News Archive for March 15, 2013
Rock County transport program turns away new clients
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, March 15, 2013
A non-profit program providing free transportation for Rock County seniors is stretched beyond what it can afford and has begun turning away new clients.
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Hinkle heads 2013 class of 'Women'
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, March 15, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Six women will be honored during the YWCA Rock County's annual Women of Distinction Awards ceremony Friday, April 12, at the Holiday Inn Express & Conference Center.
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Rotary Gardens plans spring symposium
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, March 15, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Everything from heirloom gardening to plant diseases will be discussed as topics of Rotary Botanical Gardens' Spring Symposium titled, "Our Gardening Heritage."
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Caucus bill resurfaces
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, March 15, 2013
MADISON --
Many of the names have changed, but a bill that would make Wisconsin legislative caucuses open to the public is back in essentially the same form it has taken twice since 2009.
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Police department ceremony honors officers, citizens
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, March 15, 2013
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville Police Department on Thursday night honored employees and Janesville residents at its annual awards ceremony. Here are the winners.
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Hibbert seeks seventh national Snocross title
By ERIC SCHMOLDT - Friday, March 15, 2013
LAKE GENEVA --
Tucker Hibbert left here last year en route to a hospital bed. Today, the decorated snowmobile racer returns with his sights set on a seventh national championship.
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Area United Way offering free prescription cards
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, March 15, 2013
A free prescription card distributed by United Way Blackhawk Region to area residents saved 16,859 people more than $1.4 million on costs for medicine in 2012, according to a local United Way news release.
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Raptors head to state competition
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, March 15, 2013
The Rock County Raptors U18 Varsity Midget team will compete at the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association's State Hockey Championships beginning today.
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Public record for March 15, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, March 15, 2013
Job seekers look for work as seasonal employers begin to gear up
By NICO SAVIDGE - Friday, March 15, 2013
ELKHORN --
More than 500 people attended to the annual Walworth County Job Fair at Gateway Technical College's Elkhorn campus Thursday.
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Wisconsin beats Michigan 68-59 in B10 tournament
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, March 15, 2013
CHICAGO --
Ben Brust scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half and No. 22 Wisconsin knocked off sixth-ranked Michigan 68-59 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Friday.
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Lawmakers want Obama to follow up outreach effort
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, March 15, 2013
WASHINGTON --
At a recent gathering of House committee and subcommittee chairmen, Republican lawmakers were asked if they could name the legislative affairs staffer at the White House responsible for staying in contact with their panel.
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Marquette falls to No. 24 Notre Dame
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, March 15, 2013
NEW YORK --
Marquette made the trip to New York for the Big East tournament and the Golden Eagles, who drew a double-bye for the second straight year, are leaving again after one game.
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Dominicans put US into elimination game
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, March 15, 2013
MIAMI --
The Dominican Republic made itself at home by beating the United States 3-1 Thursday night to earn a berth in the final round of the World Baseball Classic.
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Milton girls to see its mirror image in state semifinal game
By JOHN BARRY - Friday, March 15, 2013
MILTON --
Scott Randall feels like today's WIAA Division 2 state semifinal game between Milton and Green Bay Notre Dame has already been played.
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UW-Whitewater women's team feels presence of former teammate as magical season unfolds
By ERIC SCHMOLDT - Friday, March 15, 2013
WHITEWATER --
Alex Scarbro was looking forward to the trip to Holland, Mich., from the moment it was scheduled. She would be a sophomore on the UW-Whitewater women's basketball team when it traveled to play highly-ranked Hope College.
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10 things to know for Friday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, March 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 March 15, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, March 15, 2013
The boilerplate gap
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, March 15, 2013
WASHINGTON --
A budget proposal—of the type that Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., have recently announced—represents the internal agreement reached by a party caucus and the starting point of a high-stakes political negotiation. If a Republican or Democratic budget expert were to craft an actual proposed budget—one that would deserve a vote and could secure a majority in both chambers—it would look very different.
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Codify the drone war
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, March 15, 2013
A war conducted quite similarly by Presidents Bush and Obama has forged a broad national consensus. What we need now is a president willing to lead and a Congress willing to take responsibility for the conduct of a war which, however wishful the thinking of Rand Paul and his acolytes, will long be with us.
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