News Archive for December 24, 2009
What will become of Parker archives?
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
Parker Pen fans around the world are being asked to sign a petition to keep the vast Parker Archives in England.
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Improper help invalidates students' WKCE results
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Eight Janesville elementary students got help they shouldn't have gotten while taking the state's standardized math test this fall.
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Error causes big tax levy increase
By KAYLA BUNGE - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP --
Attention Whitewater Township residents: Read your tax bill carefully.
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Furseth takes home Badger State title
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
MADISON --
Stoughton High won the team title, but Janesville Craig junior Siven Furseth stole the show here Wednesday night in the Badger State Wrestling Invitational.
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UW-Whitewater's Schebler earns top Division II-III kicking honor
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
WHITEWATER --
Jeff Schebler has added another elite honor to his long list of accomplishments in UW-Whitewater football.
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Abrahamson set to speak at UW-Rock
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson will speak at UW-Rock County Foundation's Breakfast of Champions at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, at UW-Rock County, Hyatt Smith Hall, 2909 Kellogg Ave.
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Fourth-quarter lapse leads to Parker loss
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
SHEBOYGAN --
It was all Janesville Parker in girls basketball here Wednesday night—until the fourth quarter.
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Holiday wish granted for Lake Geneva family
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
LAKE GENEVA --
After he spent six months in Afghanistan, all U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alex Dalzell wanted for Christmas was a cold beer, a slice of pizza and a two-way ticket from his base in Hawaii to his hometown of Lake Geneva.
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Public record for Dec. 24, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
Area steps up for displaced residents
By STACY VOGEL - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
BELOIT --
Local service agencies know the Christmas spirit is alive and well in Rock County.
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The diagnosis: Health care on the brain
By RICK HOROWITZ - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
Be vigilant, Mr. or Mrs. United States Senator and all who care about you. Watch for these helpful warning signs of hyper-Senatitis.
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Leuer leads the way in Badgers' win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
MADISON --
To Jon Leuer, it's simple. The post is the easiest spot on the floor to score. But the Wisconsin junior is also showing a steady hand on those short jumpers and fade away shots as he becomes a more consistent threat for the Badgers.
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Even without Arenas, Wizards down Bucks
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
MILWAUKEE --
Earl Boykins scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and Antawn Jamison had 25 points and 10 rebounds, lifting Washington to a 109-97 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
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Death notices for Dec. 24, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
Bonded: Rodgers knows his limits with McCarthy
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
GREEN BAY --
As Brett Favre and Brad Childress squabble in Minnesota, the coach-quarterback relationship on Favre's former team seems to be blossoming.
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Favre, Childress say everything is good
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS --
Vikings quarterback Brett Favre said he and coach Brad Childress resolved their differences by talking on Monday, a day after Childress attempted to remove Favre during the third quarter of Minnesota's loss at Carolina.
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Been away from the airport? A lot has changed
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS --
Haven't flown since last Christmas? Be prepared. Things have changed. Airlines continued to adjust to the tough economy. There are even fewer planes in service, and that can make rebooking after a cancellation tougher.
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Women: Reflecting on four decades of covering a movement
By ELLEN GOODMAN - Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
BOSTON --
I am time traveling these days because on Jan. 1 I’ll be ending my tenure as a syndicated columnist. While my colleagues are busily sizing up the decade with lists—Twitter in; Tiger out—I’m quietly sizing up the last four decades.
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