what she says and blindly agree to it.

I was fortunate to make it on one of your telephone town hall meetings.  In fact, I also got to ask you a question.  Thank you very much for that opportunity.  I asked you where the money was going to come from for the bail-out.  Rather than answer my question or listen to my concern, you presented me with your sales pitch.  When you have town hall meetings, listen, taken notes, stop trying to sell people on the government snake oil plan.

Never, under any circumstances should you vote “YES” on any bill that you have not read and fully understand just because we need “something / anything” to fix the current problem.  You are a doctor which means you should be a fairly intelligent person.  Blindly voting yes on bills that affect 20% of the national economy is not smart.  Don’t do it.  Don’t toe the party line.  Be an independent thinker.

Avoid bills with lots of pork.  When you vote yes to such bills, it is very clear to the people of Wisconsin that someone attempted to slip something through that shouldn’t have gone through.

Each of the steps that the Obama administration has taken since it took office last year can be explained away, but when they are viewed together, they form a pattern.  Most American’s see the pattern, but apparently it is difficult to see when you’re in congress.  Here is the pattern:  Loss of personal freedom.  Do not kid yourself into thinking this is not happening.

Finally, when I try to evaluate what the Obama administration is doing, when I look at where the country is headed, I look at all of the events and put them into a time-line.  I like to “connect the dots” so to speak.  When I connect the dots of the Obama administration and the events of the Democratically controlled house and senate, it is clear to see that an agenda of socialist nature is being rammed down the throat of the American people.

Do not waste your breath in telling me that what I am seeing, is not really happening.

* Scrap the current health care bill.

* No more bail-outs.

* Reduce the deficit and pay down the national debt.

* Read the constitution.

Thanks, Dan

North Korea already possesses nuclear warheads and the rockets to deliver them.  Iran has successfully tested their own rockets this past week during war exercises and it is also widely believed they will be nuclear armed within the next six to nine months.  In previous comments, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced his distaste for the country of Israel and his plans to “wipe them from the face of the earth”.

Here is where Sarkozy chimed in,
“We are right to talk about the future. But the present comes before the future and the present includes two major nuclear crises.  We live in the real world, not a virtual one.  We say that we must reduce (the number of nuclear weapons).  President Obama himself has said that he dreams of a world without nuclear weapons.  Before our very eyes, two countries are doing exactly the opposite at this very moment.  Since 2005, Iran has violated five Security Council resolutions…  I support America’s extended hand.  But what have these proposals for dialogue produced for the international community?  Nothing but more enriched uranium and centrifuges.  And last but not least, it has resulted in a statement by Iranian leaders calling for wiping off the map a Member of the United Nations.  What are we to do?  What conclusions are we to draw?  At a certain moment, hard facts will force us to make decisions.”