News Archive for July 3, 2009
RecyGrow scales back plans for Janesville
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, July 3, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A young company with hopes to create up to 500 sustainable green jobs in Janesville will scale its plans down, at least for the short term.
Camp leaders ready for homesick Scouts
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, July 3, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Kids getting homesick at camp “is more common than uncommon,” said Steve Orlovsky, council program director for the local Boy Scouts council.
22 snakes found in Janesville apartment
By KATHLEEN FOODY - Friday, July 3, 2009
JANESVILLE -- Ophidiophobic? Stay away from Myra Avenue. Police gave a couple two weeks to remove 22 boa constrictors from their Janesville apartment June 23.
Elkhorn's Fisher goes out as an ace
By KEN VELOSKEY - Friday, July 3, 2009
ELKHORN --
Longtime Elkhorn High School boys golf coach J.P. Fisher recently announced his retirement from the program he has led since 1967.
Linn chief brings allegations against lieutenant
By KAYLA BUNGE - Friday, July 3, 2009
LINN TOWNSHIP -- The town of Linn police chief is asking a newly appointed police committee to fire a lieutenant for talking to other officers about an ongoing criminal investigation involving members of the police department.
Hit-and-run crash cuts power in downtown Janesville
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, July 3, 2009
JANESVILLE -- An early Thursday morning hit-and-run crash left a handful of businesses downtown without power for several hours.
Health club, camp help kids fight the battle of the bulge
By KATHLEEN FOODY - Friday, July 3, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Hours on an elliptical machine might work for some fitness gurus, but belly dancing is the best way to stay healthy this summer for 15-year-old Beth Pessoa.
Public record for July 3, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, July 3, 2009
New park in Darien Township is dogs' delight
By ANN MARIE AMES - Friday, July 3, 2009
DARIEN TOWNSHIP --
Wes Hopkins has created a private dog park on 40 acres of his farm on Highway 11 near Old Highway 89 about five minutes west of Delavan.
Junior Legion beats its elders
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, July 3, 2009
JANESVILLE -- It's been a tough start to the Mike Grogan Classic Tournament for the Janesville American Legion baseball team.
Death notices for July 3, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, July 3, 2009
Budget puts state back on track toward prosperity
By REP. MIKE SHERIDAN - Friday, July 3, 2009
At a time when most families are looking for ways to do more with less money, we have cut back, too. Our state budget makes the deepest spending reductions in Wisconsin history, slashing most state agency funding by 6.1 percent across the board.
Putting Sikhs to the ‘cruel choice’
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Friday, July 3, 2009
The U.S. Army isn’t the only arena where Sikhs in America face discrimination. In workplaces, schools, airports and elsewhere, Sikhs often encounter ignorance about their religion and resistance to requests for accommodation. And with Sikhism growing in the United States—there are currently some 500,000 Sikh Americans—the level of discrimination is likely to rise unless more is done to address the problem.
The meaning of Ricci
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, July 3, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's ruling on the Ricci case left Sonia Sotomayor relatively unscathed. But not affirmative action. Ricci raised the bar considerably on overt discrimination against one racial group.
