News Archive for May 13, 2012
Brewers can't complete sweep, lose to Cubs 8-2
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sunday, May 13, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
An error by shortstop Edwin Maysonet allowed the go-ahead run to score in the seventh inning and the bullpen fell apart from there as the Brewers lost to the Cubs 8-2 on Sunday.
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Old, new come together at BTC commencement
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Sunday, May 13, 2012
BELOIT --
On Saturday, more than 500 students crossed the stage at First Christian Church in Beloit during Blackhawk Technical College’s commencement.
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Property tax foreclosures come in record numbers
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Sunday, May 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
In 2008, Rock County suffered a meteor-sized economic hit: The housing market collapsed, the stock market took a dive—taking the national economy with it—and General Motors announced it would mothball the local plant.
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New rules, questions in place for determining public employee pay
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, May 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Public employees' ability to get a pay raise—the subject of new legislation and much political furor over the past year—is being limited even more than they expected.
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Act 10 effects worry districts, teachers
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, May 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Wisconsin’s new laws have a lot of public employees wondering what the future holds for them. Perhaps no group is more concerned than teachers.
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Public record for May 13, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, May 13, 2012
UW-W grads told to be confident, optimistic, kind
By STAN MILAM - Sunday, May 13, 2012
WHITEWATER --
A 1982 graduate who overcame a so-so academic background called upon undergraduate students receiving degrees Saturday at UW-Whitewater to be confident, optimistic, hard-working and kind to others.
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Role reversal as daughters care for their mother
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Sunday, May 13, 2012
Debbie Boogaard, 61, and her sister Barb Spilde of Janesville find themselves in a role reversal. Once, their 82-year-old mom cared for them. Now, they look out for her.
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Digging deep into the past near East Troy
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Sunday, May 13, 2012
For history detectives, evidence of the past can be gleaned from scarred battlefields or pulled from the yellowed pages of old diaries.
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Rock Valley North rules track meet
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, May 13, 2012
WALWORTH --
The Rock Valley North dominated Saturday’s Rock Valley Conference boys and girls track and field meet.
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La Crosse defeats Whitewater for WIAC baseball title
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, May 13, 2012
Whether it was the regular season or postseason, the UW-Whitewater baseball team could not defeat UW-La Crosse.
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Lakers outlast Nuggets 96-87 in thrilling Game 7
By GREG BEACHAM - Sunday, May 13, 2012
LOS ANGELES --
Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots, Metta World Peace scored 15 points in his return from a seven-game suspension, and the Lakers outlasted Denver for a thrilling 96-87 victory Saturday night to win their first-round series.
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GOP: Economy tops gay marriage as campaign issue
By LAURIE KELLMAN - Sunday, May 13, 2012
WASHINGTON --
President Barack Obama delighted his liberal base by coming down on the side of gay marriage, but he cheered the opposition, too.
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Tucson’s Mexican-American studies program deserved better
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Sunday, May 13, 2012
CHICAGO --
A new PBS documentary on the controversy surrounding the Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American Studies Program pulls the heartstrings and is worth watching.
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Death notices for May 13, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, May 13, 2012
Evolution of a narrative
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Sunday, May 13, 2012
This past week's news cycle has produced two narratives: One, Barack Obama is an evolutionary, 21st-century hero who supports equality for all. Two, Mitt Romney is a gay-bashing bully mired in the previous century, who also supports a war on women and, oh yeah, hates dogs.
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