News Archive for November 29, 2009
Three expelled from schools
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board expelled three high school students during a closed meeting Tuesday.
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Walworth County advocacy center nearly complete
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
ELKHORN --
District Attorney Phil Koss and a group of leaders in Walworth County are trying to change how the system deals with sexual assault victims. They formed the Walworth County Alliance for Children, a nonprofit group working to create the Walworth County Children’s Advocacy Center.
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Budget issues complicate Edgerton City Hall planning
By STACY VOGEL - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
EDGERTON --
The construction estimate stands about $104,000 above the estimate used in the June referendum, partially because of soil problems at the site, Administrator Ramona Flanigan said.
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Fact of life: You can’t escape TV sex
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
JANESVILLE --
If you’ve got a TV and children, be ready to deal with unwanted sexual references.
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Lithuanian skater wows Spice on Ice
By ANN MARIE AMES - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Aidas Reklys of Lithuania was one of several performers invited to spice up the fourth annual “Spice on Ice” hosted Saturday by the Janesville Figure Skating Club. He was the most medalled skater on the program.
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Three Janesville teens hurt in car crash
By ANN MARIE AMES - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Three Janesville teens headed to a party were injured when their car slid and rolled into a residential yard early Saturday morning on Janesville’s east side.
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Public record for Nov. 29, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
State’s paper-and-pencil tests may fade into history
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
JANESVILLE --
The state Department of Public Instruction is working on plans to completely revamp the testing system.
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Carter gets 25 points, 4 stitches; Magic top Bucks
By COLIN FLY - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
MILWAUKEE --
Vince Carter scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half after getting four stitches inside his mouth and lip, and Dwight Howard added 25 points and 20 rebounds to rally the Orlando Magic to a 100-98 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday night.
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Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp'
By CALVIN WOODWARD - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
WASHINGTON --
Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.
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GOP plans suicide pact
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
WASHINGTON --
Some conservative members of the GOP have come up with a list of principles they want future candidates to agree to or forfeit backing by the Republican National Committee. The so-called purity test is a 10-point checklist—a suicide pact, really—of alleged Republican positions.
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