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Wis. high court ducks ruling in stadium name case

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 7:59 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is declining to weigh in on a dispute over the name of the football stadium at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Veterans are suing university officials in an attempt to give the stadium back its original name, Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The Board of Regents in 2005 named the stadium Roger Harring Stadium after the school's successful former football coach and named the turf Memorial Field. The stadium was first called Veterans Memorial Stadium in 1945.

An appeals court threw out the lawsuit, saying the veterans do not have standing to bring their claims.

After agreeing to review that decision, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday it should not have taken the case. That means the lower court ruling stands.

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JohnDoe
Jun 10, 2009 at 9:22 p.m.
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Who has done more "whining" on these blogs? the LaCrosse veterans...or pissy janesvillean (DanHartung)? You decide...

JohnDoe
Jun 10, 2009 at 9:18 p.m.
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janesvillean...here's a thought... why don't you contact the LaCrosse veterans and get their point of view...along with the sacrifices they made, when it really counted...and report back to us (or me) or else shut up.

I am looking forward to your response

janesvillean
Jun 10, 2009 at noon
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Rex wants to change the subject. I wonder why?

56789
Jun 10, 2009 at 10:52 a.m.
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Apples to oranges Rex.

rexkramer
Jun 10, 2009 at 9:32 a.m.
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Nor is it attractive when all the anti-religious groups file whiny lawsuits about having a graduation ceremony in a church building, yet we still have to tolerate those time and time again.

janesvillean
Jun 10, 2009 at 9:04 a.m.
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I am very happy to give veterans their due, but not when they try to exercise veto power over how they are honored in the form of whiny lawsuits like this. It really is not a very attractive attitude.

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