News Archive for November 16, 2009
November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month
By STAN STRICKER - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
4000 Rock County residents are estimated to have the disease
Local Assembly Representative promotes jobs
By STAN STRICKER - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Democrat says jobs are the best social program
Stupak Amendment is an insult to women
By ROBYN BLUMNER - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Rep. Bart Stupak, a Democrat from Michigan and a purported member of the secretive fundamentalist Christian group known as The Family, threatened House Speaker Nancy Pelosi like a spoiled child possessing the playground’s only basketball. He promised to let health reform fail, with about 40 members in tow, unless the bill included his amendment that barred abortion coverage from any public option or private health insurance plan purchased with federal subsidies.
Sheriff helping state fix DNA problem
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Lack of preparation is one of the reasons authorities failed to maintain DNA records for thousands of felons in Wisconsin, Walworth County's sheriff said.
Rural church is gone, but its spirit lives on in its members
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
AVON TOWNSHIP --
The Avon Community Church burned in February, marking the end for the small, rural church, which had seen declining membership recently.
Milton standoff ends with man's arrest
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
MILTON -- A Milton man was arrested after a four-hour standoff with police.
Hedgehogs flourish with love they find at Janesville home
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
JANESVILLE --
The hedgehogs were nonnegotiable. When Kristen Zorbini Bongard first met her husband Mike Bongard, she told him that she and her hedgehogs were a package deal. He couldn't have one without the other.
Public record for Nov. 16, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Man wants change in chicken ordinance
By MARCIA NELESEN - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
JANESVILLE --
David Innis likes the idea of raising his own food. So the Janesville resident has asked city council members to pass an ordinance allowing him to keep a few chickens in the city.
Stop smoking study
By STEVE BENTON - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
ROCK COUNTY -- Mercy Health System and Dean Health System are directly involved in a University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Reasearch and Intervention study
Death notices for Nov. 16, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
GM reports $1.2B 3Q loss, says it shows progress
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
WASHINGTON -- General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business.
Woodson to the rescue
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
GREEN BAY -- Cornerback’s big day may help save Packers’ season
Johnson on brink of NASCAR history
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
AVONDALE, ARIZ. -- ‘Statement’ victory puts 4th straight title in sight
A night after scoring 55, Jennings moves on
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
MILWAUKEE -- Bucks’ rookie guard works on his shot during day off
Badger men roll in opener
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
MADISON -- Jon Leuer scored 19 points and blocked a career-high four shots as Wisconsin beat Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, 75-46, Sunday in the season opener for both teams.
Warhawk soccer falls to Dominican
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
RIVER FOREST, ILL. -- UW-Whitewater lost, 1-0, to Dominican University in the second round of the NCAA Division III men’s soccer tournament Sunday afternoon.
Beloit College falls in first game
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
FOND DU LAC -- Beloit College lost, 78-57, to Marion University in a nonconference men’s basketball season opener on Sunday afternoon.
Warhawks to face Lakeland College
It’s NCAA Division III football playoff time, and Lakeland College of Sheboygan is the first up for unbeaten UW-Whitewater.
UW women cruises in season opener
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
MADISON -- The University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team opened the season with a 68-43 win over North Dakota at the Kohl Center on Sunday.
Defense turns up pressure
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
GREEN BAY --
Blitz-heavy scheme effective
