News Archive for March 17, 2013
Ohio State beats Wisconsin for B10 title
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sunday, March 17, 2013
CHICAGO --
DeShaun Thomas scored 17 points and the 10th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes used their stout defense to beat No. 22 Wisconsin 50-43 for their conference-best fifth tournament title on Sunday.
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County could have to pay murder suspect's medical bills
By ANN MARIE AMES - Sunday, March 17, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden hasn't yet gotten the hospital bill for a rural Orfordville man accused of fatally shooting his neighbor in February.
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East Troy girls beaten at the buzzer
By GREG BATES - Sunday, March 17, 2013
GREEN BAY --
East Troy girls basketball coach Jeff Brown knows he might be second-guessing for a long time the biggest moment of his team's season.
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Workers jump in to help families in crisis
By ANN MARIE AMES - Sunday, March 17, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Last week, Rock County Child Protective Services had 216 cases being assessed and 99 ongoing cases open, according to division data.
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Craig High team wins national Rube Goldberg contest
By CATHERINE IDZERDA, FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, March 17, 2013
PEWAUKEE --
All it takes to win at the Rube Goldberg Contest is teamwork, over-the-top-creativity, and a machine—or rather, several machines—that work perfectly.
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Jeb Bush’s contradictions
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Sunday, March 17, 2013
CHICAGO --
"Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution" by Jeb Bush and Clink Bolick treads middle ground by both celebrating the net-positive that immigrants are to our economy and national fabric, and by being clear-eyed about the undeniable fact that some illegal immigrants take up precious safety net resources and others commit crimes.
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Silent on rape no more
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Sunday, March 17, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Mariska Hargitay’s transformation from an actor into a powerful voice for victims began about 15 years ago when she began researching the role that would make her a household name. In the process, she stumbled upon the appalling statistics about sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Especially offensive was the fact that hundreds of thousands of rape kits remained unprocessed.
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