News Archive for September 3, 2009
Packers conclude preseason, fall to Titans 27-13
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
NASHVILLE, TENN. --
Vince Young ran for a touchdown and threw for another in his strongest performance this preseason, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Green Bay Packers 27-13 on Thursday night.
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Keeping the man on the message
By RICK HOROWITZ - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
“Actually, sir, it’s the only reason you’re doing this speech in the first place. That whole press conference was supposed to nail down the case for health care, remember? Except that you…”
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Beloit food pantry plans to move, expand
By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
BELOIT --
Caritas is getting ready to move into a former daycare center at 2840 Prairie Ave., Beloit.
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Community contributions to city parks invaluable
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Tom Presny isn’t sure how Janesville parks would look if it wasn’t for thousands of hours and thousands of dollars donated by dozens of groups and individuals.
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Whitewater could see tax hike
By KAYLA BUNGE - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
WHITEWATER --
Taxpayers in the Whitewater School District could see a 13 percent increase in the tax rate unless the school board cuts the budget.
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Janesville Parker runners look to the future
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
JANESVILLE --
With only two seniors expected to run varsity on the two teams, the Vikings are hoping to build for the future.
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Riders see Milton in a whole new light
By STACY VOGEL - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
MILTON --
City Administrator Todd Schmidt enjoys biking and wanted to show off the city in a personal way, he said.
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Janesville man in court on sexual assault, battery charges
By TED SULLIVAN - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
JANESVILLE --
The man accused in the nearly fatal beating of an Orfordville woman in May stood mute Wednesday to felony charges of first-degree sexual assault and aggravated battery.
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Cool, wet weather delays maturity for local crops
By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
It’s getting to be a nail-biter for many producers who are wondering if corn and soybeans will have time to mature and dry before the first killing frost.
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Top Jets pick needs to impress
By JOHN MCPOLAND - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Matt Wichorek, chosen by the Janesville Jets with the team’s first selection of the NAHL draft, has one season of junior hockey eligibility to catch the eye of a college program and keep his dreams alive.
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Exhibitor attends 46th consecutive Walworth County Fair
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
ELKHORN --
Running strong at 46 consecutive fairs, 79-year-old Mary Lou Meyer of Meyervilla Farm in Darien is one of the oldest exhibitors at the 160th annual event.
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Public record for September 3, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
Beloit School District cleared in misconduct allegations
By STEVE BENTON - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
BELOIT --
An independent investigator comes up empty in a search for evidence of wrongdoing by Beloit School District staff
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Janesville Craig collects overdue girls tennis win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
Janesville Craig’s girls had a single goal when they got off the bus to complete their rain-interrupted tennis match at Sun Prairie on Wednesday: win a singles match.
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Death notices for September 3, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
Obama aims to take control of health care debate
By CHARLES BABINGTON - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
WASHINGTON --
President Barack Obama hopes to gain control of a high-stakes debate that has been slipping from his grasp under relentless Republican-led attacks.
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Cardinals rattle Bush, Brewers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
ST. LOUIS --
Chris Carpenter won his 10th straight decision despite laboring at times, Skip Schumaker was 4 for 4 with two RBIs and the St. Louis Cardinals clobbered the Milwaukee Brewers, 10-3, on Wednesday night.
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Window opens suddenly, briefly to reform education
By TIM CULLEN - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
We have a chance to make dramatic fixes to the Milwaukee Public School System, change Wisconsin law so teachers can be at least partially evaluated by student test scores and make long overdue changes in the K-12 educational funding formulas.
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Holder’s prosecution decision is one bad idea
By DAVID BRODER - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
WASHINGTON --
I think it is a matter of regret that Attorney General Eric Holder asked prosecutor John H. Durham to review the cases of the agents accused of abusive tactics toward some captives during the Bush administration.
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Health care’s senior moments
By ELLEN GOODMAN - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
BOSTON --
It was bad enough when Sarah Palin told a bald Facebook lie that there were “death panels” in the plans to reform health care. It was worse to see Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley flunk the “pants on fire” test as he seconded this myth. Republicans planted the fear that President Obama wants to “kill Granny.” Now they want Granny to kill health care reform.
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