News Archive for March 15, 2011
Swept away
By RICK HOROWITZ - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The earth shakes, and a country is brought to its knees. The earth shakes, and the wave comes, and everything is gone.
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Milton selects new police chief
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
MILTON --
A top special agent for the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation is poised to become the next police chief of Milton.
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Janesville School Board candidates talk budget problems
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The next big budget question for Janesville School Board members might be over the use of district reserves.
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Janesville City Council looks at toughening snow emergency penalties
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Several Janesville City Council members on Monday voiced support for more aggressive penalties for vehicle owners who park on streets during snow emergencies and asked city staff to review policies on towing vehicles.
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Janesville School Board to try again on teacher contracts
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Some Janesville School Board members believe they have found a way for their employee unions to reopen their contracts and make concessions.
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Edgerton reaches teacher contract
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
EDGERTON --
The Edgerton School District and its teachers union have reached a two-year labor agreement that Superintendent Dennis Pauli said could help the district balance its budget, mostly through salary and benefits concessions from teachers.
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Elkhorn ponders spending cuts
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
ELKHORN --
Tax levy limits and cuts in state aid under Gov. Scott Walker's proposed biennial budget led some Elkhorn officials Monday to recommend delaying a more than $1 million road project in the city's industrial park.
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Police chase two suspects, catch one
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Police chased two suspects in separate incidents Sunday and Monday.
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Nighthawks, Gladiators all about fun
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Local amateur football teams to compete in same league
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Grant restores Tallman doors
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Lincoln Tallman House has had several doors restored, thanks to a grant from the Janesville Monterey Questers.
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Officers visit children to foster positive relationships through new book
By TED SULLIVAN - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Some Janesville police officers visited a preschool class as part of an effort to meet with Janesville children and read them a book, "A Day with a Janesville Police Officer," which officers wrote and published.
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Public record for March 15, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Delavan split on Walker's image
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
DELAVAN --
A protest supporting Delavan-Darien teachers took place Monday night in front of the district's administrative building.
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Janesville Bluebirds’ Lindgren honored
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Ron Lindgren’s first season with the Janesville Bluebirds was a successful one.
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Keynote at Forward Janesville Annual Dinner may attract crowds
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Protests are possible
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Teachers union will move forward with members in lead
By MARY BELL - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
On behalf of educators across our state, I remind you that weeks ago we accepted the financial concessions the governor asked for to help solve our state’s budget crisis. But we have consistently said that silencing the voices of workers by eliminating their collective-bargaining rights goes too far.
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Watching uproar over Wisconsin protests, it’s time to remember how unions make our lives better
By SALLY KOHN - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
I’m sick of unions being vilified by conservative commentators and voters alike who, in fact, have very directly and tangibly benefited from unionization.
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Do we overpay public employees?
By ANDREW G. BIGGS & JASON RICHWINE - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
When counting the full value of benefits and job security, public employment in Wisconsin is a very good deal indeed.
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Obama's team seeks new ways to fire up his base
By CHARLES BABINGTON - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Barack Obama rode a wave of voter passion in 2008 fed largely by intense dislike of President George W. Bush and the Iraq war, plus excitement among young and minority voters at the notion of electing the nation's first black president.
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Connecticut women chasing third consecutive NCAA championship
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Connecticut’s path to a third straight national championship could include a renewal of the most heated rivalry in women’s college basketball.
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Brewers’ injuries continue piling up
By MICHAEL HUNT - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. --
The springtime injuries keep piling up for the Brewers.
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Bruesewitz likely won’t be ready
By JEFF POTRYKUS - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
MADISON --
Wearing a brace on the right knee he sprained in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinal loss to Penn State, Bruesewitz was held out of practice.
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Advance tickets available for Craig vs. Parker girls
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker will have an advance ticket sale for their WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal girls basketball game.
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Death notices for March 15, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The paradox of Bob Gates
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, March 15, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Accepting the self-description of being cautious, skeptical of idealism and intervention misses the paradox of Defense Secretary Bob Gates.
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