News Archive for June 21, 2008
Brewers snap Orioles' win streak
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, June 21, 2008
MILWAUKEE --
Corey Hart hit a two-run homer, Seth McClung continued his superb June and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Baltimore 3-2 on Saturday night, snapping the Orioles' four-game winning streak.
Public record for June 21, 2008
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, June 21, 2008
Death notices for June 21, 2008
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, June 21, 2008
WIAA to expand basketball season
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, June 21, 2008
Regular-season limit will increase from 20 to 22 games in 2009-10
Orioles Huff and puff
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, June 21, 2008
MILWAUKEE --
Baltimore's Aubrey Huff has four hits as the Orioles down the Brewers
Con: Renewables are the only path to independence as oil production begins a relentless decline
By KENNETH R. RICHARDS - Saturday, June 21, 2008
BLOOMINGTON, IND. -- The United States, like any forward-thinking investor, needs to diversify its energy portfolio. The country cannot drill its way out of this energy crisis; oil will not save us.
Pro: Tapping into reserves would free us from the clutches of OPEC
By DAVID A. RIDENOUR - Saturday, June 21, 2008
WASHINGTON -- To burst the oil bubble, use a drill! If Congress stands up to special interests and develops domestic energy sources, oil prices will tumble.
Religious charter schools: Follow the money, lose the faith
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Saturday, June 21, 2008
Strange as it might sound, the hot new trend in education is creating faith-based schools without the faith. Establishing a charter requires shedding overt religious identity because “religious charter school” is a First Amendment oxymoron. Although free from some regulations that apply to traditional public schools, charters are still public schools. That means they must be nonsectarian—neither promoting nor denigrating religion.
City wants insurance policy for its investments in Lake Lawn project
By KAYLA BUNGE - Saturday, June 21, 2008
DELAVAN -- "The money is in the bank,” said Thomas Ruhs, CEO of Delavan Resort Holdings. “With the money we’ve already spent on plans, we would have to be crazy not to think we’re going to move this forward."
Bliss welcomes public to new facility
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, June 21, 2008
JANESVILLE -- Bliss Communications is sponsoring a community open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at its new printing and distribution facility on Janesville’s east side.
Economic impact of GM closing studied
By JIM LEUTE - Saturday, June 21, 2008
JANESVILLE -- The loss of General Motors in Janesville could result in the loss of nearly 9,000 jobs and nearly half a billion dollars in labor income in Rock County, according to an economic impact analysis by a UW-Madison/Extension professor.
Council to tackle traffic safety issues
By MARCIA NELESEN - Saturday, June 21, 2008
JANESVILLE -- The city council Monday will consider alternatives to a pedestrian tunnel under Milwaukee Street.
Whitewater Police Department smallest accredited agency in state
By TED SULLIVAN - Saturday, June 21, 2008
WHITEWATER -- The Whitewater Police Department is one of 16 accredited agencies in the state, including the Janesville Police Department. Wisconsin has more than 600 law-enforcement agencies. The Whitewater Police Department, which has 38 employees and 24 sworn officers, is the smallest accredited department. It is the only accredited agency in Walworth and Jefferson counties.
Three former candidates apply to fill school board seats
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Saturday, June 21, 2008
JANESVILLE --
A former school board member and two former school board candidates have applied to fill two vacancies on the Janesville School Board.
The deadline is Wednesday, so there’s still time for others to apply.
Walworth County settles first of two disputes with mobile home park owner
By TED SULLIVAN - Saturday, June 21, 2008
ELKHORN -- Walworth County officials have nearly settled a dispute with the man who built a mobile home park with more density than allowed, but a second mobile park he owns remains in violation.
Carp gathering to mate in United Way parking lot
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Saturday, June 21, 2008
JANESVILLE -- Carp are attempting to swim upriver to new spawning grounds. Those grounds might provide shallower pools of water, good for laying eggs. The water, it seems, is always shallower on the other side of the fence.
Heart and soul: Parish nurses fill a niche
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Saturday, June 21, 2008
A parish nurse’s job is a complicated mix of nursing, education, advocacy and spiritual support.
Social service workers get a taste of life in poverty
By STACY VOGEL - Saturday, June 21, 2008
JANESVILLE -- More than 50 social workers, Rock County employees and others who work with people in poverty joined a simulation at the Rock County Job Center on Friday.
Centerway Dam withstands water
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Saturday, June 21, 2008
JANESVILLE -- City officials Friday called in the Army Corp of Engineers, Department of Natural Resources dam specialists, and a private consultant to confirm what they already knew: the Centerway Dam’s structure is sound, despite rising river levels and tremendous pressure on bridges, dams and river walls.
