News Archive for January 14, 2010
U.S. Senator says veterans deserve better health care
By STAN STRICKER - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
Feingold of Wisconsin says he's alarmed by backlog of cases
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Town of Beloit considers "Safe Routes to School" plan
By STAN STRICKER - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
Federal money may be available
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Survey to get feel for community attitudes on underage drinking
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Local group wants to develop, improve efforts
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Economic group official says his personal finance issues give him rare insight into his job
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
ELKHORN --
Walworth County Board Supervisor Dan Kilkenny raised concerns over Burkhardt’s personal finances and how it could affect his ability to run the economic development alliance.
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Warhawk women in first
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
OSHKOSH --
UW-Whitewater shook off fiesty UW-Oshkosh for a 76-64 victory in Wisconsin Intercolleigate Conference women’s basketball Wednesday.
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Chief justice praises Rock County court program
By TED SULLIVAN - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson said Wednesday that programs such as the Rock County Veterans Treatment Court are important in addressing the reasons behind people’s crimes.
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Resident cries foul on Lake Geneva election
By KAYLA BUNGE - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
LAKE GENEVA --
A Linn Township resident is asking the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a complaint of possible campaign finance violations stemming from the last mayoral race in Lake Geneva.
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UW-Rock County men win 4th straight, women win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
UW-Rock County men’s basketball team continues to shine in the new year, defeating visiting Fox Valley Tech, 67-64, for its fourth straight victory.
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IRA conversion could cost in the end
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The new federal rules allow people of all income levels to convert traditional IRAs to the Roth IRAs, which offer an advantage of tax-free withdrawals.
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Warhawks grind out OT win over Titans
By TIM WESTER - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
WHITEWATER --
Despite being forced to play at Oshkosh’s pace, the Warhawks had just enough to knock off the upset-minded Titans, 62-58 in overtime.
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Local organizations rally to support Haiti
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Local organizations are beginning to mobilize to help earthquake victims in Haiti.
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Hawks’ Nest open for business
By STACY VOGEL - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
MILTON --
Hawks’ Nest opened in December after years of effort from business teachers and months of planning by students.
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Pin in final match sends Janesville Parker past Craig
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
JANESVILLE --
In the final match of Wednesday night, Colson pinned Janesville Craig’s Dakota Pearson in the first period to give the Vikings an electric 39-36 Big Eight Conference win over their crosstown rival in the Parker gymnasium.
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Public record for Jan. 14, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
Local missionaries ponder how to best help Haitians
By ANN MARIE AMES, PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
DELAVAN --
Friends of the Children is a non-profit organization that organizes medical, dental and health education missions to La Montaigne.
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Beloit members of the National Guard welcomed home
By STAN STRICKER - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
No casualties during tour
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Death notices for Jan. 14, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
Haitian-Americans await a call, a txt, a tweet
By MATT SEDENSKY - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
MIAMI --
Feverish calls, texts and e-mails largely go unanswered as the distraught try to muster a reason to hope as bodies pile up on Haiti's streets.
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Decision time awaits Packers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
GREEN BAY --
Wild-card loss tarnishes season
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Leipold adds to coaching honors
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
WHITEWATER --
UW-Whitewater’s Lance Leipold has been named the NCAA Division III Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.
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Bucks fall to Trail Blazers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
PORTLAND, ORE. --
Brandon Roy scored 22 points before sitting much of the second half with a tight right hamstring and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-108 on Wednesday night.
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Hughes finds range just in time for UW
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
EVANSTON, ILL. --
Trevon Hughes’ teammates told him to keep shooting. Luckily for No. 13 Wisconsin he did just that.
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How to make jobs top focus in 2010
By JIM HANEY - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
Unfortunately, Wisconsin’s business climate is rated low on most national surveys. We must act to transform the Wisconsin business environment to create jobs!
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Labor ups the ante
By DAVID BRODER - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
WASHINGTON --
Union leaders who met with President Obama on Monday night to air their concerns about the nearly finished health care reform bill made their objections clear, and they put them in a political context that no one could miss.
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