News Archive for March 21, 2013
Janesville School Board, unions 'confer' but won't negotiate
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, March 21, 2013
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board and employee unions won't negotiate about benefits and working conditions, but they will "meet and confer" on those topics next week.
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Franklin Middle School hopes to reinvent itself
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, March 21, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Hundreds of Janesville middle school students would spend grades 6-8 working on projects in science, digital technology, engineering and math if the school board and the state agree.
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State unemployment rates had big increase in January
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Reflecting the post-holiday doldrums, January unemployment rates jumped markedly in all 12 Wisconsin metro areas, according to the state's Department of Workforce Development.
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Janesville School Board candidate views vary
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, March 21, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Janesville School Board candidates differ on how they would spend taxpayers' dollars.
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'A Craigslist deal that went bad'
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, March 21, 2013
TOWN OF JANESVILLE --
Two Illinois men are in custody at the Rock County Jail after being arrested Tuesday night on charges of armed robbery.
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Kenny Loggins to play at Walworth County Fair
By NICO SAVIDGE - Thursday, March 21, 2013
ELKHORN --
Be warned—for one night this summer, going to Elkhorn will take you right into the Danger Zone.
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Elkhorn man pleads not guilty to assault of girl
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
ELKHORN --
An Elkhorn man on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in Walworth County Court to a charge that he sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl at his home.
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Illinois man charged with selling drugs
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
JANESVILLE --
An Illinois man is charged with three felonies after police found 47 baggies of crack cocaine and a gallon bag of marijuana in his backpack in a Janesville home.
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Spring sports athletes confined indoors by extended winter
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, March 21, 2013
The calendar said Wednesday was the first day of spring. Unfortunately for thousands of local high-school athletes participating in spring sports, it still feels like winter.
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Public record for March 21, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Protesters call Ryan's budget 'immoral'
By NEIL JOHNSON - Thursday, March 21, 2013
JANESVILLE --
A dozen protesters on Wednesday waged a quiet fight against poverty and an "immoral, draconian" federal budget penned by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan.
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Con: Pre-K push will spend billions, fail as miserably as Head Start
By LINDSEY M. BURKE - Thursday, March 21, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Georgia has had universal preschool for all 4-year-olds since 1995, yet graduation rates have failed to significantly improve.
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Pro: Universal pre-K will help millions achieve lives they value and desire
By CARY A. BUZZELLI - Thursday, March 21, 2013
BLOOMINGTON, IND. --
Providing universal pre-K means making in economic investment, an educational investment and a moral investment in our children and our society.
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Why fifth-graders have rights, too
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Thursday, March 21, 2013
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a fifth-grader who was barred by school officials from handing out invitations to a Christmas party at her church.
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Death notices for March 21, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Teague, Horford lead Hawks past Bucks 98-90
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Jeff Teague scored 27 points and Al Horford had 26, taking control after a sluggish first quarter to lead the Atlanta Hawks past Milwaukee 98-90 on Wednesday night and stifle the Bucks’ push in the Eastern Conference.
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US pockets of protest persist after years of war
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, March 21, 2013
MONTPELIER, VT. --
The protesters gather at noon every Friday in front of the Montpelier post office, sharing signs made up years ago to tell their little part of the world why they oppose the latest war involving the United States.
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10 things to know for Thursday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Prescriptions by the book
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Thursday, March 21, 2013
CHICAGO --
While most people are taught to read, not enough grow up with a love of reading as young children. One group has honed in on this sad state of affairs and is doing something meaningful to change it.
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