News Archive for January 15, 2013
Janesville City Council decides to work with revenue it has in 2014 budget
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
A simple statement by Janesville City Council Member Deb Dongarra-Adams effectively ended a lengthy discussion Monday. "I just want to say, I can't afford to pay any more taxes," she said. "I will not be voting in favor of these."
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Home invasion suspects arrested in Lake Delton
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
Police on Monday arrested four people they suspect were involved in a home invasion Friday night in the town of Fulton.
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Walworth County deputies file lawsuit over county benefits
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
ELKHORN --
Walworth County sheriff's deputies suing the county over benefits will have to convince a judge that one portion of state statutes outweighs another.
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Official: Rescue squad set to close its doors
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
DELAVAN --
The Delavan Rescue Squad is slated to close at the end of March, Delavan City Administrator Denise Pieroni said Monday.
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Brodhead schools face decision
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
BRODHEAD --
Faced with a projected $800,000 deficit next year, the Brodhead School Board will vote Thursday night whether to seek an April referendum.
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Whitewater girls hand Wilmot first loss
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
WILMOT --
Whitewater High outscored host Wilmot in three quarters to hand the Panthers their first loss of the season, 60-49, in a battle of ranked Division 2 teams Monday in nonconference girls basketball.
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Elkhorn names new superintendent
By STAN MILAM - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
ELKHORN --
Jason Tadlock, administrator at Wheatland School District, was named the new Elkhorn Area School District administrator Monday.
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Milton boys rally for win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
MILTON --
Milton High outlasted Oregon in the fourth quarter to post its first Badger South victory, 40-37, in a makeup boys basketball game Monday.
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Cop impersonator pulls woman over
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville woman stopped her car Sunday night after seeing a red, flashing light on the console of the car behind her, but the other car was not a police squad, according to a Janesville police report.
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Craig wrestlers take down Clinton
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Craig High improved to 14-3 overall Monday with a 48-23 victory over Clinton in nonconference wrestling.
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Obama weighing executive action on guns
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps he could take through executive action alone, congressional officials said. But the scope of such measures is limited.
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Public record for Jan. 15, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
Winfrey says Armstrong interview 'intense'
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
AUSTIN, TEXAS --
"Emotional" doesn't come close to describing Lance Armstrong's conversation with Oprah Winfrey — an interview that included his confession about using performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles, Winfrey said Tuesday.
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Cost-cut talk is long on emotion, short on details
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
WASHINGTON --
In the heated talk about deep spending cuts that will dominate Congress in the coming weeks, one thing is likely to be in short supply: details.
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10 things to know for Tuesday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Death notices for Jan. 15, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
Politics as usual
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
WASHINGTON --
It is bad enough that an American president should threaten to deploy his inaugural address in a vicious budget debate. Usually a presidential election involves a reset of American politics, with both sides (at least temporarily) forced to engage in the rhetoric and rituals of healing and unity. The 2012 election was not even a short pause in our swift partisan descent.
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