News Archive for August 7, 2010
Weeks' homer helps Brewers beat Astros
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
MILWAUKEE --
Rickie Weeks hit an inside-the-park home run and George Kottaras added a solo shot to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
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Three officers cleared in fatal shooting
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
ELKHORN --
A Walworth County sheriff’s deputy and two town of Geneva police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a man who failed to follow orders to drop his weapon, Walworth County District Attorney Phil Koss has ruled.
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Council to consider annual garbage collection fee
By ANN MARIE AMES - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
JANESVILLE --
A $40 annual fee for each Janesville household could be the fix for a projected budget gap in the city’s trash disposal fund.
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Officials: Motive unclear in Delavan Lake shooting
By KAYLA BUNGE - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
WALWORTH TOWNSHIP --
Two men—one from Janesville and one from Darien—are locked in the Walworth County Jail in connection with the Thursday shooting of a Lake Geneva man near Delavan Lake.
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Defendants want claims dismissed in lawsuit
By KAYLA BUNGE - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
LAKE GENEVA --
Some recently added defendants to the $29 million federal lawsuit filed against the city by a New York-based developer have filed a motion to have the claims against them dismissed.
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More than 200 vintage tractors at auction today
By KAYLA BUNGE - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
WALWORTH --
Mecum Auctions finally is opening its doors to the public today, not for a classic car show but for its first-ever vintage tractor auction.
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Janesville School Board expected to approve new principal
By JASON SMATHERS - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board on Tuesday is expected to approve the appointment of Kristen Moisson as the new principal of Jackson Elementary School.
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Evansville Youth Center’s funding source could change
By GINA DUWE - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
EVANSVILLE --
The Evansville School Board on Monday will continue discussion about bringing funding for the city’s youth center under school district taxes rather than put it on city tax bills.
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Rehab funded by downtown loan program
By JIM LEUTE - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The program is a joint partnership between the city and two downtown banks—M&I and Johnson—to help businesses locate, expand or improve in the downtown area.
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Public record for Aug. 7, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
Blackhawk graduates new class of workers
By JASON SMATHERS - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
JANESVILLE --
BlackhawkTechnical College recognized students who completed certificates in certified nursing assistantships, business and welding Friday.
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Well known Beloit restaurant burns to the ground
By STEVE BENTON - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
BELOIT --
The gun club restaurant burns in an early Saturday morning fire
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A popular Beloit area restaurant burns
By STAN STRICKER - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
Several fire departments helped in battling blaze
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Plugging the WikiLeak: What can the government do?
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
WASHINGTON --
An online whistle-blower's threat to release more classified Pentagon and State Department documents is raising difficult questions of what the government can or would do, legally, technically or even militarily to stop it.
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Janesville bank robbed again
By TED SULLIVAN - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
JANESVILLE --
For the fifth time in about 10 years, a gunman robbed Mid America Bank in Janesville on Friday.
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Fielder hits winning single as Brewers beat Astros
By COLIN FLY - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
MILWAUKEE --
Joe Inglett rushed out to first to congratulate Prince Fielder on his winning two-run single. When he got to the burly slugger, Fielder was already airborne in celebration.
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Pro: Only Israel can make its fateful life-or-death decision
By LAWRENCE J. HAAS - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
WASHINGTON --
Jerusalem does not need the permission of either Washington or the world at large before taking action against a nation whose leaders share a deep animus toward Israel, whose president has vowed to “wipe” it “off the map,” and whose nuclear program could make such apocalyptic threats come true.
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Con: Unilateral strike could trigger World War III, global depression
By RAFAEL REUVENY - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, IND. --
For an Israeli campaign to succeed, it must be quick and decisive. This requires an attack that would be so overwhelming that Iran would not dare to respond in full force. Such an outcome is extremely unlikely since the locations of some of Iran’s nuclear facilities are not fully known and known facilities are buried deep underground.
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First Amendment disputes take no summer vacation
By GENE POLICINSKI - Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
Disputes touching on the First Amendment’s five freedoms are as hot as August weather. And the summer heat won't end with the season.
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