News Archive for December 10, 2009
New recycling possibilities in Janesville
By BETH WHEELOCK - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
The City of Janesville is evaluating its recycling policies.
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The loyal opposition
By RICK HOROWITZ - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
We were against it before, and we’re still against it. We thought it was a terrible idea when President Obama proposed it, and we still think it’s a terrible idea.
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The reluctant warrior
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
WASHINGTON --
Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech, an artful balance of realism and idealism, was both a Judeo-Christian epistle, conceding the moral necessity of war, and a meditation on American exceptionalism. He was, in other words, the unapologetic president of the United States and not some errant global villager seeking affirmation.
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Residents work hard shoveling, snowplowing heavy snow
By TED SULLIVAN - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
The heavy, sticky snow made shoveling difficult, bent trees to the point of snapping and caused some residents to wonder if they needed to worry about the weight on their roofs.
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Prent continues to expand global presence
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
A local manufacturer is growing globally, and a company official says that’s good news for Janesville.
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Not all can lounge with a cup of coffee on snow days
By MARCIA NELESEN - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Emergency workers can’t declare it a snow day and lounge at home in their slippers and robes. They must report to work to keep others safe.
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Snow day call was unusual for Janesville schools
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Janesville’s new schools superintendent made an extraordinary decision Tuesday night. She canceled school for Wednesday.
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New surroundings benefit Vikings
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
After suffering through years of overcrowding in a confined practice area and inadequate equipment, the Vikings have moved into a new Multi-Purpose Room.
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Options are few to keep pipes, people warm during power outage
By STACY VOGEL - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Power outages and extreme cold could make for dangerous situations tonight and Thursday.
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Whitewater snowball fight does damage
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
WHITEWATER --
At least two windows were broken but no tickets were issued as the result of a large snowball fight on UW-Whitewater’s campus Tuesday night.
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Gun-and-run attack
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
GREEN BAY --
Aaron Rodgers’ strategy for backing out of a snowy driveway sounds a lot like his on-field approach to scrambling: full speed ahead.
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Public record for Dec. 10, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
Power of patience: Line crews put in long hours to restore electricity
By GINA DUWE - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
The linemen work “’til we’re done,” said Dahl’s crew partner, Denny Dolgner.
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Film frenzy: Couple writes, shoots and edits a movie over the weekend
By STACY VOGEL - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Stephen and his wife, Cameron, both 25, won a chance to enter the competition when they won the Madison 48 Hour Film Project competition in summer.
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Get ready for outdoor fun
By STEVE BENTON - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
This week's snow storm opens up all kinds of seasonal outdoors activities
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Weather wallops southern Wisconsin
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
It’s winter in Wisconsin, but make no mistake: This snowstorm was not normal.
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Remember to shovel out hydrants
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Anyone who lives near any of the city’s 2,552 fire hydrants might want to take time to shovel them out, fire officials said.
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Death notices for Dec. 10, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
New health care benefits come at a price
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
WASHINGTON --
President Barack Obama's health care overhaul — now looking like a real possibility — should give uninsured Americans options they've never had before. But it won't be a free ride.
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Williams looks for more time at linebacker
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
LAKE FOREST, ILL. --
Bears linebacker filled in well for Briggs against St. Louis
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Brewers cry ‘Wolf,’ and he answers
By TOM HAUDRICOURT - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS --
Left-hander starter went 11-7 with Los Angeles last season
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Badgers come back to earth with overtime loss at UW-Green Bay
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
GREEN BAY --
Bryquis Perine scored 22 points, and Troy Cotton hit a key 3-pointer to help Wisconsin-Green Bay beat No. 20 Wisconsin, 88-84, in overtime on Wednesday night.
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Bucks snap losing streak
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
MILWAUKEE --
Brandon Jennings scored 22 points before hyperextending his left knee near the close of the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks shot 52.5 percent to beat the Toronto Raptors 117-95 on Wednesday night.
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Cubs find Bradley hard to deal
By MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS --
At the rate things are going this winter, the Cubs soon may be asking the government for a Milton Bradley bailout.
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Senate freshmen step up
By DAVID BRODER - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
WASHINGTON --
This week, the outlines of change that could cut into health care costs emerged in a package of amendments proposed by 11 freshman Democratic senators—who have an abundance of common sense that more than compensates for their lack of seniority and renown.
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The ‘human’ factor missing in Copenhagen
By ELLEN GOODMAN - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
LONDON --
Think-tankers are making a connection between population growth and climate change. That’s more than the scientists are doing at the conference in Copenhagen.
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