News Archive for September 6, 2009
Fielder homers in 12th, Brewers turn triple play
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
MILWAUKEE --
Prince Fielder closed his glove and completed Milwaukee's first triple play in 10 years. Then he swung his booming bat and ended the game.
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Local union membership declines
By JIM LEUTE - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
JANESVILLE --
While union membership in the United States last year rose by the largest amount in a quarter-century, membership in Janesville-based unions plummeted.
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Dairy farmers caught between historic prices
By ANN MARIE AMES - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP --
Record-low milk prices combined with the high cost of feed and other inputs is creating financial stress like farmers haven’t seen since the 1980s, UW Extension dairy and livestock agent Randy Thompson said.
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Lab Safety in transition
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Lab Safety Supply will have about the same number of employees in Janesville a year from now as it has now, but some positions may be cut or transferred even as new ones come to Janesville, a company spokesman said Saturday.
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Despite pains, LaborFest goes on
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Despite hard times for American labor in 2009, glorious weather, families staying close to home, free admission and cheap games for kids all make for good attendance at this year's LaborFest.
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Jets outskate T'birds in exhibition opener
By JOHN MCPOLAND - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
JANESVILLE --
As dress rehearsals go, the Janesville Jets couldn't have asked for much better Saturday night.
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A smashing tradition at Walworth County Fair
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
ELKHORN --
Monday will be Ray Schiller's 26th demolition derby and his 24th at the Walworth County Fair. Schiller has gotten to the semifinals many times, and last took first place around 1997.
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Public record for Sept. 6, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
Cain outpitches Gallardo in Giants' 3-2 victory
By COLIN FLY - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
MILWAUKEE --
Matt Cain outpitched Yovani Gallardo for his first win in more than six weeks and the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Saturday.
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For the jobless, Labor Day is hardly a holiday
By JEANNINE AVERSA - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
WASHINGTON --
The nearly 15 million unemployed Americans won't enjoy Labor Day as a relaxing respite from work. Instead, they'll once again need to prepare to get up, hit the pavement and keep hunting for a job.
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Wisconsin holds on to beat N. Illinois 28-20
By CHRIS JENKINS - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
MADISON --
It was another shaky win for a Big Ten team over non-BCS conference opponent in the first week of play, joining Ohio State, Iowa and Indiana. But the Badgers will take it.
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A choice he may regret
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
WASHINGTON --
If Obama hasn’t liked the tenor of town-hall meetings, wait until he meets pro-lifers at full throttle. They’re planning a major drive (to exhaust the metaphor) to try to stop federal funding of abortion as allowed under proposed health care legislation.
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