News Archive for November 19, 2012
Petraeus affair reminds us how little is private
By GENE POLICINSKI - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
As shown by the FBI’s relatively quick trip through the online missives of Gen. David Petraeus’ trysts, not much—if any—of our electronic communication is genuinely “private,” not even for the director of the world’s largest spy agency.
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2013 Southern Wisconsin AirFest canceled
By STAN MILAM - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Southern Wisconsin AirFest has been canceled for 2013 and is not likely to return until a U.S. jet team is signed on for future air shows.
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Milton chamber seeks updates for road signs
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
MILTON --
The reality: Once the Highway 26 bypass is finished next year, the 16,000 vehicles a day that funnel through Milton's east side will skirt a mile east around the city, according to state estimates.
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Senior facility planned for Beloit
By JIM LEUTE - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
BELOIT --
A Madison-based company that specializes in senior living solutions plans to build an assisted living facility in Beloit.
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Walworth County projects are topic of highway meeting
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
DELAVAN --
The Walworth County Highway Department is hosting a meeting to discuss its 2013 road projects.
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Public record for Nov. 19, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
Company's current crop of trees unharmed by drought
By ANN MARIE AMES - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Utzig family has been growing Christmas trees west of Janesville for more than 50 years.
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Small corner lot owners feel penalized by code
By MARCIA NELESEN - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Most folks like a little privacy in their backyards, but some residents on small corner lots said Janesville's fencing ordinance makes it difficult for them to create an outdoor retreat.
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The grinches who stole Black Friday
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
CHICAGO --
Wal-Mart, Target and the rest of the retailers who are demanding their employees rush their turkey and cranberries aren’t exactly the bad guys—they’re corporations out to make money. If those workers want to be angry at anyone for cutting into the few hours of holiday respite, they should be angry at those who happily ditch their own families in order to lock in some deals.
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Death notices for Nov. 19, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
Public nudity ban eyed in fed-up San Francisco
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. --
San Francisco may be getting ready to shed its image as a city where anything goes, including clothing.
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Brad Keselowski gets Penske his Cup title
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
NASCAR’s oddest couple captured its biggest prize Sunday night, when Brad Keselowski brought Roger Penske his first Sprint Cup championship 40 years after the owner’s first stock car race.
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McLaren’s Hamilton wins US Grand Prix in Austin
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
AUSTIN, TEXAS --
Lewis Hamilton wanted to make Formula One’s return to the U.S. something special, for him and for racing.
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Wisconsin routs Cornell 73-40
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
MADISON --
After a dismal performance on defense in its last game, Wisconsin turned up the pressure against Cornell.
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Caution ahead: State might push to boost transportation taxes
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials, transportation-group advocates and some legislators agree on what’s at stake: If more transportation cash isn’t forthcoming, major highways will not be rebuilt, pavement will wear out quicker than it can be maintained, and traffic congestion will worsen.
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In America, young voters are new normal
By ROB “BIKO” BAKER & ALEXANDRA ACKER-LYONS - Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
With three consecutive presidential election cycles of high young voter turnout, the picture comes into focus: Young voter participation is “the new normal.”
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