News Archive for October 17, 2012
Game 4 of ALCS postponed by threat of rain
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
DETROIT --
One win from the World Series. Rainy or not, the Detroit Tigers will have to wait.
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School taxes to drop
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
JANESVILLE --
School property taxes are still going down in Janesville, but not by as much as previously projected. The reason is that state aid will be lower than estimated.
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Koepp appeal denied
By STAN MILAM - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
MADISON --
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday announced it would not hear the appeal of James Clifford Koepp.
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Preserving farmland, preserving the economy
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Farmland preservation is often seen as the opposite of economic development, a way to tie-up land that might otherwise be used for housing developments, shopping malls or a new industrial park.
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Walworth County plans veterans court
By STAN MILAM - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
ELKHORN --
Walworth County veterans with substance abuse or mental health issues stemming from military service will have an opportunity to minimize the consequences of their criminal behavior beginning shortly after Veterans Day.
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Author exploring 'political' religion Candidates’ rhetoric often vague: Chapp
By STAN MILAM - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Is it religion or religious rhetoric when candidates on the campaign trail talk about their faith?
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Armstrong stepping down as Livestrong chairman
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
AUSTIN, TEXAS --
Lance Armstrong stepped down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity while Nike and Anheuser-Busch each said they were cutting ties with him.
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Police find 30 pounds of pot in Newville home
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The roommates planned to pay off a school loan and a motorcycle with the money they made selling marijuana.
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Brodhead man facing homicide charge after fatal crash
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Brodhead man faces more than 25 years in prison and the prospect of recovering from surgery in the medical unit of the Rock County Jail.
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YWCA ceremony remembers those who have died due to domestic violence
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Sgt. Anne Brophy remembers one of her first calls as a new Janesville police officer. It was 29 years ago, and Brophy was responding to a domestic violence report.
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Nike severs ties to Armstrong "with great sadness"
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
NEW YORK --
Nike has severed ties with cyclist Lance Armstrong, citing insurmountable evidence that he participated in doping and misled the company about those activities for more than a decade.
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Big Ten looks to put ugly first half behind it
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
Shortly after Northwestern survived an ugly performance to beat Minnesota on Saturday and improve to 6-1, two officials sat down in the postgame press conference wearing yellow Fiesta Bowl jackets.
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Tigers top Yankees 2-1, need 1 win for pennant
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
DETROIT --
Justin Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning and the Tigers held on to beat New York 2-1 Tuesday night for a 3-0 lead in the AL championship series.
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Face to face: Obama, Romney in crackling debate
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK --
An aggressive President Barack Obama accused challenger Mitt Romney of peddling a "sketchy deal" to fix the U.S. economy and playing politics with the deadly terrorist attack in Libya in a Tuesday night debate crackling with energy and emotion just three weeks before the election.
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Fact check: Stumbles in latest presidential debate
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
WASHINGTON --
In the rough-and-tumble of a town hall-style presidential debate, the facts took something of a beating Tuesday night.
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Robinson, Hamilton lead Bulls past Bucks, 100-94
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
CHICAGO --
Nate Robinson scored 24 points and Richard Hamilton added 23 to lead the Chicago Bulls in a 100-94 preseason victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
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Death notices for Oct. 17, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
Hillary’s mea culpa
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Hillary Clinton sensibly has recommended stepping back from politics and allowing the FBI investigation to proceed concerning the attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. But this sentiment, appealing as it is, requires a pass. Who benefits from stepping back? And when, exactly, did faulty intelligence on the ground excuse the commander in chief from responsibility?
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Flip-flop nation
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
CHICAGO --
For most people, young and old, dress codes are not just passé but a form of fascism. Flip-flops as wedding attire are cool, Mark Zuckerberg showing up on Wall Street in a hoodie is a breath of fresh air, attending a funeral wearing sneakers and the local football team’s jersey is simply a non-issue.
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