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Frank Schultz
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Schools turn to surveys
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, May 15, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Janesville School District is mailing thousands of surveys next week, giving parents a chance to tell district officials what they think about their children’s schools, teachers and principals.
School tax increase hard to calculate
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
JANESVILLE -- The Janesville School District’s proposed budget for the coming year calls for a 5 percent increase in the tax levy.
What’s good for the Parker is good for the Craig
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
JANESVILLE -- The Janesville School Board asked for changes to Parker High School’s renovation plans, and those changes will be mirrored at Craig High.
Speaker urges Beloit College graduates to pursue their own dreams
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Monday, May 12, 2008
BELOIT --
Dana Gioia's message to the approximately 300 Beloit College grads was an uncomplicated bit of advice: Seek the thing you must do, and do it, no matter what others may say.
Janesville boy dies in house fire
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Saturday, May 10, 2008
JANESVILLE --
A 7-year-old Janesville boy was killed in a house fire in the 300 block of North Palm Street on Saturday. His 2-year-old brother was flown to a Milwaukee hospital with severe injuries. Four other occupants of the house were not injured.
Prom patrol busts underage-drinking party
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, May 7, 2008
JANESVILLE -- The Rock County Sheriff’s Department’s prom patrols have busted at least one underage-drinking party.
Planning begins for principal search
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, May 6, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Superintendent Tom Evert said he hopes to have a new Parker High School principal chosen by July 1.
Studying Studer
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, May 4, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Janesville public schools are good, school officials will tell you. But over the past few months, those officials have decided they should do something to make the schools a lot better.
Simmons announces layoffs
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, May 2, 2008
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville mattress manufacturer laid off 71 workers this week, a corporate spokeswoman confirmed this morning.
Progress on downtown development languishes
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, May 1, 2008
JANESVILLE --
It’s slow going demolishing the old Jeffris Theatre in downtown Janesville, but it’s destruction could give rise to new developments at the neighboring Monterey Hotel.
